| Great Carrs and Grey Friar |
Great Carrs 2575' (4:11 FRCC 48), Swirl How 2630' (4:9 FRCC 36) and Grey Friar2536' (4:15 FRCC 55) |
| Wainwright No's 111 and 112 Monday 26th March 2007 |
| Weather ; Wall to wall haze, with the odd bit of blue skys. The wind was very cold at times Accompanied by :-Sam. Total Distance 5 Miles, total height ascended approx 1700 Feet, time taken 3.75 Hours. |
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| From the drive in. Great Carrs directly above the post... and Wetherlam with Great Carrs in the centre | |
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| Cold Pike, a hazy Bowfell, and Pike O'Blisco from the route onto Wet Side Edge | |
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| Looking along Wrynose Bottom | The path once the initial steep bit is over |
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| The view to Swirl How and Great Carrs once on Wet Side Edge | |
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| Looking back down Wet Side Edge | |
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| Sam has a brief swim................................which results in dirty dog and not clean dog! | |
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| Little Carrs...........................................................oh and Sam | |
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| Little Carrs | |
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| Swirl How from Great Carrs | |
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| The Memorial | |
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| Looking back to Great Carrs | Nearing the summit of Swirl How |
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| Swirl How summit cairn | Coniston Old Man and Dow Crag from Swirl How |
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| Great Carrs from Swirl How with the Scafell's in the hazy distance | |
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| Wetherlam from Swirl How | |
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| Grey Friar.................... and Great Carrs from Top of Broad Slack | |
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| Grey Friar | |
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| The path up to Grey Friar | |
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| Grey Friar summit comes into view | Grey Friar summit cairn |
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| Sam at Grey Friar summit | |
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| Dow Crag through the haze | Harter Fell through the haze |
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| The other summit cairn | Looking towards the Scafell's |
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| Another handy little pool for Sam to paddle in on the summit area of Grey Friar | |
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| Grey Friars "Matterhorn Rock" | |
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| Great Carrs and Swirl How over Fairfield viewed from the descent of Grey Friar | |
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| The path below Great Carrs | Sam finds a nice cool resting place |
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| Crinkle Crags and Bowfell | |
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| Cold Pike and Pike O'Blisco | |