Bowfell and Esk Pike
Sun 5 Mar 2006
Route: Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Great Langdale - Stool End Farm - The Band - Three Tarns - Bowfell - Ore Gap - Esk Pike - Esk Hause - Angle Tarn - Rossett Pike - Stake Pass - Mickleden - Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
Distance: 10.00 miles
Ascent: 3,475ft
Time: 6 hours 50 minutes
With: Anne, David Hall and Peter Burgess
Notes:
Blue sky and sunshine with cloud building later in the day, snow on the tops.
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The Band, our route up Bowfell
Mickleden with Rossett Pike at its head and Pike O' Stickle on the right
Stool End Farm from low down on The Band
Ascending The Band
Pike O' Blisco from high up on The Band
The Scafells from one of the frozen Three Tarns
The Langdale Pikes from Three Tarns
Lingcove Beck, Upper Eskdale from just above Three Tarns
Harter Fell with Black Combe in the distance
Crinkle Crags from our ascent of Bowfell from Three Tarns
Ascending Bowfell from Three Tarns
The Great Slab, Bowfell
Scafell and Scafell Pike from Bowfell's summit
Scafell, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag, Great End, Esk Pike, Grasmoor Fells, Allen Crags and Glaramara from Bowfell's summit
Looking over Crinkle Crags to Coniston Old Man and Dow Crag
Heading for Ore Gap and Esk Pike
Approaching Esk Pike's summit
Great End, Great Gable and Green Gable from Esk Pike
On the descent to Esk Hause from Esk Pike
Great Gable and Green Gable from Lower Esk Hause
Angle Tarn and Hanging Knotts
Mickleden from Rossett Pike
No snow in Langstrath
Mickleden
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