Bowfell

Fri 3 Jan 2003

Route: Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Great Langdale - Stool End Farm - The Band - Three Tarns - Bowfell - Ore Gap - Angle Tarn - Rossett Gill - Mickleden - Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

Distance: 7.75 miles

Ascent: 2,900ft

Time: 5 hours 30 minutes

With: Anne

Notes:

Snow above 1,000ft, cloud base approx. 2,500ft

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The Langdale Pikes from the road to Stool End

The start of The Band

Great Langdale from The Band

On The Band

Crinkle Crags partly hidden by cloud

Bowfell from The Band

On the top section of The Band, heading for Three Tarns

The Band

Into the cloud above Three Tarns

Bowfell summit, in cloud, no views

The route down to Ore Gap (far left) with Allen Crags straight ahead

Langstrath from just below Ore Gap

Looking down on Angle Tarn

Rossett Pike from above Angle Tarn

Mickleden from the top of Rossett Gill

Mickleden from the top of Rossett Gill

Mickleden from lower down the Rossett Gill path

Looking down Mickleden towards Lingmoor Fell

Previous Walk: Low Fell (Tue 31 Dec 2002)

Next Walk: Mungrisdale Circuit (Sat 4 Jan 2003)

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