Bowfell

Sat 6 Apr 2013

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 40 minutes

With: Anne

Notes:

Blue sky, sunshine - my gloves, hat and coat stayed in the rucsac all day.

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On the way to Stool End with The Band centre, Crinkle Crags left and Bowfell right

Oxendale Beck and Crinkle Crags

Looking back down on Stool End

Bowfell

Heading for Three Tarns

Pike o'Blisco

Looking back down to The Band with the Langdale Pikes beyond

The Scafells from a frozen and snow covered tarn at Three Tarns

The Scafells from Three Tarns

Crinkel Crags (and many other fells) from the climb up Bowfell

Bowfell summit ahead

The Great Slab

Rescue Helicopter

Great visibility today, you could see for miles and miles

The Scafells from Bowfell's summit

Langstrath with the Skiddaw fells and Blencathra in the far distance

Heading for Ore Gap

The Scafells, again!

Wind sculptured snow

Angle Tarn below

Angle Tarn

Near the top of Rossett Gill

Great Langdale from the Rossett Gill path

Descending into Mickleden

Rossett Pike from Mickleden

Langdale Pikes from below

Looking back up Mickleden

Previous Walk: Round Kentmere Reservoir, no bell (Mon 1 Apr 2013)

Next Walk: Grisedale Pike and Coledale (Sat 13 Apr 2013)

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