Bowfell and Esk Pike
Sat 27 Feb 2010
Route: Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Great Langdale - Stool End Farm - The Band - Three Tarns - Bowfell - Ore Gap - Esk Pike - Esk Hause - Angle Tarn - Rossett Gill - Mickleden - Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
Distance: 8.75 miles
Ascent: 3,250ft
Time: 6 hours
With: David Hall
Notes:
Blue sky and lots of sunshine to start but cloud building. Deep snow on the tops.
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The Band with Crinkle Crags on the left and Bowfell on the right
Great Langdale from low down on The Band
The Langdale Pikes from The Band
Great Langdale from The Band
Bowfell from The Band with the Three Tarns col on the far left
Pike O'Blisco
The Scafells from Three Tarns
Crinkle Crags from our ascent of Bowfell
Heading for Bowfell's summit
Hard Knott, Harter Fell and Eskdale from Bowfell's summit
The Scafells from Bowfell's summit
The way ahead to Esk Pike
Approaching Ore Gap with Esk Pike ahead
Looking back to Bowfell
Bowfell from Esk Pike's summit
Walkers approaching Esk Pike's summit from Esk Hause
Our route to Esk Hause
Great Gable and Green Gable
Rossett Pike
Great Langdale from the top of Rossett Gill
Langdale Pikes and Mickleden
Mickleden, it always feels a long way back to the ODG from the bottom of Rossett Gill
Previous Walk: Blencathra and Mungrisdale Common (Sat 13 Feb 2010)
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