Scafell Pike plus from Seathwaite
Wed 30 Jun 2010
Route: Seathwaite, Borrowdale - Stockley Bridge - Grains Gill - Esk Hause - Calf Cove - Great End - Ill Crag - Broad Crag - Scafell Pike - Lingmell - Corridor Route - Sty Head - Styhead Tarn - Taylorgill Force - Seathwaite
Distance: 10.25 miles
Ascent: 3,650ft
Time: 6 hours 5 minutes
With: On own
Notes:
Blue sky, sunshine, scattered clouds, not much wind
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Seathwaite Farm, Borrowdale
The main track out of Seathwaite
Stockley Bridge
Looking back down Grains Gill
Up towards Great End
The footbridge across Grains Gill
An inviting pool
Grains Gill becomes Ruddy Gill
The view north with Skiddaw in the far distance
South-East and Central gullies on Great End
Great Gable and Green Gable
Great Gable plus and Sprinkling Tarn from the Esk Hause path
Calf Cove
Esk Pike with Bowfell behind from Great End's summit
Ill Crag and Broad Crag with Scafell Pike behind from Great End
Sprinkling Tarn below
Great Gable and Styhead Tarn
Ill Crag ahead
Broad Crag with the top of Scafell Pike above
Scafell Pike from Ill Crag's summit
Pen and Great Moss below
The highway to Scafell Pike
The last climb to Scafell Pike's summit
Lingmell and Great Gable from the descent off Scafell Pike
Lingmell's summit cairn and Great Gable
North from Lingmell
Scafell from Lingmell
Scafell Pike from Lingmell
Mosedale from Lingmell
The top of Piers Gill
Great Gable from the Corridor Route
The Corridor Route
The Corridor Route as I head for Sty Head
Styhead Tarn
Styhead Gill
Styhead Gill above Taylorgill Force
The path to Seathwaite, a quieter one than the main route via Stockley Bridge
Taylorgill Force
Looking back at a short scrambling section
Towards Seathwaite
The tea rooms at Seathwaite are closed for the season. No ice cream then!
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