A walk up Fleetwith Pike and Haystacks

From Gatesgarth we first climbed Fleetwith Pike.

The memorial to “Fanny Mercer, accidentally killed 1887”

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Looking back over Buttermere

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Up onto the ridge

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Looking back to Buttermere

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The summit of Fleetwith Pike

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Innominate Tarn in threatening weather

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Descending Haystacks to Scarth Gap in a howling gale

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Descending Scarth Gap Pass

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A Herdwick with a new hairdo

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Fleetwith and Haystacks from Peggy’s Bridge

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View NW from Peggy’s Bridge: Buttermere, Melbreak, Rannerdale Knotts

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The walk following this route (in hindsight… we just set off up the hill!) http://www.walkingbritain.co.uk/walk-1289-print 

and is on this area of OS mapping: https://www.bing.com/mapspreview?&cp=54.517514~-3.245501&lvl=15&style=s&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027

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