The Nab plus ten (A Martindale Round)
Sat 14 May 2005
Route: St. Peter's Church (Martindale) - Steel Knotts - Wether Hill - Red Crag - Redcrag Tarn - Raven Howe - High Raise - Kidsty Pike - Rampsgill Head - The Knott - Rest Dodd - The Nab - Satura Crag - Brock Crags - Angle Tarn - Angletarn Pikes - Beda Fell - Winter Crag - St. Peter's Church
Distance: 14.25 miles
Ascent: 4,400ft
Time: 7 hours 35 minutes
With: David Hall
Notes:
Sunshine and blue sky with a strong wind on the tops.
The Wainwright Society's Great Lakeland Challenge is to climb all the Wainwrights including the Outlying Fells (214 plus 56) in one week. I signed up for The Nab.
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Pikeawassa, Steel Knotts' summit with Ullswater in the distance
Martindale panorama from Steel Knotts summit
The Nab with Ramps Gill to the left and Bannerdale to the right
Looking back down on Steel Knotts from our ascent of Wether Hill
The view south (High Street Roman Road) from Wether Hill's summit cairn
Looking back to Raven Howe from High Raise
Haweswater and Riggindale from Kidsty Pike
The Nab and Ramps Gill from Rampsgill Head
Westerly panorama from Rampsgill Head
The Knott (near left) with the Fairfield and Helvellyn Fells from Rampsgill Head
Fairfield from The Knott
Rest Dodd and The Nab from The Knott
The Nab from Rest Dodd
The Nab's summit
Martindale from The Nab
Heck Crag with Fairfield, Saint Sunday Crag, Helvellyn and the pointed Catstycam on the skyline from The Nab's summit
Rest Dodd from The Nab
Brock Crags, Buck Crag and a glimpse of Angle Tarn
High Street, a bit of Hayeswater and Gray Crag from our route across to Brock Crags
Brothers Water with High Hartsop Dodd, Little Hart Crag, Dove Crag, the Hartsop Above How ridge leading to Hart Crag and Fairfield from Brock Crags
Angle Tarn from the descent off Brock Crags
Angle Tarn and the southern (and lower) top of Angletarn Pikes
Looking across Angle Tarn to Fairfield, Saint Sunday Crag, Helvellyn and Catstycam
Angle Tarn from Angletarn Pikes south top with l-to-r skyline: Rest Dodd, Rampsgill Head, The Knott, High Street, Gray Crag and Thornthwaite Beacon
Northwesterly panorama from Angletarn Pikes' northern top
Angletarn Pikes' north top, Fairfield and Saint Sunday Crag
The ridge to Beda Fell
The Nab from Beda Fell
The Nab and Rest Dodd seen across Bannerdale with High Raise and Rampsgill Head behind
Hallin Fell and Ullswater from the descent from Beda Head
Previous Walk: Carrock Fell and High Pike (Thu 12 May 2005)
Next Walk: Branstree and Selside Pike (Sun 15 May 2005)