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- Girding our loins at the foot of Raven Crag (on the northern flank of Mellbreak)
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- And off we go …
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- Up a steep scree slope …
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- While casting furtive sideways glances at Whiteside and Grasmoor …
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- And catching our breath every now and again …
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- As well as trying to avoid vertigo looking down at our intrepid leader …
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- Could we possibly have scrambled up this way?
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- The slope called for some fancy footwork …
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- Before easing off a tad …
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- But then we had to tackle further steepness …
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- And a bit more until …
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- The north top – hooray!
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- The sun-drenched summit plateau was delightful …
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- If a tad boggy …
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- And the view from the south top was magnificent
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- It was then time to start descending …
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- With the smiles as bright as the weather …
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- Despite some more steepness …
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- And then a bit more
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- Luckily, we all have good brakes
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- Good practice for skiing, wouldn’t you say?
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- Crummock Water and Buttermere in their delightful setting
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- Then it was down Scale Knott …
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- Until we reached the bottom of the valley …
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- And then detoured via Low Ling Crag …
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- Before returning along the lakeshore path …
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- While delighting in the moodiness of the scene