Longside Edge and Skiddaw
Thu 29 Dec 2005
Route: Mirehouse, The Old Sawmill Tea Room - Ullock Pike - Long Side - Carl Side - Carlside Tarn - Skiddaw - Skiddaw Little Man - Latrigg car park (end of Gale Road) - Briar Rigg, Keswick
Distance: 8.50 miles
Ascent: 3,250ft
Time: 4 hours 50 minutes
With: Anne, David, Ann, Roger, Jo, John and Ian
Notes:
Bitterly cold wind, icy under foot, overcast.
Most of the group descended to White Stones from Carl Side but David and myself continued upwards onto Skiddaw.
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Looking across Bassenthwaite Lake to Ling Fell and Sale Fell
The Old Man of the Mountains
Ascending Ullock Pike
The north end of Bassenthwaite Lake with Criffel in Scotland in the distance
Approaching Ullock Pike's summit
Skiddaw, Skiddaw Little Man in cloud, Carl Side, Long Side and Ullock Pike
Derwent Water and the north western fells from Ullock Pike's summit
Longside Edge
Carl Side
Skiddaw Little Man from Carlside Tarn
Long Side and Ullock Pike from our route up Skiddaw
Looking back down on Carl Side from the steep path up Skiddaw
Skiddaw's summit trig point
Lonscale Fell and Skiddaw Little Man with the Helvellyn ridge in the distance
Skiddaw Little Man and Derwent Water
Lots of ice on the fence!
The Helvellyn ridge from the main path off Jenkin Hill back to Latrigg car park
Derwent Water and Keswick from the descent
Derwent Water and Keswick from the Skiddaw path down to the Latrigg car park
Previous Walk: A Mosedale Horseshoe (Wed 28 Dec 2005)
Next Walk: Kirk Fell and Great Gable (Sat 31 Dec 2005)