Glaramara and Allen Crags

Sat 3 Nov 2007

Route: Seathwaite, Borrowdale - Allerdale Ramble - Thornythwaite Fell - Glaramara - High House Tarn - Allen Crags - Lower Esk Hause - Sprinkling Tarn - Styhead Tarn - Stockley Bridge - Seathwaite

Distance: 9.00 miles

Ascent: 2,875ft

Time: 6 hours 15 minutes

With: David & Jennifer Hall and Anne

Notes:

Overcast but mild

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Looking down Borrowdale as we head along the Allerdale Ramble from Seathwaite

Base Brown

Mountain View cottages

Combe Gill looking towards Comb Head

Looking north back down Thornythwaite Fell

Heading for Glaramara's summit (the high point on the skyline just left of centre) with Comb Head on the left

The north western fells with Honister Crag on the far left as we head for Glaramara's summit from Thornythwaite Fell

Northwards towards Derwent Water from Glaramara's summit

Glaramara's summit with the Langdale Pikes in the distance on the left

Heading for Allen Crags. Esk Pike left skyline and Great End right skyline

Heading along the ridge path

The Langdale Pikes from High House Tarn

Great Gable and Green Gable with their tops in cloud

Looking back to Glaramara from our ascent of Allen Crags

The Langdale Pikes from Allen Crags summit

Looking over Sprinkling Tarn to Great Gable from Allen Crags summit

Allen Crags summit

The path from Lower Esk Hause towards Sprinkling Tarn

Sprinkling Tarn. We had walked the skyline ridge, Glaramara on the far left to Allen Crags out of shot on the right

The path to Sty Head with Styhead Tarn below and Green Gable now completely out of the cloud

Styhead Tarn

The path by Styhead Gill

Looking down into Borrowdale

Borrowdale

Back at Seathwaite

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