Route: Stickle Barn, Great Langdale - Mark Gate - Thorn Crag - Loft Crag - Pike O'Stickle - Thunacar Knott - Martcrag Moor - Stake Pass - Mickleden - Stickle Barn
Distance: 7.25 miles
Ascent: 2,500ft
Time: 4 hours 50 minutes
With: David Hall and Neil Haslewood
Notes:
Blue sky and sunshine
© Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Licence number AL100038401
Crinkle Crags with Pike o'Blisco on the left from above Stickle Barn
The way ahead, our route (Mark Gate) on the left, Dungeon Ghyll in the middle and Pike Howe on the right
Windermere, Lingmoor Fell and Blea Tarn from the ascent
Loft Crag and Pike o'Stickle from Thorn Crag's summit
Harrison Stickle with the Pike Howe path above Dungeon Ghyll
Looking down on Pike Howe from Thorn Crag
Loft Crag's summit
Pike o'Stickle from Loft Crag
Harrison Stickle from Loft Crag
Mickleden below and Bowfell in shadow from Loft Crag
Looking down South Scree into the Langdale valley
High Raise from Pike o'Stickle's summit with Skiddaw in the distance, left
Loft Crag from Pike o'Stickle's summit
Martcrag Moor with Glaramara behind from Pike o'Stickle
Rossett Pike and the head of Mickleden
Our path across Harrison Combe to Thunacar Knott from Pike o'Stickle
Descending off Pike o'Stickle
Looking back to Pike o'Stickle with Crinkle Crags and Bowfell in shadow behind
The north western fells from Thunacar Knotts summit, Wainwright's top can be seen on the far side of the tarn
Looking towards Great Gable from Thunacar Knott's summit tarn
Sergeant Man with the Helvellyn ridge, Saint Sunday Crag, Seat Sandal and Fairfield beyond from Thunacar Knott's north top
Martcrag Moor
Langstrath with Rosthwaite Fell on the left, Sergeant's Crag on right and Skiddaw in the distance from Martcrag Moor
Stake Pass
Langdale Combe with Bowfell ahead
Zooming in on the Great Slab, Bowfell
Pike o'Stickle
Mickleden
Looking down into Mickleden from the Stake Pass path
Mickleden from the sheepfold where the Rossett Gill and Stake Pass paths meet
Rossett Pike from Mickleden, we had descended from Stake Pass on the right of the photo
Mickleden
Looking up to Pike o'Stickle and Loft Crag from Mickleden
The track between the Old and New Dungeon Ghyll Hotels
The track back to the New Dungeon Ghyll
Previous Walk: Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head (Thu 29 May 2008)
Next Walk: Dodd (Wed 4 Jun 2008)