Place Fell from Patterdale
21 August 2004
Patterdale village in the sunshine on this beautiful Saturday morning
George waits at one of the becks crossing the path
Looking past Brothers Water up the Kirkstone Pass
Ascending Place Fell to Boredale Hause, looking up the valley of Deepdale
between Hartsop-above How and Arnison Crag
From the same point, looking back towards the head of Ullswater and up
Glenridding valley between Birkhouse Moor and Sheffield Pike
George waits for Stephen to catch up
Wainwright describes something which looks like a sheepfold but is actually the
remains of a chapel
Continuing the ascent of Place Fell, looking across the the path climbing across
the flank of Birkhouse Moor to Hole-in-the-Wall, on the way to Striding Edge and
Helvellyn (centre-left), with the pyramid of Catstyecam prominent centre-right
Deepdale from a bit higher up
George rests on top of the cairn. He always gets a little treat at the top, but
is sometimes a bit optimistic as to which top we are aiming for!
George is visible centre, running on ahead
George is just visible top-centre on this rocky little ascent, and close-up
below
Once up that, the delightful ridge along to the summit came into view
Looking the other way past Brothers Water
George and the unnamed tarn which he would like to lay claim to, with the foot
of Ullswater behind
The trig point on the summit of Place Fell (657m/2156ft)
George comes back from checking out the view of Grisedale and Glenridding,
sandwiching the combe of Red Tarn with Helvellyn behind Birkhouse Moor
A 360° panorama from the summit of Place Fell - click for a larger version
On the way down, a last look at the summit
Boredale Hause from the east end of the summit ridge
This structure is clearly the remains of the Chapel in the Hause, and the object
pictured earlier a sheepfold after all!
The beautiful green grass of Boredale Hause
A panoramic view to the west from Boredale Hause
A stop for lunch at the car park ascending Kirkstone Pass gives the opportunity
for a good long look at Place Fell and Boredale Hause. A grand little walk
[6.5km, 500m of ascent, 2.75 hours]
Lake District August 2004
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