Place Fell from Patterdale
21 August 2004
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Patterdale village in the sunshine on this beautiful Saturday morning
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George waits at one of the becks crossing the path
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Looking past Brothers Water up the Kirkstone Pass
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Ascending Place Fell to Boredale Hause, looking up the valley of Deepdale
between Hartsop-above How and Arnison Crag
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From the same point, looking back towards the head of Ullswater and up
Glenridding valley between Birkhouse Moor and Sheffield Pike
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George waits for Stephen to catch up
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Wainwright describes something which looks like a sheepfold but is actually the
remains of a chapel
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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
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Deepdale from a bit higher up
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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!
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George is visible centre, running on ahead
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George is just visible top-centre on this rocky little ascent, and close-up
below
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Once up that, the delightful ridge along to the summit came into view
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Looking the other way past Brothers Water
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George and the unnamed tarn which he would like to lay claim to, with the foot
of Ullswater behind
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The trig point on the summit of Place Fell (657m/2156ft)
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George comes back from checking out the view of Grisedale and Glenridding,
sandwiching the combe of Red Tarn with Helvellyn behind Birkhouse Moor
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A 360° panorama from the summit of Place Fell - click for a larger version
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On the way down, a last look at the summit
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Boredale Hause from the east end of the summit ridge
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This structure is clearly the remains of the Chapel in the Hause, and the object
pictured earlier a sheepfold after all!
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The beautiful green grass of Boredale Hause
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A panoramic view to the west from Boredale Hause
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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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