Skiddaw
Mon 31 Dec 2001
Route: Latrigg car park (end of Gale Road) - Lonscale Fell - Skiddaw - Skiddaw Little Man - Skiddaw Lesser Man - Jenkin Hill - Latrigg car park
Distance: 7.50 miles
Ascent: 2,500ft
Time: 5 hours
With: Anne, Roger & Ann Hiley, Hilton Quigley, Ann Bowker and three dogs
Notes:
A brilliant day - superb weather, magnificent views and excellent company
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The Hawell Monument
The three Ann(e)'s (Hiley, Leaney and Bowker) on the rim of Lonscale Crags looking down into Glenderaterra valley
Ascending Lonscale Fell
Lonscale Fell summit with Skiddaw Little Man and Skiddaw behind
360 Panorama from Lonscale Fell summit
Skiddaw Little Man and Skiddaw from Jenkin Hill
Panorama, Blencathra to Skiddaw Little Man, from the climb up to Skiddaw
Skiddaw Little Man and Derwent Water
Skiddaw's crowded summit
Westward panorama from Skiddaw's summit
Panorama southwards as we head for the final fell of the day, Skiddaw Little Man
Ann and Roger reach Little Man's summit, their final Wainwright!
Still standing after several beakers of Champagne
The Helvellyn ridge from Lesser Man
A late lunch break
Descending off Skiddaw Little Man with Blencathra and the Helvellyn ridge in the distance
Jenkin Hill and a touch of cloud over Little Man at sunset
Sunset over the northwestern fells
Sunset over the northwestern fells
Sunset over the northwestern fells
Previous Walk: Howtown circuit (Sun 30 Dec 2001)
Next Walk: Carron Crag (Fri 4 Jan 2002)