Assignment Five - Resubmission

Assignment Five - Illustration and Narrative

The assignment required me to illustrate a story for a magazine with appropriate captions linking the photos.  For this assignment I have chosen to illustrate the easiest route to climb Great Gable, a summit in the Lake District National Park, 899m in altitude, which from lower down looks like a massive hulk of a mountain and generally quite overwhelming!  The captions will provide the accompanying instructions so that the reader can follow the route.

Cover

The cover illustration is such that there is sufficient room for the magazine title and some wording to describe the article inside the magazine(for example, such that "Trail" magazine might use).

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Starting out at Honister Slate mine, take the steep uphill path leading away from the right-hand side car park; the path is signposted to Great Gable.  The round trip back to this point is approximately 6 1/2 miles.

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Continue to follow the path as it gains height, passing through some rocky outcrops.  Look back to see the slate mine nestling at the head of the Honister Pass.

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After an initial steep rise, the the path eventually levels out and follows an old railway track.  When you come to a crossroads set just below a raised hump in the path, turn left.

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Having taken this left turn, continue along this clearly marked path following the twists and turns until you come to a hillock with an inset boundary post.  Turn left either just before or just after the hillock and head towards the fence.

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Continue straight on, and then when you come to the fence, hop over the stile.  Note, smaller dogs will be able to fit through the little doggy flap!

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Pick up the path again; this time it takes you through a moraine field.  Take care walking over the boulders and look down to make sure you don't twist your ankle on a wobbly boulder.

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Once you are through the moraine, the path is lined with a series of cairns marking the way.  From here you now have a clear view of the path to Green Gable summit, with Great Gable looming in the background (the hulk appearing to the very right of the photograph).

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On arriving at Green Gable summit, a cairn shelter is a good spot for a quick recharge, before you make the final push to Great Gable.

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Leaving the summit towards the left, descend a short scree slope down to Windy Gap and carry straight on where the path crisscrosses setting foot on Great Gable for the first time.  Tip for descending on scree: tread sideways rather than head on; make sure each foot is firmly placed before making another step.

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Just the other side of Windy Gap, the scree path rises again, after which, there are a few rocks to climb involving a bit of scrambling.  Move one limb at a time and take it slowly keeping your body as close to the rocks as you can.  The path at this point is still clear.

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After this short passage of ledges and boulders, a clear and easy path continues to the summit plateau.  Follow the cairns to the summit and pose for a summit photo!