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Normally I'm a fair weather
walker and don't bother to go into the hills when the weather is
unpromising. But occasionally an expedition under glowering skies can
be rewarding. This was one such day, when I set out from Buttermere to
walk the western horseshoe of the Grasmoor group, taking in Whiteless
Pike, Hopegill Head and Whiteside. This is the initial view from
Whiteless Breast, looking back at Buttermere.
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I made good time along the
ridge of Whiteless Pike and on to the Grasmoor col, then across Codale
Hause. Here, on Sand Hill, I'm looking southwards across Codale Hause
to the great bulk of Eel Crag (2749 ft).
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From the top of Hopegill Head
(2525 ft), half a mile north of Codale Hause, this is the view
westwards along the ravine of Gasgale Gill.
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The approch to Whiteside along
the ridge from Hopegill Head. The dramatic scree slopes falling
southwards to Gasgale Gill are well seen from here.
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Whiteside in all its glory.
This shot does make the walk along the ridge look very arduous, but
it's actually a straightforward and delightful walk.
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A glance backwards from the col
to Hopegill Head. Codale Hause is behind and to the right.
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Looking back to along the
ridge from the top of Whiteside (2317 ft) to Hopegill Head, with
Grizedale Pike beyond.
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Wow! A glimpse of Crummock
Water from high on the ridge of Whiteside.
The walk down the western ridge of Whiteside is simple enough though
quite steep, and not a route I'd care to ascend. It comes out at the
farm of Langthwaite Gate, in those days one of Lakeland's best tea
shops, sadly no longer operating.
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