Red Screes
Sat 11 Jan 2003
Route: Ambleside - High Sweden Bridge - Scandale - Scandale Pass - Red Screes - Red Screes Tarn - Snarker Pike - south ridge - Kirkstone Pass road - Ambleside
Distance: 8.00 miles
Ascent: 2,400ft
Time: 3 hours 40 minutes
With: Anne
Notes:
Blue sky to start with but cloud building, paths very icy
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Road sign in Ambleside
Nab Scar, the double top of Heron Pike and Great Rigg
The Langdale Pikes and High Raise seen above part of Loughrigg Fell
High Sweden Bridge
Looking up Scandale to Little Hart Crag
Scandale
Reaching Scandale Pass
A glimpse of Brothers Water
Northerly panorma from the climb up Red Screes
Low Pike to Little Hart Crag
The route up Red Screes from Scandale Pass with the snow covered Saint Sunday Crag in the distance and the rocky Little Hart Crag on the right
Red Screes summit, in cloud
Descending Red Screes south ridge, straight into the sun
Looking down on Kirkstone Pass Inn
Looking down Red Screes' south ridge to Windermere
Rydal Water and the two arms of the Fairfield Horseshoe
Looking back up Red Screes south ridge
Rydal Water and the Langdale Pikes
Previous Walk: Raven Crag and The Benn (Tue 7 Jan 2003)
Next Walk: Rannerdale Knotts (Sat 18 Jan 2003)