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20th Apr 2024  10:30  by DanTrig

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Must have stood on top of it but didn't see it. What a shame! Great views on a lovely day.

22nd Jun 2022  16:25  by Thomas David Whitaker

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Walking the length of the High Stile ridge and this surface block is situated on one of the best vantage points of the whole walk. Memorised Father Ted's photos and found the spot without much difficulty. Just walk towards the view of Crummock Water and stop before you go over anything steep.

6th Sep 2021  11:05  by Adybaby72

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Bob Graham recce run

18th Oct 2019  13:50  by Dusty

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With Sister & Jules

Surface Block

5th Jul 2019  09:49  by We TRye hard

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Altitude 759m. Walk up from buttermere via some potential sites for benchmarks (couple found). Misty, and windy so cold at the summit despite being July. On to Great Borne then back to Buttermere via Loweswater.

©We TRye hard

5th May 2019  08:30  by Snoot

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Loop of Red Pike, High Stile from Buttermere, cracking day but didn't manage to find

23rd Jul 2018  14:45  by sheepsocks

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Didn't go bolt-searching as driving rain (despite supposedly being in the middle of a record-breaking drought) and very limited visibility. Had walked along the ridge from Great Borne, but headed down to Buttermere instead of continuing along the ridge towards Haystacks.

26th May 2018  12:50  by painterman61

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Great location took some finding as my GPS was a mile out had to boot up the internet for a picture. Violent winds difficult to stand at times bolt in vgc perched on the edge overlooking crummock water.

Location ©painterman61
Station ©painterman61
Its dare ©painterman61

29th Jul 2015  09:37  by g4wsb

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Walked from High Stiles SOTA G/LD-012 to here not nice trip back to Buttermere.

©g4wsb

8th Jun 2014  17:27  by GIRTy

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Thanks to 'Father Ted' I found this one without any trouble. GPS was also a useful tool, too.

It's here! Thanks to Father Ted, I found it.©GIRTy

24th Apr 2014  13:15  by Father Ted

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An easy one to find. Simply put the coordinates into the GPS, follow the arrow and then look down. Near the edge with great views of Crummock Water.

Red Pike Surface Block
Red Pike
Red Pike Surface Block

24th Feb 2014  03:25  by Triggers

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retrospective log

8th Jun 2013  13:05  by Trigpoint100

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C2C#5: wonderful weather so fantastic views and well worth the effort of climbing up. (Whether we felt the same after reaching Rosthwaite and 16 miles of ups and downs is debatable!)

8th Jun 2013  11:47  by The Patrician

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8th Apr 2013  12:00  by Merthyr_boy

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15th Dec 2012  12:28  by painterman61

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On buttermere round red pike>high stile>high crag great views no find.

Summit cairn ©painterman61
view on way up ©painterman61
Red pike from high stile ©painterman61
Summit cairn ©painterman61

22nd Sep 2012  16:57  by PeteBoggs

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Followed Sour Milk Gill to Bleaberry Tarn then to summit but no sign of a block

16th Aug 2012  18:10  by stignest

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from Buttermere via great bourne. wowsers.. this is one of the most epic places in thr entire lake district.

13th Mar 2012  11:49  by jonglew

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A retrospective bag. Up Sourmilk Gill for our 61st Wainwright, then across the ridge to Haystacks and down via Warnscale for another lovely walk on our annual trip to Cumbria. Didn't look for the block at the time as we didn't know it was here, but as it seems not to want to be found, thought I'd bag it now, just before this year's trip north next week on 17th Mar 13. ***Re-visited 25 Apr 2019. 2" Bolt is an easy spot, exposed, approx 30m due N of the summit and overlooking Crummock Water.

Surface Block - Location TP8359©jonglew
Surface Block TP8359©jonglew
Surface Block - Detail TP8359©jonglew

10th Jul 2011  11:44  by Hartryggers

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Gatesgarth Farm > Buttermere > Dodd > RED PIKE large summit cairn with a shelter close by > High Stile > Grey Crag - High Stile > High Crag > Seat > Scarth Gap Pass > Gatesgarth Farm. Previous visit 05/12/2002

3rd Mar 2011  12:48  by mntainman

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For "Not logged", please read "Did not look for". Visited Red Pike twice, approached from the east and High Stile 07/11/2009, from the west and Starling Dodd 03/03/2011 as part of English Nuttall round before bothered logging trig points or knew Surface Blocks existed.

Grassmoor beyond Red Pike cairn and shelter

7th Nov 2009  00:00  by mntainman

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For "Not logged", please read "Did not look for". Visited Red Pike twice, approached from the east and High Stile 07/11/2009, from the west and Starling Dodd 03/03/2011 as part of English Nuttall round before bothered logging trig points or knew Surface Blocks

1st Jan 2000  12:00  by ProSpec

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8th Feb 1997  20:11  by MikeG

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Out with DO, MT and JASB walking the Red Pike, Buttermere walk as in walk 3.5 of John & Anne Nuttall's guide The Mountains of England and Wales Volume 2 - England. 4 Nuttalls in a 7 mile stroll. This was the second to last top today after High Cragg and High Stile, before final top Dodd and back down to Buttermere A Dull and overcast day with very strong winds. Did not know of any other types of trig points other than pillars back then so didn't look for the surface block

20th Feb 1991  14:00  by gowrie

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Retrospective log.