Andy Beck - On Location
Route details and photographs of areas where Andy has been walking, sketching and gathering references for future work.
15th May 2008
The route on the fifth day of a week in the North Western Fells of the Lake District. We based ourselves in Lorton in the campsite of The Wheatsheaf Inn, a convenient location to reach all 29 of these hills.
The Newlands Round, our version of a classic Lakeland circuit, a very early start meant that the light on the fells would give better photos early on. As usual we deviated from the normal route so that I could collect more references for my project.
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Early sun on High Stile and Red Pike as we drive to the start.
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Newlands and Hindscarth. |
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Robinson, our first Fell of the day.
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At the start of the walk at 6.30am, near Newlands Church, Robinson on the right with Hindscarth just showing behind Scope End.
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Newlands church.
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Passing Low High Snab.
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Robinson ahead. Our route goes up through the gorse and on to the ridge.
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The valley of Scope Beck
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High Snab bank and Robinson.
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Shadows on Hindscarth.
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Mountain Ash to Blencathra.
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Looking to Grisedale Pike over 5 other Wainwrights.
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Across Littledale Edge to Great Gable
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The cairn on Robinson summit.
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Zooming in on Pillar.
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The High Stile range, looking back on our route from Robinson as we approach Hindscarth.
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From Hindscarth's main top looking to the lower cairn and Skiddaw beyond.
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On towards Dale head.
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The Newlands valley from high on Dale Head.
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A cock Wheatear, Great Gable provides the backdrop.
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Honister Crag, the route of the Via Ferratta is the diagonal grey line.
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The "Team" on Dale Head.
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High Spy from the descent of Dale Head.
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Dale Head Tarn. From here we diverted to High Scawdel.
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Launchy Tarn and Great Gable.
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High Spy, our next top.
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The infant Newlands Beck.
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A Peregrine soaring above.
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Dale Head from High Spy.
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The cairn on High Spy.
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Looking back to High Spy summit from our route to Maiden Moor.
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Blea Crag and the Helvellyn range.
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Maiden Moor's recognised summit. AW's recorded top is on the peaty, pathless, cairnless mound on the left of the picture.
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Derwentwater from Maiden Moor.
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Looking back to our days route from the approach to Catbells.
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Skiddaw from Catbells.
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Back to the green pastures of the Newlands valley.
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Causey Pike from Little Town.
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Hindscarth and Robinson from near our start point.
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Looking back to Maiden Moor from Rigg beck as we return to the campsite after a great day on the fells.
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