Pediments & Gables
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Roof gable of a half-timbered house in Schorndorf.
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An autumn view of this impressive multi-tiered peak.
"Gable Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Gable Mountain is in the northeastern section of Glacier National Park, approximately 3 miles southwest of the prominent Chief Mountain." Wikipedia
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Superb conditions for a walk in my favourite area of the Lakes. My favourite fell was looking quite grand.
The last video upload ended by zooming in on this fine peak. Here it is from a different location.
Great Gable is England's 10th highest peak at 899 m (2,949 ft). The top ten highest peaks are all in the Lake District.
St Andrews cathedral, St Andrews, Scotland.
Constructed in 1160, this cathedral was the largest building in Scotland for centuries and allowed the growing city to become very influential. All changed in the 16th century when the Scottish Reformation was in full swing.
The (Catholic) Archbishop of St Andrews, Cardinal David Beaton, was the leader of the anti-Protestant movement within the Scottish church and orchestrated the trials and brutal executions of several heretics Before long, Beaton himself was assassinated. In 1559, the Calvinist chaplain John Knox delivered a fiery sermon in a nearby church and then in the streets that sparked off a riot. St Andrews Cathedral was sacked, the relics of St Andrew disappeared and the once great Cathedral fell into ruin.
This event signalled the start of the Scottish Reformation and the end of the town religious influence. St Andrews today is a University town with many of its fine building built from the stones of the Cathedral.
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Great Gable turned red in early sun, taken from the col between Great End and Ill Crag.
The next day I made another early start, this time with a good forecast. A full moon made going easy, although my head torch helped. The walk up Grains Gill was ok, but once out in the open near Esk Hause, it got rather chilly .
So far this January I haven't managed to get out on the hills. To make up for this here's a shot from last year that captures Terry taking in the view down Wasdale. We had just emerged from the cloud during our descent of Graet Gable.
As described on the label. The ridge from Scafell Pike to Great End gives very good views of Great Gable, rising out of upper Wasdale
Talking of fells with immense character, just how utterly compelling is Great Gable?
I'd earlier traversed this stately 'dome' & had been 'entertained' by a pretty nerve-wracking descent off this face on iced-up rocks; an 'adventure' I hadn't factored in for the day.
This was taken from the moonscape plateau topping Kirk Fell, where I lay down on my little mattress to rest my aching back - & awoke two hours later! And it only felt like five minutes. Weird, that.
P.S. Do I spot that pesky twosome, Harrison Stickle & Pike o' Stickle, vying for attention yet again?!