MELLBREAK, HEN COMB, GAVEL FELL, BLAKE FELL and BURNBANK FELL - 17 December 2007

Maggie's Bridge - Mellbreak North Top - Mellbreak South Top - Scale Knott - Hen Comb - Floutern Cop - Banna Fell - Gavel Fell - Blake Fell -

Burnbank Fell - Maggie's Bridge. 

10 miles, 3350 feet of ascent

 mellbreak It was -5 dgrees when I left Maggie's bridge bound for Mellbreak

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The view from part way up the flank of Mellbreak

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The view from the South top of Mellbreak looking over Loweswater

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Mellbreak and Hen Comb on the way up to Gavel Fell

 

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Gavel Fell looking to Blake Fell

 

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Burnbank Fell looking back to Blake Fell

 

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The sun starts to set on Whiteside and Grasmoor at the end of a very satisfying day. 

 

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Only 36 Wainwrights, 10 walks to go. 

 


 

All photographs taken with either a Nikon D40X (10.2mp) or a Nikon Coolpix 4200 (4.2mp)

All photographs © Malcolm Mason. All rights reserved


 
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