Route: Mungrisdale - The Tongue - Bowscale Fell - Bannerdale Crags - east ridge - River Glenderamackin - Mungrisdale
Distance: 5.25 miles
Ascent: 1,700ft
Time: 2 hours 35 minutes
With: On own
Notes:
Sunny intervals, cloud on the high fells, windy.
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Bannerdale View cottage in Mungrisdale with The Tongue behind
The Tongue, my route was up left side next to the line of crags
The Tongue on the right with the top of Bannerdale Crags in cloud in the distance from next to the River Glenderamackin
My line of ascent to the left of the rocks (AW Bowscale Fell 5 - Route 2)
Looking back down the steep ascent, Mungrisdale village is in the trees
The view east from the top of the steep climb on to The Tongue
Bowscale Fell from summit of The Tongue, both Birketts if you are counting
Bannerdale Crags, the east ridge, my descent route, really stands out
On the boggy traverse to Bowscale Fell from The Tongue
The Tongue from Bowscale Fell
Bowscale Fell's summit, note the cloud on Blencathra
Great Calva and Knott from Bowscale Fell
Skiddaw from Bowscale Fell
Bannerdale Crags from Bowscale Fell with Blencathra in cloud on the right
Bannerdale Crags
The crag top path to Bannerdale Crags summit from Bowscale Fell
Looking back to Bowscale Fell from my route to Bannerdale Crags
Bowscale Fell from the east cairn on 'the edge' of Bannerdale Crags
Blencathra from Bannerdale Crags summit cairn
Bannerdale Crags east ridge from above
Looking back up the top steep section of Bannerdale Crags east ridge
Looking back to Bannerdale Crags as I head for Mungrisdale
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