Caw Fell to Steeple from Ennerdale
Sat 4 Sep 2010
Route: Bowness car park, Ennerdale - Ennerdale Water - Irish Bridge - Caw Fell's north ridge - Caw Fell - Little Gowder Crag - Haycock - Little Scoat Fell - Steeple - Steeple's north ridge - Lingmell - Irish Bridge - Ennerdale Water - Bowness car park
Distance: 11.00 miles
Ascent: 3,050ft
Time: 7 hours 30 minutes
With: Anne and members of the OFC
Notes:
Neil Haslewood's 214 Wainwright completion walk
Windy on the tops, broken cloud, hazy
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Steeple, today's target, is the pointed fell on the skyline, seen here across Ennerdale Water
Crag Fell and Anglers' Crag on the far side of Ennerdale Water
Caw Fell (middle skyline) and our ascent ridge to the left from near Irish Bridge
Great Borne on the other side of the valley from the start of the ridge
Great Borne and Starling Dodd from about three quarters of the way up Caw Fell's north ridge
Ascending the ridge
Iron Crag
Looking down Caw Fell's north ridge
Caw Fell's summit cairn
Little Gowder Crag and Haycock, just follow the wall
Looking back to Caw Fell and Iron Crag from Little Gowder Crag
Steeple and Scoat Fell from Haycock's summit
Black Crag with Pillar behind from Scoat Fell's summit
Steeple across Mirk Cove from Scoat Fell
Steeple
Neil's 214
Pillar, Black Crag and Great Gable from Steeple's summit
Steeple's north ridge
Steeple's north ridge
A heather covered Lingmell and Ennerdale Water
Starling Dodd from Low Beck
Looking back up at Steeple's north ridge with Pillar behind
The steep descent off Lingmell back into Ennerdale
Previous Walk: A sunset walk to Angle Tarn (Fri 3 Sep 2010)