Great Gable // The Lake District
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Suffering from dried and cracked lips from the outset due to too much time outdoors (yeah, like that's a thing!) I decided it was about time I went back up Great Gable as it's been a while. But this time from Honister Pass and via Grey Knotts, Brandreth and Green Gable.
Thinking I had stacks of time at sunrise I ambled across the beautiful bleak landscape towards Great Gable and then over to Fleetwith Pike where I wanted to wait for sunset. However, the clock changes the week before meant that daylight began to run out very quickly; forcing me to run to Fleetwith Pike to get there before golden hour. But I got there, and sunset did not disappoint!
This area is by far the most beautiful and dramatic in the Lake District; a real feast for the senses and this route is highly recommended.
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ROUTE DETAILS
Start: Honister Slate Mine
Distance: 11.9 km / 7.4 miles
Total ascent: 992m / 3255ft
Exertion: Moderate
Technical difficulty: Easy
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Absolutely fantastic video as always. No one else on UA-cam does it like you, love that you don’t splatter it with stock music, really engaging and a pleasure to watch. Very very classy content!
Thank you so much, that means a heck of a lot 😊 🙏
Superior drone intro and perfectly suited soundtrack. Great work
Because of this video my partner and I are off to do this walk. Great watch
Thank you Black Crag.😊👍👍
Such a beautiful place and interesting dialogue thank you
Absolutely wonderful walks crag..
i like watching your places
Someone who tells me what I'm actually looking at, brilliant! Totally fascinated with which fell is which and the geography of the place and have learnt so much from this film. I'll never walk these high fells so absolutely love seeing what's up there and the stunning views. Really enjoyed.
Ah man! Fantastic, thank you 🤸🤸🤸
Your videos are always so relaxing to watch. Your drone footage is amazing!
Can you confirm there will be (many 🤞) more like this to watch over the Xmas period. Just starting to line up my Xmas viewing and this is better than Netflix!! 😀
Haha, thank you 😊 there will be a few more coming up. Having a break for a couple of weeks to spend some time with my camera then I'll be doing a Scotland road trip and a few more Lakeland walks. Josh will be joining me a Christmas too so we'll be out doing more 🙌
Omg! I saw u in a video where eerie stuff was happening to you,I was so upset about it and had hoped they had found you! I am so relieved to see it was something for Halloween. It was very convincing! 😳👍I feel rather silly now 🤭
Superb video once again. Oh how lucky we are here in the North. I have the Forest of Bowland, Yorkshire Dales and Lake District all within an hours drive and never take it for granted. Keep up the great work!
wish i was there!
I have watched other folks doing this, love how engaging you are.
The beautiful music and your eye for textures, colors.
Inspired
Hi Glenn, your Channel is always amazing! I'm finding this one Extra Amazing! Cheers Mate
Oh Mr
Black Crag I was so worried about you with the other video on the crier clief, I really thought you were hurt, I’m so happy to hear from you again .love your videos, from Texas USA❤️
Awesome video. Fantastic drone footage coupled with some beautiful views Really, really stunning. How beautiful is our Lake District. The worlds best kept secret. Terrific. Thanks for posting.
Thank you.... It's a truly beautiful place 😍
I remember climbing Great Gable, hurtling down the screes to Wasdale having set off from Langdale with two fellow walkers. We had a pint then departed and climbed Scafell Pike!! Then back to Langdale!! Was absolutely shattered! Felt ill, sat in my car till midnight nibbling a Mars Bar, couldn’t even face a pint!! Next day we did Jacks Rake!!
Your drone footage is brilliant for showing us all the scale of the mountain you are about to venture up. Great Gable is as the name implies, simply Great! The shot from Green Gable is super. Never disappointed, always in awe. Thank you and stay safe.
Great video Glenn. I’ve no idea how I’ve never subscribed to your channel until recently, I’ve deffo been missing out but I suppose I have the joy of watching back through your old videos.
Just walked this exact route today. Some amazing views and a great walk. Thanks for sharing Black Crag. Keep up the brilliant videos
Thanks very much 😊 🙏
Hi. I've caught up with your wainwrights walks so now I'm making my way through your back catalogue. Love your videos with or without finn. Many thanks.
Still watching the older vlogs. Love this one. The photos at the end are amazing, especially the herdy ones :)
Thank you 😊
Great vlog of one of my favourite routes - which never gets old 👍
Excellent content looking forward to trying a few
Wonderful wonderful wonderful! Really enjoyed Glen! Also a huge well done with the views and subs, so so well deserved.
Thanks Mali, your support is appreciated as always 😊 When are we vlogging dude? Fancy a snow walk?
@@BlackCrag I’m doubtful of any snow, but a walk he’ll yes! The support is very welcome! Drop you a message soon, let’s do it do it!
I discovered your channel on Halloween and thought it was real. I’m just glad you are ok! This is so beautiful and I look forward to many more like these. Thank you for covering these places I will never see!!
Thanks for watching.... And welcome 😊🙌
Fantastic. Although I am surprised to see that you survived the Crier!
Thanks mate.... It was a close call 😂
What a beautiful hiking tour. I never knew about this beautiful region. The views and colours and terrain are amazing! You have to watch your step for sure. I don't know how horses would have liked the rocky terrain but at least their hooves were warm. That was a great story. Not an easy life for that man (or his horses).
I cannot believe you wouldn't have packed a lunch - plus you had to run back and fetch your camera after some of the shots so you worked up an appetite.
I really love your toque! If this was filmed in November, the weather is nice! Thank you so much Black Crag. I enjoyed this so much. It is such a beautiful country. Happy trails.🌍🗻🏞☀😊
Another professional educational and superbly edited vlog really enjoyed that one. Not sure why you should get a thumbs down, ridiculous what do people want from a blog?
Thank you very much, really pleased you enjoyed it 😊 🙏
@@BlackCrag Enjoy them all so well presented and put together, looking forward to the next one they are a real pleasure to watch.
One of your best 👏👏
Keep em coming 🙏
Thanks mate 😊 🙏
Me and my parents love the Lake District, we stumbled across your videos 2 days ago and have watched over 10 now! Love the content and your style, we can’t wait to get back out on some of these routes - I particularly want to tackle the mosedail horseshoe!
Hi Black Crag, I still remember going down Aaron Slack to Sty Head Tarn, I think I slid most of the way on my butt due to the scree.
Lovely memories of having my butties overlooking Wast Water from Westmorland cairn. 👍👍👍
Another great video pal! Love the drone shots at the start of each of your vids.
Stunning drone footage to start with, great to watch on a Sunday afternoon.
Well l found you on Halloween, l guessed that it was a ,special, l really enjoyed it. I will go back and watch your earlier stuff and new. I have now subscribed.
Glad I found this, tried to do much the same walk in October. Hunkered down at Brandreth in the wind, rain and clag I decided to cut it short and just pop over to Fleetwith Pike. Saw nothing but my boots for most of the day. Also great to see the other peaks I've been on but not seen :) Not had much luck with the weather in this part of the lakes :D
I did this last march as part of 7 Wainwrights in one day. It was my first ever walking experience as I was only there due to it being a birthday trip. Safe to say it was one of the most thrilling, exhausting and at times terrifying days of my life especially due to the bad weather on the day.
If you ever get the States, head to New England and New York to do some hiking in the Adirondacks, Green Mountains, and white mountains, similar to the Lake District.
The fell you can see across the firth to Scotland is called Criffel 👌
Loving all the drone stuff at the beginning! It works really well! Absolutely nailed it 👍
Thank you so much 😊 🙏
Gawd darn. Darn. Those drone shots. Wowzers !!! I hope the National park are paying you. If not they are missing a trick. Your a one man tourism oligarch 😄
Epic...footage.
Excellent video. Would definitely do Great Gable from Honistor. Good bacon and egg rolls from the cafe!
Absolute banger ⛰💙😍
Lovely drone shots Glynn 👍🏻
First time I saw one of your videos. . At the very end, I realized it must have been spoof, but had me fooled for a while. . I really like the views of the countryside, and the way you move the camera.. . .Some people swing the camera enough to make one dizzy.. . Thankyou for posting.
I have had some experience being lost in the woods. . . Your major error at the end was that you are walking down a gravel road and then you are back in the woods. . . That is when I realized it was all a spoof. . . Just so you know for next time !!!
Total madness, bet you slept week !
Just walked this exact route today. Some amazing views and a great walk. Thanks for sharing blackcrag. Keep up the great videos
beautiful
Brilliant watching your walks actually de-stressed me from my armchair, I agree that when cloud rolls in during a walk makes my tail wag 😁
Quality stuff.
Belting video, the quality of the camera work is outstanding in clarity and content. Your knowledge of the area and hills is amazing.
Well that's my morning sorted.....settled in with a brew planning another trip to Great Gable. I understand with fin too. You don't wanna push her too hard. Especially if she's getting on a bit now. :) bless her. Also a nice revisit vlog, it was your original Great Gable log that made me subscribe :) get the drone following you by active track in places and stuff like that. A lot of money so can understand why not obviously. Just wondered if you'd looked.
Thanks mate 😊 I've tried several times with active track and it just doesn't work....it can't see me 😂 This is the Mavic Pro so I might be due an upgrade 🤔
Just started watching your videos, I'm hooked buddy, bloody outstanding coverage. I'm doing this one next week for CRUK, this will be our second of the 36 walks that covers all 214 WR's.
Super video yet again , keep them coming 😀👍
Brilliant video. Great to hear about the history of the path names ans the smuggling that went on in those days EXCELLENT
Cracking video excellent work really enjoyed it 45 minutes well spent.
Your content just gets better and better, fantastic job
Great hike
Just been catching up with black crag tours. What a fabulous walk/hike and one I need to get done this year. Great work as always Glenn 👍
What a day you had!
We’ve just started ticking off the wainwright’s again after a lengthy break and this reminded us of when we slept on base brown, headed up to green gable before the crowds arrived.
Cheers 👍🏼
Looking forward to watching this evening! Keep them coming 🍀
Fran & did this exact walk with a good friend and neighbour of ours, 5 years ago maybe
Awesome tour, really enjoyed it, great territory covered 👍👍👍😎
Thanks Mr Will 😁
Can't beat it mate. The best value days out bar none! Once you have a few bits and bobs.
Neil.
Absolutely stunning! So glad I've discovered your brilliant channel - working my way through your videos will make my enforced self-isolation almost a pleasure! Cheers :-)
So enjoyable to watch , fantastic drone footage as usual, simply awesome, amazing to see the sheer beauty of the area.I so want to be there instead of down hear in the Midlands.Welldone as always , your simply the best .
Thank you, appreciate that very much 😊 🙏
Absolutely epic shots with the drone. Probablt the best I've seen. Dunno how you caught the weather so good as I was Back o' Skiddaw three days before this in non stop wind and getting soaked feet as well.
Cracking walk, I was down at Styhead and Sprinkling tarn yesterday, some of the best views in Lakeland around that area. 🏔📷
Aw mate done this in September and it was hot but awesome seen a couple of fellas slip on windy gap but I must admit I had a bit of off the path scramble up to the top and it was awesome. Great video mate keep it going.👍
Amazing vlog. Great work
Loved that, great content well executed. Well worth your effort.
Brilliant - gonna do the same route in a couple of weeks 👍🏽
Awesome, simply awesome
Why did you pull that prank in the woods, it scared the sh..t out of me!
Cracking walk and a great vlog, deffo one of your best if not the best so far. I followed the first half of your walk earlier this year but headed on to Kirk Fell after GG, your vlog had my memories flooding back so thanks for that. ATB Rod
Another brilliant vlog, and superb drone footage 👍
Thank you 😊
Cracking video as always! Was walking around that area yesterday, such a beautiful place
lol complaining about blue sky AND clouds ...... I get it though - just funny :D lovely videos
DAMN YOU! I WAS SOOO SCARED! I HATE HALLOWEEN! I THOUGHT A FOREST CREATURE KILLED YOU AND I'M SO MAD!
My favourite area of the lakes 😍 was lucky enough to get up to Buttermere this week and this brought it all back. Absolutely lovely. You need the next size up backpack to carry Finn around now she's semi retired😄
Haha.... Yes, or a papoose 😂
@@BlackCrag I can imagine it now..."Carry me to the fells human! 👉🏻" 😂
@@clairewalker2 😂
Not even watched yet, here with a brew as promised 😂
Just excellent and bizarrely was looking at the hats yesterday 👍
Thanks buddy 😊
Epic as usual
Brilliant mate
Hi really enjoyable relaxing videos thanks a lot. I noticed you gear listing but also wondered which drone you used for this, and also what was the map software you used for the 3D overview of the route at the beginning please. Thanks again
awesome is an overused word, but when i view your work, it is fully justified.
Told my son I wanted my ashes scattered on great gable, he said bugger that, I’ll send them up by drone!😳
This music sounds like old enigma
Crag, where are you? i miss your hiking videos.....
Good that you're not a grubbing bas#$£@ like most of em, we don't need all them calories. You did that on an empty stomach and your body will love you for it!!
Joss Naylor didn't eat owt but a mars bar and ran up and down them fells as a champion....I used to climb a lot of the lake district fells including bow fell and scafell pike with nothing more than a hangover in me 😂
Good man.
Loving your videos, the drone footage is superb, and your knowledge is first class. Do you do guided tours?
no your different, took pictures of the monk and ghool i took pictures i dont know who you are but cant fool me. love lisa
do you photograph Golden Eagles out there or Great Grey Owls
So presumably he's not missing anymore then?
Hi.mate
What mapping app or site do you use? The 3D one and can it be put into GPX file?
Has he been found yet?
Nice work as usual mate. Considering the OMM chest pod - would you recommend and what do you pop in there?
Thanks buddy 😊 The chest pod is excellent. Literally a game changer for me. I'll be doing a video about it soon. I put literally everything in it from my phone, microphones, lens caps, lens cloths, chargers, snickers, beer! 😁
@@BlackCrag brilliant, thanks for replying my friend 👍
Also was going to ask you Glenn, any plans for the purchase of the Mavic 3? I know you said you'd looked at the FPV and didn't want to buy into it which is fairenough. I think FPV has its place but maybe not suit what you do. With the arrival of Mavic 3 is it time to upgrade?
I answered this question before I read your comment 😁 Yep, the Mavic 3 is in my sights. Just need to get saving up 😂
I tried to imagine I lived close by and this were my home, but I still can not find much liking for this desolate landscape. It is the "after" of volcanic destruction and earthquakes; what's there to like? I am speaking for myself of course. I know others feel deep love for this country and maybe it is like with certain children....only their mother can love them. :)
Thanks for watching 😊. It is indeed the connection to the land that makes us love this place 😍