Friday, February 20, 2015

A Patrol Around Mellbreak

Today we did a patrol which we have done a couple of times before, it is a walk around Mellbreak.
Mellbreak as we start, we think this is one of those “perfect” shaped mountains
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We start by walking up a walled track
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Before the path opens up into pretty desolate moorland
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The Mosedale Holly Tree stands alone
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A panorama
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Come on humans we know the way (Dizzy has never walked this but has worked out that gates are for going through)
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Crummock Water comes into view, we will walk most of the southern shore to get back
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Crag’s waiting for a stick as Andy & Dizzy go ahead
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Fleetwith Pike which is at the end of Buttermere
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Loads of frogspawn in the pools here
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We look back & see a storm brewing, it’s one of those that just appear in the mountains, the wind was from the west so this should have passed over us, however we remained dry whilst those to the east of us got wet
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It disappears as quickly as it formed
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“Bat Ears” & Crag with his tongue stuck out
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Looking back at Rannerdale Knotts & the bad weather behind us.
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