The visibility was amongst the best I have ever come across. Cold air from the north.. it just shows how much polution is carried here when the wind blows from inland and the south. Clag and rubish views
| Great Gable and Rememberance Sunday |
| Great Gable 2949' (7:1 FRCC 10) |
| Wainwright No 94 Sunday 13th November 2005 |
| Weather :- Crystal clear skys. Cool and very cold in the shade, ice forming on rock. Perfect! |
| Accompanied by :- John and Sam (for some of the way!) and members of the OFC. Peter Burgess, Roger and Ann Hiley, John Patterson, Jo Hall, Jill Rowland, Jill and Nigel Batchelor, Peter Rigg and others that I forget (sorry!) |
| Total distance 6.3 Miles total height ascended approx 1950' time taken 5 Hours. |
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| Dawn over Oak Cottage, Loweswater |
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| The view over Crummock Water on the way to Honister Pass |
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| Looking back down to the multitude of cars at 8.30am at Honister Pass |
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| Heading along the Old Tramway |
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| Peter Rigg and Roger Hiley in charge of 5 golden Retrievers ! |
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| Pillar looking exeedingly good from the top of the Old Tramway. The visibility was amongst the best I have ever come across. Cold air from the north.. it just shows how much polution is carried here when the wind blows from inland and the south. Clag and rubish views |
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| Heading along Moses Trod |
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| The High Stile range on the left, Mellbreak in the centre and a glimpse of Buttermere with Rannerdale Knotts just right of centre |
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| Haystacks with the High Stile Range behind. Ennerdale to the left and Crummock Water to the right |
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| Great Gable comes into view |
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| Green Gable and Great Gable |
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| Great Gable with the crowds making their way along Moses Trod |
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| Looking up to Windy Gap between Green and Great Gable |
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| Zooming in on walkers descending Green Gable to Windy Gap |
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| Wastwater from the ascent up Great Gable from Beck Head |
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| The crowds at the summit listening to the address by the FRCC spokesperson |
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| And zooming in on the spokesperson |
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| Hundreds of walkers observing a 2 minutes silence in honour of the members of the FRCC who lost their lives serving our country. |