October 2010 | The Lake District Walker Blog

Eel Crag and above Buttermere

A good day above Buttermere today, setting off at 10am we climbed the southern shoulder of Whiteless Pike and continued over the summit to Wandope and Eel Crag.

Occasional short showers on the way up eased by the time we were on Wandope, but there were good view all around except over Haystacks towards Great Gable and Scafell Pike. There was however quite a strong breeze on the higher tops, so we sheltered in the lea of the ridge for a short stop near the summit of Eel Crag.

We descended from Eel Crag to Sail and down to Sail Pass, descending from the pass above Rigg Beck and following the path down above Sail Beck back to Buttermere.

This entry was posted in Eel Crag (Crag Hill), Grasmoor from Buttermere, Sail, Whiteless Pike on October 30, 2010 by The Lake District Walker.

Scafell Pike and Scafell

Good day on the Scafell's today. From Wasdale Head, we ascended via Hollow Stones to Scafell Pike. After a short lunch break we descended Mickledore and took the path to Foxes Tarn, then onto the summit of Scafell. We then followed the path over Green How to Brackenclose and back to Wasdale Head.
Weatherwise we had a combination of sunny spells, rain, hail and strong winds.

This entry was posted in Scafell, Scafell and Scafell Pike, Scafell Pike on October 30, 2010 by The Lake District Walker.

Red Pike

A very wild day today above Buttermere, the water from the lake was being blown high in the air as we walked past the head of the lake before following the path up to the impressive Scale Force.

We climbed up above the waterfalls and onto Lingcombe Edge where the wind was getting a little stronger, the last 100m up to the summit of Red Pike was very strong, making extremely difficult walking!

After a short stop in the summit shelter it was decided not to continue along the ridge over High Stile and High Crag instead we descended north by Bleaberry Tarn and down through the woods back to Buttermere.

An interesting and memorable day, but sorry no photo's today.

This entry was posted in Buttermere Fells, Red Pike (Buttermere) on October 29, 2010 by The Lake District Walker.

Scafell Pike

A spectacular day on Scafell Pike today, clear skies and some amazing views.

We climbed from Seathwaite to Sty Head Pass and crossed to climb the Corridor Route to Lingmell Coll, the views were amazingly clear as we climbed to the summit which was covered in a thick layer of frost.

The views were spectacular, but the wind was cold so we sheltered on the south side of the summit for our lunch with views over the Coniston Fells to Morcambe Bay and Blackpool Tower visible further down the coastline to the south.

From the summit we descended over Broad Crag and Ill Crag to Esk Hause and down along the Grains Gill path back to Seathwaite Farm.

This entry was posted in Scafell Pike, Scafell Pike from Seathwaite on October 24, 2010 by The Lake District Walker.

Glaramara

A good day on Glaramara today, we climbed from Seathwaite onto the ridge by Bessyboot, climbing to the summit and following the ridge south passing Tarn At Leaves before climbing to the summit of Dovesnest Crag an up to Combe Head.

Some great weather on the climb, light drizzle as we started cleared and we had some great views as we climbed and didn't reach the cloud until we were on the summit of Glaramara, although this was blowing around and giving us some views even then!

We descended the Thorneythwaite Crag ridge north down to Mountain View and followed the path back to Stonethwaite.

This entry was posted in Glaramara, Glaramara from Stonethwaite, Rosthwaite Fell on October 21, 2010 by The Lake District Walker.

Snow on Helvellyn

A good day on Helvellyn today, climbing from Glenridding we climbed by Lanty's Tarn and up alongside the wall to Birkhouse Moor where there was a great view of the cirque above Red Tarn.

As we climbed towards Striding Edge the cloud lowered a little, not as low as the edge but just below the summit of Helvellyn.

We carried on traversing the ridge, windy at times, but we took our time on the difficult sections before climbing to the summit of Helvellyn.

We sat in the shelter to eat our sandwiches with occasional good views as the cloud broke but a strong and cold wind that blew in a snow shower, the first of the autumn / winter.

From the summit we descended the Swirral Edge ridge climbing to the summit of Catstycam before descending down to the Greenside Mine path back to Glenridding.

This entry was posted in Birkhouse Moor, Catstycam, Helvellyn, Helvellyn and Striding Edge on October 19, 2010 by The Lake District Walker.

Scafell Pike

A good day on Scafell Pike today, Setting off from Seathwaite at 10am we climbed by Sty Head onto the Corridor Route and then up to Lingmell Col to the summit of Scafell Pike.

The weather was good, although a little cool in the wind, and we stopped near the summit for our lunch before continuing along the ridge over Broad Crag and Ill Crag to descend over Esk Hause.

We followed the path down by Grains Gill back to Seathwaite.

This entry was posted in Scafell Pike, Scafell Pike from Seathwaite on October 16, 2010 by The Lake District Walker.

The Yorkshire 3 Peaks

A great day in Yorkshire today, perfect weather for the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge.

We set off from Horton just after 7am climbing to the summit of Pen Y Ghent in good time, from the summit we were above the clouds with good views across to the summits of Ingleborough and Whernside, also sticking through the cloud base below.

Good progress was made descending and crossing the boggy ground to Ribblehead, it wasn't as boggy as it had been the last few months.

At Ribblehead, below the cloud, we had a short stop before pressing on climbing the long slope to the summit of Whernside, once again above the cloud with some spectacular views, allthough this time we could not see any of the other summits.

We ate our lunch on the summit of Whernside and descended quickly into the valley and after a quick cup of tee we continued the route climbing to the summit of Ingleborough, in cloud, where after a shoort stop for photo's we turned round to descend back to Horton.

We made good time descending to Horton In Ribblesdale, and after a quick run on the last section clocking in at the cafe in a good time of 10 hours 30 minutes!

This entry was posted in Ingleborough, Pen-Y-Ghent, Whernside, Yorkshire 3 Peaks on October 13, 2010 by The Lake District Walker.

Scafell Pike

A good day on Scafell Pike today.

After a late start we climbed to Sty Head and followed the Corridor Route, stopping for lunch en route to Lingmell Col and the summit.

We descended along the ridge north over Broad Crag and Ill Crag to Esk Hause descending along the Grains Gill path back to Seathwaite.

A good day with clear views, although a little windy on the tops!

This entry was posted in Scafell Pike, Scafell Pike from Seathwaite on October 9, 2010 by The Lake District Walker.

The Coledale Horseshoe

A good day above Braithwaite today on the Coledale Horseshoe.

From Braithwaite we climbedonto the Kinn Ridge and followed it climbing onto the summit of Grisedale Pike, although the weather was clear ther was some low cloud blowing around in front of the views, on the summit there was a very strong southerly wind.

We pressed on following the rim of Hobcarton Crag to the summit of Hopegill Head before crossing Sand Hill to descend to Coledale Hause. The route then took us up to the summit of Crag Hill where we stopped for lunch. There were great, although hazy views from the summits by now, but it was murky north over the Solway and south around the Scafells.

After lunch we descended on to Sail and then followed the new path down over Sail Pass to Scar Crags and followed the ridge to the summit of Causey Pike.

From Causey Pike we descended to Stoneycroft and followed the road and paths back to Braithwaite.

This entry was posted in Causey Pike, Coledale Horseshoe, Eel Crag (Crag Hill), Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head, Sail, Scar Crags on October 8, 2010 by The Lake District Walker.

Haystacks and Fleetwith Pike

A perfect day on Haystacks and Fleetwith Pike today.

We set off from Gatesgarth farm at 10am climbing the path to Scarth Gap, the weather was perfect, clear and sunny with great views down over Buttermere.

From Scarth Gap we had some good views over Ennerdale to Pillar, Great Gable and Kirk Fell but from the summit the views were amazing, across the Solway to Scotland in one direction and across the Lake District to Helvellyn in the other.

We stopped on the summit for a quick drink and to admire the views before continuing along the ridge to Innonimate Tarn and then Black Beck Tarn, stopping for lunch at Green Crag with views down over the Buttermere Valley.

After lunch we crossed to Dubbs quarry, taking a look in the bothy before climbing the slope to Fleetwith Pike.

The stunning views were now in front of us as we descended Fleetwith Edge back to Gatesgarth Farm, a great end to a great days walking.

This entry was posted in Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks, Haystacks from Gatesgarth on October 7, 2010 by The Lake District Walker.

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This entry was posted in Uncategorized on October 7, 2010 by The Lake District Walker.

Spaces remaining this week / weekend

We still have a few spaces on walks over the next few days:

Thursday 7th October
Haystacks from Gatesgarth

Friday 8th October
The Coledale Horseshoe from Braithwaite

Saturday 9th October
Scafell Pike from Seathwaite, Borrowdale

Sunday 10th October
Scafell Pike from Seathwaite, Borrowdale

Monday 11th October
The Buttermere Fells

Tuesday 12th October
Helvellyn & Striding Edge

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on October 6, 2010 by The Lake District Walker.

The Helvellyn Ridge Walk

A great day on the Helvellyn Ridge today, we climbed from Dunmail Raise quickly into low cloud and intermittent rain, taking the direct path towards Seat Sandal which was hard work on the wet grass.

The clouds occasionally broke giving us views over Grasmere and Thirlmere before quickly closing in again.

There were no views from the summit of Seat Sandal today so we pressed on, descending to Grisedale Tarn before climbing the zig-zags to Dollywaggon Pike, as we reached the ridge the clouds broke giving us wonderful views in most directions.

We continued along the ridge over Nethermost Pike before climbing to the summit of Helvellyn, stopping in the summit shelter for our sandwiches.

As we sat eating our sandwiches another rain cloud blew in, giving a hail shower this time as we sett off again, it didn't last long and passed by the time we were descending from Helvellyn Lower Man.

As we followed the ridge north over Whiteside and Raise the wind increased getting quite strong as we climbed Stybarrow Dodd.

We avoided all the showers during the afternoon and followed the ridge over the remaining Dodds, Watson's Dodd and Great Dodd before descending to Calfhow Pike and climbing the last slope to Cough Head.

We descended over White Pike to the Coach Road and down to the Threlkeld Cricket Club and into the village.

A long but great days walking.

This entry was posted in Clough Head, Dollywaggon Pike, Great Dodd, Helvellyn, Helvellyn Ridge Walk, Nethermost Pike, Raise, Seat Sandal, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, White Side on October 5, 2010 by The Lake District Walker.

The Langdale Pikes

A surprisingly good day as the cloud and rain cleared as we climbed The Langdale Pikes from the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel in the Langdale Valley

This entry was posted in Harrison Stickle, Langdale Pikes, Pavey Ark, Pike O'Stickle, Thunacar Knott and tagged thunacar knott, pike o'stickle, pavey ark, new dungeon ghyll, loft crag, langdale pikes, langdale, harrison stickle on October 3, 2010 by The Lake District Walker.

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