Esk Pike and Bowfell
Fri 21 Nov 2003
Route: Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Great Langdale - Mickleden - Rossett Gill - Rossett Pike - Angle Tarn - Esk Hause - Esk Pike - Ore Gap - Bowfell - Three Tarns - The Band - Stool End Farm - Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
Distance: 9.00 miles
Ascent: 3,350ft
Time: 4 hours 50 minutes
With: On Own
Notes:
In cloud most of time, snow shower on top, rain on the way down, very light winds throughout
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Pike O' Stickle and Gimmer Crag from Mickleden
Rossett Pike from Mickleden
Sign at the end of Mickleden
Great Langdale cloud inversion with the Langdale Pikes on the left from the zig-zags up Rossett Gill
Great Langdale cloud inversion
Langdale Pikes and Great Langdale cloud inversion
Lingmoor Fell peaks out
The pointed top of Pike O' Blisco with the Coniston Fells behind from Rossett Pike
The cloud inversion from Rossett Pike
The cloud inversion from Rossett Pike
The Great Slab on Bowfell
The cloud inversion from the head of Rossett Gill
Shelter at lower Esk Hause and its now snowing
Esk Pike summit
Harter Fell, Eskdale through a break in the clouds
Ore Gap
The top of The Great Slab, Bowfell
The route down to Three Tarns
Three Tarns
Stool End and Great Langdale from the bottom of The Band, out of the cloud at last
Herdwicks at Stool End
The Langdale Pikes
Cloud still covers The Band
Previous Walk: Silver How (Wed 19 Nov 2003)
Next Walk: Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike and Dollywaggon Pike (Sun 23 Nov 2003)