Above Rosthwaite

Rosthwaite to Shap

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July 19th 2016
Left Rosthwaithe at 9am, following Stonethwaite Beck and up the mountain to Eagle Crag (525m), overlooking Drumlin Basin. Through Greenup Pass and into Wythburn Valley to Grassmere with Richard and Tom(17). Lunch and a quick coffee in Grassmere, with Simon & Susie. The 31* day had been magnificent over the first mountain, but after lunch, we had the climb up Grisedale Tarn via the Little Tongue Gi ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more