Blencathra

Blencathra is one of the finest fells in Lakeland. Prominently seen when approaching along the A66 to the east, its fine form makes it instantly recognisable. There are many routes of ascent, the finest of which being Hall's Fell Ridge which leads directly south from the summit, and the celebrated Sharp Edge, an airy scramble that can make Striding Edge seem a picnic.

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Region: Lake District: North

Altitude: 868 metres

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Panoramic summit view (click to open)


Blencathra
Photo ©Andrew Hill
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Users' walk reports for Blencathra

There are 4304 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Blencathra. They have contributed 61 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report AuthorDate walked LikesHills
  22/5/72  31
  1/12/12  17
  9/2/17  14
  11/4/19  11
  16/12/17  7
  14/1/12  7
  6/12/15  6
  8/8/15  6
  17/5/10  6
  13/7/18  5
  11/3/24  4
  26/11/16  4
  2/10/16  4
  5/6/16  4
  17/4/16  4
  7/2/12  4
  11/3/23  3
  14/8/19  3
  5/6/16  3
  20/11/15  3
  15/4/14  3
  5/6/10  3
  17/4/24  2
  19/6/22  2
  26/3/22  2
  7/8/20  2
  18/9/17  2
  14/5/16  2
  15/8/15  2
  15/6/14  2
  27/8/13  2
  12/8/13  2
  28/7/13  2
  6/10/12  2
  13/10/19  1
  30/4/18  1
  8/7/17  1
  13/3/16  1
  24/7/15  1
  8/6/15  1
  2/10/14  1
  11/3/14  1
  11/7/13  1
  8/10/12  1
  8/4/12  1
  24/1/10  1
  20/9/09  1
  5/3/08  1
  21/1/23  0
  8/8/22  0
  8/7/18  0
  16/8/15  0
  4/7/15  0
  2/5/13  0
  18/4/11  0
  21/8/10  0
  21/6/10  0
  10/4/10  0
  23/3/10  0
  22/3/10  0
  5/9/09  0

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