Blencathra Centre View Traditional Cache
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A short walk from the Blencathra Centre Car Park
When viewed from the south east, particularly on the main Keswick to Penrith road, Blencathra appears almost symmetrical. To left and right the ends of the fell rise up from the surrounding lowlands in smooth and sweeping curves, clad in rough grass. Each rises gracefully to a ridge-top summit, Blease Fell on the west and Scales Fell to the east. Between these book-ends are a further three tops,
Gategill Fell, Hallsfell and Doddick Fell, giving a scalloped profile to the ridge. From each of the three central tops a spur runs out perpendicular to the main ridge, beginning as a narrow, rocky arête and then widening into a broad buttress which falls 2,000 ft (610 m) to the base of the fell.
Separating the five tops are four streams which run down the south east face between the spurs. From the west these are Blease Gill, Gate Gill, Doddick Gill and Scaley Beck. In addition to the spurs on the south east face, Hallsfell also throws out a high ridge to the north. This is the saddle which gives Blencathra its alternative name, rising beyond the dip to the sixth top, Atkinson Pike.
This is the focal point for connecting ridges to Bannerdale Crags and Mungrisdale Common to the north. The 'saddle' is Scales Tarn, beneath Sharp Edge on Blencathra bounded by crags to the east, Tarn Crag and Foule Crag being the principal faces. Between the two is Sharp Edge, an aptly named arête which gives one of the most famous lakeland scrambles.
Wainwright noted that "The crest itself is sharp enough for shaving (the former name was razor edge) and can be traversed only à cheval at some risk of damage to tender parts.[1] , an almost circular waterbody filling a corrie. The bed plunges steeply to about 25 ft (7.6 m) and plants and fish are scarce. To the east, beyond Scales Fell, is the connection to Souther Fell at Mousthwaite Comb. This ridge continues north east to the vicinity of Mungrisdale, surrounded on all sides by the River Glenderamackin.
Please put the camouflage back the way you found it.
No first to find item, but there is an item well worth swapping out. ;o)
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