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Date : 24/10/1978

Duration : 3-5 hours

Style : Leader / Supervisor

Type : Mountain Walking

Weather : Heavy Rain - Poor Visibility

Wind : Strong Wind

Camping Type :

Nights Camping : 0

Mountains : Dale Head

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13.2km, 840m. Buttermere, Lake District.
Cloud base 1700ft, very strong winds above Rigg Head, rain above 1700ft. Neil and myself. Longthwait YH, Dale Head via Rigghead Quarries, Honister Hause, road/lakeside path to Buttermere YH. Had planned to continue along the ridge but decided against it due to the weather. Got to the youth hostel rather early. Sat at the youth hostel and did some sewing to mend a shirt much to Neil’s surprise!

Area : Western Fells

The Western Fells form the southern wall of the Buttermere valley and the northern fence of Wasdale. Between the two lies Ennerdale so that in effect the group is the shape of a single horseshoe, each branch about 10 miles in length. At the head of Ennerdale stands Great Gable. The southern arc of the group travels due west from Great Gable, the main ridge consisting of Kirk Fell, Pillar, Scoat Fell, Haycock and Caw Fell.

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