Jack's Rake, Pavey Ark
Fri 22 Aug 2008
Route: Stickle Barn, Great Langdale - Stickle Ghyll (Mill Gill) - Stickle Tarn - Jack's Rake - Pavey Ark - Harrison Stickle - Pike Howe - Stickle Barn
Distance: 3.50 miles
Ascent: 2,200ft
Time: 2 hours 50 minutes
With: On own
Notes:
Sunny, scattered cloud.
Jack's Rake is a grade 1 scramble up across the face of Pavey Ark. A lot of the climb is in a groove so there is less feeling of exposure than say Striding Edge or Sharp Edge, having said that I found it technically harder than either of them.
I last climbed Jack's Rake 20 years ago, I was leaner and more agile back then!
This walk features in Mark Richard's new walking guide 'Great Mountain Days in the Lake District'.
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Footbridge over Stickle Ghyll with Tarn Crag on the skyline right
The path up to Stickle Tarn is busy today
Looking back down Stickle Ghyll having crossed back over the beck
Looking across Stickle Tarn to Pavey Ark. Jack's Rake rises to the left across the face
Easy Gully from the large memorial cairn inscribed 'JWS 1900'
Stickle Tarn from the foot of Jack's Rake
The start of Jack's Rake
Looking back down the first section of Jack's Rake
Ascending to the 'third ash tree' approaching the worst section per AW, definitely the steepest continuous part of the rake
Looking down the lower part of Jack's Rake from next to the tree
The 'third' ash tree, Jack's Rake
Scramblers on the hardest part of the ascent, in my opinion, an awkward couple of moves just after passing Gwynne's Chimney
The groove up to Great Gully with 'The Gun' on the skyline
Looking back down on the easy terrace
A splinter of rock sometimes referred to as 'The Gun', another awkward move is needed to climb up past it
Great Gully is climbed for a short distance before traversing left and then ascending the rocky slabs to finish just to the right of the pinnacle
Looking down on Stickle Tarn from the rocky slabs at the top of Jack's Rake
Pavey Ark's summit, looking towards Harrison Stickle with the Coniston Fells beyond
Helvellyn from Pavey Ark's summit
Looking over Blea Rigg to the Fairfield Horseshoe from Pavey Ark's summit
Easterly panorama from Pavey Ark's summit
Looking back to Pavey Ark as I head for Harrison Stickle
Harrison Stickle from the path from Pavey Ark
Stickle Tarn
Pavey Ark and Stickle Tarn
Thunacar Knott, High Raise and Sergeant Man (knobble on far right) from Harrison Stickle's summit
Pike o'Stickle with Bowfell, Esk Pike, Great End, Allen Crags and Great Gable behind
Looking down on Great Langdale and Windermere from Harrison Stickle's summit
Looking across Harrison Combe to Pike o'Stickle
Zooming in on Pike o'Stickle
The top of Dungeon Ghyll
On the path above Dungeon Ghyll on the slopes of Harrison Stickle looking to Lingmoor Fell
Descending to Pike Howe
Pike Howe
Thorn Crag and Harrison Stickle from Pike Howe
Great Langdale from Pike Howe's summit
Pavey Ark and Stickle Ghyll from Pike Howe
Looking down on the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel in the trees and Millbeck on the left
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