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MY WALKING WORLD
David Preston
Glaramara Weekend Feb 2010 |
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Last updated
06/04/2022 |
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Each year the
40sWalkersNorth
hold a walking weekend based at the Glaramara Centre in
Borrowdale We always enjoy
excellent food, good company and comfortable accommodation at
the Glaramara Outdoor
Centre This year around forty of us attended
and we had some great walks in the day with a disco and quiz
in the evenings. |
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Watendlath and an overcast day on
Friday 05/02/10 |
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Up on the ridge near Bleaberry Fell and a cloud formation below |
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Saturday 06/02/10 The
view from the Glaramara Centre at dawn and the prospect of a
great days walking. |
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Another view from the Glaramara Centre. To stand on the lawn outside
and see this view is wonderful. Another day about to start. Peace and
tranquility |
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Saturday
06/02/10 heading up the towards the summit of Glaramara |
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Looking up the Borrowdale valley towards Keswick |
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Janet one of our
group looking towards Great Gable |
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Another view of Great
Gable and Green Gable with Windy Gap between |
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Heading up to the summit of
Glaramara. The snow crystals were absolutely beautiful.
Nature is amazing |
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What a superb walking day
Looking towards Langdale Pikes |
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The group descending from the
summit of Glaramara and heading for Allen Crags |
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Another view of the group, there had been a hard frost |
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Myself with Great Gable and Green
Gable in the background |
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Another view of Great Gable, Green Gable and Windy Gap |
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Looking south across Esk Hause |
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Another view looking towards Langdale Pikes |
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A mountain biker crossing Esk Hause. Earlier we had seen him pushing
up from Angle Tarn, now was the exciting part, riding down hill in the
snow |
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A closer view of the Shelter on Esk Hause |
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40sWalkersNorth group on
Allen Crags |
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Heading down
towards Langstrath |
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The way down into Langstrath was
very icy and we decided it would be more sensible to find another
route so we retraced our steps back up here and headed across Esk
Hause again and then down towards Styhead Tarn |
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Down
by Styhead Tarn and looking back at Great End |
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Another great
weekend with 40sWalkersNorth- looking forward to 2011 already
40sWalkersNorth - A very friendly walking group |
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