10 Skiddaw
Sun 20 May 2007
Route: Moot Hall, Keswick - Latrigg car park (end of Gale Road) - Lonscale Fell - Jenkin Hill - Skiddaw Lesser Man - Skiddaw Little Man - Skiddaw - Jenkin Hill - Latrigg car park - Moot Hall
Distance: 11.50 miles
Ascent: 3,250ft
Time: 5 hours 10 minutes
With: Anne and David & Jennifer Hall
Notes:
Broken/scattered cloud and sunshine, windy on the tops.
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Moot Hall, Keswick
Carl Side, Skiddaw and Skiddaw Little Man from the end of Spoony Green Lane
The north western fells from the track on the flanks of Latrigg up to Gale Road
Heading along the Cumbria Way with the Jenkin Hill path behind as we head for our route up Lonscale Fell
The Helvellyn ridge from our ascent of Lonscale Fell
Climbing up Lonscale Fell, just follow the fence
Derwent Water from the ascent
The Helvellyn ridge as we head for Lonscale Fell's east top
Blencathra from Lonscale Fell
Looking down on Glenderaterra Beck
Approaching Lonscale Fell's east top
Looking over Burnt Horse to Great Calva from Lonscale Fell
Skiddaw Little Man and Skiddaw from Lonscale Fell
Skiddaw Little Man and Skiddaw from Lonscale Fell's summit cairn
The view south from Lonscale Fell's summit
Traversing Jenkin Hill as we head for Skiddaw Little Man
Lonscale Fell with Blencathra beyond from our ascent of Little Man
The north western fells from Skiddaw Little Man
Skiddaw's summit ridge
Skiddaw summit - On top of the World
Long Side and Ullock Pike from Skiddaw's summit
Looking south along Skiddaw's summit ridge with Skiddaw Little Man on the left
Derwent Water from the south end of Skiddaw's summit ridge
The superhighway back to Keswick across the eastern slopes of Skiddaw Little Man
Heading down the Jenkin Hill path
The Helvellyn ridge from the Hawell Monument
Skiddaw and Skiddaw Little Man from the Bell Close car park in Keswick
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