Filming The Wainwright Walks

By 8th May 2018News

Filming The Wainwright Walks. Filming began over the bank holiday weekend in May for On Y Va Films in the stunning Lake District of some of the Wainwright Fells. “In 2018, we’ll be releasing our films on our YouTube channel about walking the Wainwrights in the glorious Lake District”.


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Filming The Wainwright Walks

Filming The Wainwright Walks

Filming took place over 8 hours whilst walking the Mosedale Horseshoe.

The High Level Route takes in the wonderful path climbing above Pillar Rock high on the Ennerdale face of Pillar before climbing directly to the summit. Wasdale Head is the start of this Lake District walk that includes Pillar, Steeple, Scoat Fell and Red Pike. In addition Looking Stead, Black Sail Pass and Dore Head are also included in this Mosedale Horseshoe. Choose a fine day as the views throughout are tremendous.

A short distance along the ridge from Black Sail Pass you will find the start of the High Level Route, one of the best routes in the Lake District. The small path contours around the side of the fell in and out of several combes until it reaches the Robinson Cairn, here you will have your first views of Pillar Rock.

The High Level Route continues, climbing up to the left to climb the Shamrock Traverse above Pillar Rock where a short scramble will lead to the summit of Pillar.

The views from Pillar are fantastic, over to Wasdale to Scafell Pike, down Ennerdale to the Irish Sea or across the Solway coast.

From Pillar you will continue on the ridge to the summit of Scoat Fell where a short detour will bring you onto the sharp rocky summit of Steeple a high spire above the Ennerdale Valley.

After returning over Scoat Fell, then descend along the Red Pike ridge to Stirrup Crag where a short scramble leads onto summit ridge of Yewbarrow, although the lowest of our summits today the views on a good day over Wastwater from the summit ridge with great views.

A short steep descent leads down from the end of the Yewbarrow ridge and descends back to the Wasdale Valley and back to Wasdale Head.

Filming The Wainwright Walks

Facts & Figures

Pillar892 metres / 2927 feet
Scoat Fell841 metres / 2759 feet
Steeple819 metres / 2687 feet
Red Pike (Wasdale)826 metres / 2710 feet
Yewbarrow628 metres / 2060 feet

Distance: 10.6 miles     Total Ascent: 1313 metres     Time Taken: 5 hours 15 minutes

Filming The Wainwright Walks

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Skylark Aerial Photography is a well established and innovative drone business located in South Cumbria, established in 2015. Simon Handley has been operating drones or unmanned aerial vehicles for over 12 years. A fully qualified Private Pilot with 700 hrs logged. Simon has extensively travelled the world during his past role as an engineer. These attributes help the operation of drones and site surveys where knowledge of operating on large industrial sites is required. Filming experience, aerial stills and edits are drawn upon Simon's family background. His mother was a photographer and head of dept for photography & art at a UK University.

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