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Bowfell +

Bowfell +


Postby Broggy1 » Mon Nov 05, 2018 3:06 pm

Wainwrights included on this walk: Allen Crags, Bowfell, Cold Pike, Crinkle Crags, Esk Pike, Pike o'Blisco, Rosset Pike

Hewitts included on this walk: Allen Crags, Bowfell, Cold Pike, Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Crinkle Crags South Top, Esk Pike, Pike of Blisco, Rossett Pike, Shelter Crags

Date walked: 02/11/2018

Time taken: 5.45

Distance: 21.2 km

Ascent: 1734m

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A stunning Friday off work to head round some of the Great Langdale hills.

Light winds but icy rocks making some of the descents very tricky (and slow) on the Eastern slopes of each hill - particularly in the morning.

1 Crinkles ahead.JPG
Crinkle Crags at the head of the valley - looks like a good day lies ahead


2 POB.JPG
Pike o'Blisco upper slopes ahead - I've only ever been down this way off this hill so it made a nice change going up this way


3 Looking back great day.JPG
Looking back


4 POB to Coniston Fells.JPG
Consiton Fells from Pike o'Blisco


5 Crinkle and Bowfell.JPG
Crinkle Crags and Bowfell


6 Cold PIke.JPG
Cold Pike ahead


7 POS from Cold PIke.JPG
Pike o'Stickle from Cold Pike


8 Long Top and Scafells from First Crinkle.JPG
Long top and the Scafells from the first Crinkle


9 Bad Step.JPG
The Bad Step - luckily on the western side of the hill and not icy today


10 Scafells from Long Top.JPG
Scafells from Long Top


11 Bowfell ahead.JPG
Bowfell ahead


12 Crinkles from Bowfell.JPG
Looking back at Crinkle Crags from Bowfell


13 Scafells majestic.JPG
Majestic Scafells


14 Heading for EP.JPG
Heading for Esk Pike


15 Bowfell from EP.JPG
Bowfell from Esk Pike


16 Heading for EH and AC.JPG
Heading for Esk Hause (busy with Scafell Pike headers) and Allen Crags


17 Gable from AC.JPG
Great Gable from Allen Crags


18 Angle Tarn.JPG
Angle Tarn


19 Rosset PIke summit.JPG
Rosset Pike summit


20 Lingmoor ahead down Rossett Gill.JPG
Heading down Rosset Gill with Lingmoor Fell framed with autumn colours
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