08.12.08 High Street Distance 9.2km Highest Point 828m

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Setting off from Mardale Head

 

 

Foot Bridge at Mardale Head

 

 

Harter Fell

 

 

Lee on the narrow track leading up onto the ridge

 

 

The track up to Swine Crag

 

 

Geordie in the first patch of deep snow

 

 

Haweswater Reservoir

 

 

Kidsty Pike

 

 

Making our way over the many crags

 

 

Rough Crag

 

 

picking the route up Rough Crag. We had to take extra care due to some very icy patches

 

Blea Water

 

Long Stile ridge to the summit of High Street

 

 

A frozen Caspel Gate tarn

 

 

Caspel Gate tarn and Long Stile

 

 

Looking down onto Blea Water with Harter Fell behind

 

 

It's Me!

 

 

At the High Street Trig point

 

 

The Helvellyn Range

 

 

We followed the path along Mardale Ill Bell

 

 

We kept losing little Geordie in the snow

 

 

Small Water Tarn and Haweswater at the back

 

 

Paul has very questionable taste in hats. They do match his personality though.

 

 

Shelter

 

 

Lee having fun

 

 

It doesn't look it but that ice is solid

 

 

Another look at Small Water tarn

 

 

Small Water Beck

 

 

and another shot further down

 

 

Following Small Water Beck right back to Mardale Head

 

 

Geordie

 

 

Warming frozen toes