Blencathra via Sharp Edge.
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:33 pm
This is a walk i'd been looking forward to for some time, I have heard lots of good reports from accents of Blencathra.I started out from a small carpark on the A66 at Scales.From there Sharp Edge was my objective,i'd been in this area earlier this year and couldn't climb Blencathra due to bad snow.How different the area looked this time.
Upon reaching Scales Tarn I realised how intimidating Blencathra can look the views looking up were stunning.
Sharp Edge was fantastic fun with a few scary bits with great views down to Scales Tarn and over to Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell,I didn't use the bypass path once sticking to the pinnacle of the ridge.
What followed next I found to be the most scary part of this accent,where the ridge meets the shoulder of Blencathra it heads up at an alarming gradient.I certainly didn't let go apart from when I felt safe enough to take a snap.
Once that was over I took a bearing for Mungrisdale Common.This involved a sizable descent to reach and was a bit of an anti-climax.
I then heading back up to where i'd descended from to bag Blencathra,then the fun started all over again.
I didn't realise Hallsfell ridge involved a bit of scrambling too,again I stuck to the very top all the way down.The views down this ridge are nothing short of amazing.
I would recommend Blencathra to anyone looking for for an exhilarating day out.
Upon reaching Scales Tarn I realised how intimidating Blencathra can look the views looking up were stunning.
Sharp Edge was fantastic fun with a few scary bits with great views down to Scales Tarn and over to Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell,I didn't use the bypass path once sticking to the pinnacle of the ridge.
What followed next I found to be the most scary part of this accent,where the ridge meets the shoulder of Blencathra it heads up at an alarming gradient.I certainly didn't let go apart from when I felt safe enough to take a snap.
Once that was over I took a bearing for Mungrisdale Common.This involved a sizable descent to reach and was a bit of an anti-climax.
I then heading back up to where i'd descended from to bag Blencathra,then the fun started all over again.
I didn't realise Hallsfell ridge involved a bit of scrambling too,again I stuck to the very top all the way down.The views down this ridge are nothing short of amazing.
I would recommend Blencathra to anyone looking for for an exhilarating day out.