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Patterdale Hotel, St Sunday Crag, Deepdale Hause*, Cofa Pike ridge, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Hartsop above How, Deepdale Bridge, Greenbank Farm, A592 Rd to Patterdale (Monday 26th February 2018) - leader Andrew Irwin

* part of party descended to Grisdale Tarn (a tricky descent in icy/snowy conditions) and returned along Grisedale Beck (with icy patches on paths) to Patterdale

Patterdale Hotel - party gathering for walks
leaving on Footpath behind Patterdale Hotel
 
 
first large icy patch
Ullswater
crossing Hag Beck
splash from beck frozen on twigs
gate behind in middle left of picture is an alternative start point up St Sunday Crag from the road coming from Grisdale Bridge
Glenridding ferry pier just visible in Ullswater below
Striding Edge or leading to it?
 
coming up to the gate in the wall
Place Fell behind us
Catstye Cam peeping up behind ridge?
 
 
 
tea break - sheltering in the rocks from the wind
patchwork of fields near Hartsop?
snow frozen hard and most of party used 'grips' on their boots
 
 
 
up towards the top of St Sunday Crag
 
Grisedale Tarn below us
still descending from St Sunday Crag
Dollywaggon Pike in front with other crags & pikes behind up to Helvellyn
lunch break near Deepdale Hause - party split with most descending (with no clear path visible) down icy snow to Grisdale Tarn. Accident victim encountered who was helicoptered out by rescue services Photographer continued wither smaller group up Cofa Pike to Fairfield and beyond
 
up to Fairfield - grips and walking poles essential (possibly step cutting might be necessary in some conditions)
St Sunday Crag seen behind us
 
unstable overhanging snow edge kept well away from
Fairfield
Lake Windermere seen in distance
 
 
up towards Hart Crag
 
'path' descending do 'Hartsop above How' obscured by snow in parts - route down is almost a scramble in parts 
Deepdale down to right of picture
Deepdale
 
on Hartsop above How (ridge)
Deepdale with Place Fell at end
 
Arnison Crag top right
 
Greenbank Farm - photographer stayed here a night when on 'Coast to Coast' many years ago
Hartsop Dodd behind us?

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