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Andy Beck - On Location

Route details and photographs of areas where Andy has been walking, sketching and gathering references for future work.

This route was part of Andy's fascinating and unique project "The Wainwrights in Colour". Click here

3rd September 2007. The Coniston Fells.

An improvement in the weather from the previous day meant that we were able to set out on quite a long day covering the Coniston Fells. Our planned route was to take in Dow Crag, Coniston Old Man, Brim Fell, Grey Friar, Great Carrs, Swirl How and Wetherlam.

Cove bridge with Dow Crag behind.

 

Dow Crag and Goats Water..

 

Reaching the top of South Rake on Dow Crag.

 

Approaching Dow Crag summit

 

Coniston Old Man summit.

 

 

Dow Crag from the Coniston Old Man ridge. South Rake is the backward "slash" on the left.

 

Scafell group from Brim Fell.

 

Scafells from the route near Grey Friar.

 

The "Little Matterhorn Rock" on Grey Friar.

 

Little Langdale from Great Carrs

 

Great Carrs summit

On route to Wetherlam with Swirl How in the distance.

 

Bowfell from Wetherlam

 

Wetherlam summit cairn

Coniston Old Man from Red Dell

  

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