Sounds of a mountain climb in the Lake District

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Sounds of a mountain climb in the Lake District

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Dec 11, 2017

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The poet Helen Mort and her friend Andrew walk from The Old Dungeon Ghyll - a famous hikers and climbers pub in Great Langdale - up to Raven Crag where they climb Middle Fell Buttress on a very wintery day at the end of July.

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Dec 11, 2017

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