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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

6th March 2009. Birks.

What to be my second walk of the day, a route from Thornhow up on to Birks. This was my third visit to this fell on this "round" but I needed a reference for which the weather could not have been better.

Glemara Park

From Thornhow I headed through Glemara Park before heading up towards Thornhow End.

 

Ullswater from Thornhow End

Ullswater from Thornhow End.

 

Dogs on Thornhow End

"Strike a Pose girls"

 

Grisedale

Across Grisedale towards Helvellyn which had been in cloud since just after I got my photos. I still can't believe how fortunate I was.

 

St Sunday Crag

Winter skies and St Sunday Crag.

 

Catstycam

Zooming in on Catstycam over "the hole in the wall", already you can see how the snow is going.

 

Gray Crag,  Hartsop Dodd

Not far from the summit and a great view over to Gray Crag and Hartsop Dodd.

 

Nethermost Pike

Nethermost Pike.

 

Rampsgill Head

Rampsgill Head and moody skies.

 

Birks Summit

Birks summit and beyond to Helvellyn and Catstycam.

 

St Sunday Crag

St Sunday Crag.

 

Place Fell

From the summit I descended directly north to pick up the path near Birks Crag. Here Place Fell is coming into sun.

 

Sheffield Pike

Sheffield Pike seen from the descent as I return to the car.

 

Tired Dogs

All aboard and ready to go home after a great day on the hill.

 

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