Langdale Pikes
Sun 7 Sep 2014
Route: Stickle Barn, Great Langdale - Stickle Ghyll (Mill Gill) - Stickle Tarn - North Rake - Pavey Ark - Thunacar Knott - Harrison Stickle - Harrison Combe - Pike O'Stickle - Loft Crag - Mark Gate - Stickle Barn
Distance: 5.25 miles
Ascent: 2,700ft
Time: 4 hours 35 minutes
With: Anne
Notes:
Blue sky and sunshine, hardly any wind, warm
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Setting off up Mill Gill
Work is underway on the Stickle Ghyll Hydro-power Project
Looking back down
Looking across Stickle Tarn to Pavey Ark
Stickle Tarn from the top of Pavey Ark
Thunacar Knott on the right with Bowfell in the distance on the left
East to St Sunday Crag
Crinke Crags with Pike O'Stickle in front (left) and Bowfell (right) from Thunacar Knott summit cairn
Looking across to the north western fells from Thunacar Knott
Pavey Ark and Stickle Tarn as we head to Harrison Stickle
The view north from Harrison Stickle's summit
Great Langdale and Windermere in the distance
Looking across Harrison Combe to Loft Crag and Pike O'Stickle
Pike O'Stickle summit
Loft Crag with Gimmer Crag on its side from Pike O'Stickle
South Scree, not a route for me!
Looking back to Pike O'Stickle from Loft Crag
Stool End Farm
Heading down
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