Skiddaw and Little Man
Sun 4 Nov 2012
Route: Latrigg car park (end of Gale Road) - Jenkin Hill - Skiddaw Lesser Man - Skiddaw Little Man - Skiddaw - Jenkin Hill - Latrigg car park
Distance: 6.25 miles
Ascent: 2,250ft
Time: 3 hours 40 minutes
With: Anne
Notes:
Blue sky and sunshine. Not much wind except on the summit ridge. Snow on the ground from about 2,000ft
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The north western fells as we head up Jenkin Hill from the Latrigg car park
Skiddaw Little Man comes into view. The snow is down to about the 2,000ft mark
South to Derwent Water and the central Lakes
Leaving the main Skiddaw path we start ascending Little Man
Looking across to the Helvellyn range
How deep!?!
Blencathra from Lesser Man
Skiddaw from Little Man's summit
Heading to Skiddaw
Iced fence
Heading up to Skiddaw's summit ridge
Looking back to Skiddaw Little Man
Skiddaw's summit ridge, the top is at the far end
Skiddaw's summit trig point
Ullock Pike and the north end of Bassenthwaite Lake from the view indicator at the summit
Blencathra, Lonscale Fell, the Helvellyn ridge and Little Man from Skiddaw
Lonscale Fell and Skiddaw Little Man as we head down
The back of Blencathra and the snowy North Pennines in the far distance
The path round the side of Little Man
The Helvellyn ridge from Jenkin Hill
Derwent Water
Looking back to Little Man, the snow is melting off the south facing slopes, compare this photo with the second one for the walk
Jenkin Hill from the Hawell Monument
Previous Walk: Angletarn Pikes, Angle Tarn and Hayeswater (Sun 14 Oct 2012)
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