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Greendale at the start of the walk. Buckbarrow on the left and the slopes of Middle Fell on the right |
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Setting out on the path to Greendale Gill |
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Lingmell, Scafell Pike and Scafell from the path to Greendale Gill |
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Looking back to Illgill Head and The Screes above Wastwater |
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Higher on the path looking back to the start at Greendale |
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On reaching the steep shoulder of Middle Fell a path leads off to climb its south ridge |
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We continue on the path up Greendale Gill |
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Passing the ravines and waterfalls of Tongues Gills |
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Taking a break halfway up the gill below Brown How |
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Near the top of the gill the summit ridge of Middle Fell comes into view |
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Seatallan comes into view |
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Looking back to Nether Wasdale from the top of Greendale Gill |
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The top of Greendale Gill on the approach to Greendale Tarn |
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Greendale Tarn with Haycock and Scoat Fell appearing over the col between Seatallan and Middle Fell |
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Seatallan from Greendale Tarn. The path crosses the outflow of the tarn and climbs to the col between Seatallan and Middle Fell |
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Climbing towards the col |
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From the col Great Gable appears over Yewbarrow with Kirk Fell over Dore Head |
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Yewbarrow and the Scafells from the col |
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Haycock from the col |
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Looking back to Greendale Tarn from the col |
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The eastern slopes of Seatallan from the col. A faint path can be followed all the way to the summit plateau |
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Looking back to the col from the start of the climb |
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Climbing the lower slope |
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Looking across to Haycock and Great Scoat Fell |
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A glimpse of Scoat Tarn above the upper Netherbeck Valley |
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Looking back from the mid point on the climb |
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Greendale Tarn from the eastern slope of Seatallan |
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Looking back to Yewbarrow and the Scafells as the slope eases near the summit plateau |
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The summit comes into view |
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The summit of Seatallan, marked by an ancient tumulus and a 'modern' trig point |
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Looking north west to Lank Rigg |
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The Scafells from the summit of Seatallan |
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Scoat Fell, Pillar and Red Pike from the summit. A cairn to the north east provides a much better viewpoint |
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Haycock from the viewpoint cairn |
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Scoat Tarn with Scoat Fell, Pillar and Red Pike on the skyline |
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Kirk Fell and Great Gable |
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The Scafells from the viewpoint cairn |
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A closer look to Great Gable and Kirk Fell above Dore Head |