Walk Information

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Walk route: Wasdale Head - Kirk Fell - Black Sail Pass - Looking Stead - Pillar - Wind Gap - Black Crag, Pillar - Scoat Fell, Little - Steeple - Scoat Fell, Little - Red Pike, Wasdale - Dore Head - Stirrup Crag - Yewbarrow (North Top) - Yewbarrow - road - Wasdale Head

Distance: 10.50 miles

Ascent: 5,100ft

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Time: 7 hours 20 minutes

With: David Hall

Conditions: Blue sky and sunshine, overnight frost, cold in the shade but warm in the sun, not much wind, excellent visibility

Photos

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Kirk Fell from the packhorse bridge at Wasdale HeadA floodlit Pillar, the cloud soon dispersedLooking back down on Wasdale Head from the direct route up Kirk FellLooking across to Stirrup Crag (Yewbarrow) and Red PikeKirk Fell direct, after the steep grass comes steep screeIllgill Head and Wastwater from Kirk FellLooking across to Great Gable from Kirk FellYewbarrow, Seatallan in the distance, Red Pike, Scoat Fell, Black Crag and Pillar from Kirk FellGreat Gable with Green Gable to the left, from Kirk Fell's summit360 Panorama from Kirk Fell's summitFleetwith Pike with Hindscarth and Dale Head behind and Skiddaw and Blencathra on the skyline from Kirk FellPillar from Kirk FellLooking down on Black Sail Hut (Youth Hostel) from Looking SteadMosedale and Wasdale Head from Pillar with Scafell on the far left and Yewbarrow on the far rightThe view north from our ascent of PillarLooking back along our line of ascent to Kirk Fell with Great Gable, Great End, Broad Crag and Scafell Pike on the skylineNorth easterly panorama from Pillar's summitLooking back across Wind Gap to Pillar from Black CragPillar, Kirk Fell (with the top of Great Gable behind), the Scafells and Red Pike from Scoat FellSteeple from Scoat FellScoat Fell's summitEnnerdale Water from Steeple's summit180 Northerly panorama from Steeple's summitRed Pike with the Scafells beyond from Scoat FellDore Head and Stirrup Crag (Yewbarrow) with the Scafells behind from our descent off Red PikeGreat Gable and Wasdale HeadRed Pike, Black Crag and Pillar from Yewbarrow's summitThe descent gully off Yewbarrow to the southWastwater and The ScreesYewbarrow's south ridgeThe Scafells and Wastwater from YewbarrowLingmell, Scafell Pike, Scafell and Wastwater

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