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Fleetwith Pike - Lake District Walk
Monday 8th September 2008
After a wet weekend in the Lakes that was spent visiting friends and family we awoke on Monday to a dry day and views of the fells. This walk and in particular the climb up the nose of Fleetwith Pike had been on my to do list for over a year now so it was great to get such a good day to do it on after all the recent rain.
Start: Gatesgarth Farm (NY 1945 1501)
Route: Gatesgarth Farm - Fleetwith Pike (256) - Black Star on Honister Crag (257) - Grey Knotts (258) - Brandreth (259) - Haystacks (260) - Scarth Gap - Peggy's Bridge - Gatesgarth Farm
Distance: 7.25 miles Ascent: 914 metres Time Taken: 7 hours 5 mins
Terrain: Steep ascents with some scrambling.
Weather: Generally warm with a few showers around lunchtime.
Pub Visited: The Bridge Hotel, Buttermere Ale Drunk: Black Sheep Bitter
![Fleetwith Pike Fleetwith Pike](2008-09-08/fleetwith%20pike.jpg)
Looking up to Fleetwith Pike from the start of the walk. It looks steep.
![Buttermere Buttermere](2008-09-08/buttermere.jpg)
Looking down to Buttermere after climbing up the side of Fleetwith Pike.
![Haystacks Haystacks](2008-09-08/haystacks.jpg)
Haystacks, the final summit of the day.
![High Crag High Crag](2008-09-08/high%20stile.jpg)
High Crag, High Stile and Dodd.
![Fleetwith Pike Fleetwith Pike](2008-09-08/fleetwith%20pike1.jpg)
Still a long way to go to reach the top of Fleetwith Pike.
![Green Crag Green Crag](2008-09-08/great%20gable.jpg)
Green Crag with Great Gable in cloud behind.
![Buttermere Buttermere](2008-09-08/fleetwith%20down.jpg)
Looking back down the nose of Fleetwith Pike as we get near to the top.
![Fleetwith Pike's summit Fleetwith Pike's summit](2008-09-08/fp%20summit.jpg)
Fleetwith Pike's summit cairn.
![Buttermere Buttermere](2008-09-08/loweswater.jpg)
Looking back from the summit with a glimpse of Loweswater in the distance.
![Robinson & Grasmoor Robinson & Grasmoor](2008-09-08/robinson.jpg)
Grasmoor and Robinson from the summit.
![Robinson & Hindscarth Robinson & Hindscarth](2008-09-08/robin%20&%20Hinds.jpg)
Further round, Skiddaw can be seen in the distance between Robinson and Hindscarth.
![Grey Knotts & Brandreth Grey Knotts & Brandreth](2008-09-08/brandreth%20&%20grey%20knotts.jpg)
Grey Knotts and Brandreth two of the summits we would visit today.
![Haystacks Haystacks](2008-09-08/haystacks1.jpg)
Haystacks with Pillar behind in cloud.
![Black Star Black Star](2008-09-08/black%20star.jpg)
The next summit and an easy stroll across to Black Star.
![Fleetwith Pike Fleetwith Pike](2008-09-08/fleetwith%20pike2.jpg)
Looking back to Fleetwith Pike from Black Star.
![Black Star's summit Black Star's summit](2008-09-08/black%20star%20summit.jpg)
Black Star's summit and a view down to Buttermere.
![Honister Slate Mine Honister Slate Mine](2008-09-08/mine.jpg)
Crossing the track from Honister Mine with a view stretching as far as the Helvellyn Range.
![Haystacks Haystacks](2008-09-08/haystacks2.jpg)
The clouds start to gather as we head up towards Grey Knotts' summit
![Grey Knotts summit Grey Knotts summit](2008-09-08/grey%20knotts%20summit.jpg)
This shot of Grey Knotts' summit suggests the weather is improving. A few minutes later it was waterproofs on as we sat sheltering from the rain and ate our lunch.
![Ennerdale & Buttermre Ennerdale & Buttermre](2008-09-08/ennerdale.jpg)
The cloud lifts briefly as we walk between Grey Knotts and Brandreth to give us this view down into two valleys.
![Brandreth's summit Brandreth's summit](2008-09-08/brandreth%20summit.jpg)
The best view we had from Brandreth's summit.
![Buttermere Buttermere](2008-09-08/crummock.jpg)
Out of the cloud as we head down towards Haystacks.
![Green Crag & Haystacks Green Crag & Haystacks](2008-09-08/haystacks3.jpg)
The cloud continues to lift as we approach Green Crag and the clear path we followed to Haystacks.
![View from Black Beck View from Black Beck](2008-09-08/black%20beck.jpg)
The view from Black Beck.
![Innominate Tarn Innominate Tarn](2008-09-08/innonimate%20tarn.jpg)
Innominate Tarn with Kirk Fell behind.
![Innominate Tarn Innominate Tarn](2008-09-08/innonimate%20tarn1.jpg)
Innominate Tarn with Brandreth behind and now free of cloud.
![Haystacks' summit Haystacks' summit](2008-09-08/haystacks%20summit.jpg)
Looking across the unnamed tarn to Haystacks' summit.
![High Crag High Crag](2008-09-08/high%20stile1.jpg)
High Crag from Haystacks.
![Fleetwith Pike Fleetwith Pike](2008-09-08/fleetwith%20pike3.jpg)
Fleetwith Pike from Peggy's Bridge.
![Haystacks Haystacks](2008-09-08/haystacks4.jpg)
Haystacks from the same place.
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