Saturday

Dale Head and Buttermere Fell

In the company of Paul Murphy of Boulder Colorado

Start Point: SD

End Point:  SD

Distance: 4.5 miles

Max Height: 753m

Height Ascended: 450m

Estimated Time: 40 mins

Actual Time: 3 hrs 15 mins

Weather: 2C at start

Above Yew Crag towards the quarried face of Honister Crag

Paul comes across the finer points of AW

Comparible to the snows of Vale - "Have you thought about a ski tow?"

Topping out on Dale Head

Into the precipitous depths of Newlands

Heading west - he can smell the beer already!

Straight on for Robinson - right for Hindscarth

(we went right)

Cutting the corner - Heading back to Littledale Edge

Little Dale - A classic hanging valley

Paul with his twin brother - or was it a trick of the light?

What are ewe looking at?

Buttermere Moss

The freezing conditions make the

Descending to Buttermere

Sunlight cascades over Red Pike

Buttermere Church

"Lift your eyes to the hills"

Beer at last!!

Towards the head of Warnscale

Honister Crag

Honister Pass

Gatesgarthdale Beck

Haystacks and the Buttermere pines

Fleetwith Pike from near Hassness

May I thank Roger and Ann Hiley for a lovely pot of tea and for receiving myself, four friends and a wee kid for a while.  There house at Loweswater is a gem in a great crown of fells!  Little Nina loved the animals.  It was greta to see the Leaney's who were also visiting.

Mr Hiley makes modifications to his MK1 peat burner!

"Smoke gets in your eyes"

Go visit Roger and Ann online at:

Roger and Ann Hiley - The Hiley's Web Page
http://www.hiley105.btinternet.co.uk/

Peter M. Burgess, 2003

'fellrunning'