The Lake District Walker
Guided Walks in the English Lake District



Wild Camping

Langdale Wild Camping- 3 Day Event
Wednesday 24th August 2011

£200.00


Difficulty: Hard
Distance: 15km / 10 miles max per day
Ascent: 1000m / 3300ft max per day
Duration: 3 Days
Start Time: 10am


"No mountain view in Lakeland arrests and excites the attention more than that of the Langdale Pikes."
A.W Wainwright

the fells surrounding the valley of Langdale are some of the most famous in the Lake District, The Langdale Pikes, Bowfell and the Crinkles are rightly well known to many fellwalkers, but lesser known fells such as Silver How, Blea Rigg, Rossett Pike and Lingmoor Fell are also wonderful tops, why not let one of our highly qualified instructors show you the wonders of this beautiful valley and let you get the best out of this Three Day Wild Camping Trip.

Summits included on this route:
   
Silver How
394 metres/1293 feet
Blea Rigg
541 metres/1775 feet
Sergeant Man
730 metres/2395 feet
Thunacar Knott
723 metres/2372 feet
Pavey Ark
700 metres/2297 feet
Harrison Stickle
736 metres/2415 feet
Pike O'Stickle
709 metres/2326 feet
Rossett Pike
650 metres/2133 feet
Esk Pike
885 metres/2904 feet
Bowfell
902 metres/2959 feet
The Crinkle Crags
859 metres/2818 feet
Pike O'Blisco
705 metres/2313 feet
Lingmoor Fell
469 metres/1539 feet



"The ridge is a fell-walkers' delight. A constantly changing scene, beautiful and dramatic views, fine situation and an interesting course throughout make this a walk to remember."
A.W Wainwright

From Elterwater, in the Langdale Valley we will climb north, onto the ridge climbing above Chapel Stile leading to the summit of Silver How, a wonderful viewpoint over Grasmere and Rydal Water.

The splendid ridge continue west from Silver How eventually climbing to the summit of Blea Rigg and then onto the fine rocky top of Sergeant Man.

From Sergeant Man a good path traverses to Thunacar Knott, the first of the Langdale Pikes from where we will cross to the summits of Pavey Ark, Harrison Stickle and Pike O'Stickle, all wonderful summits with great views.

From Pike O'Stickle we will descend to Martcrag Moor and Stake Pass where we will find a campsite for the night, with a wonderful view of the sunset over Glaramara.

After breakfast on day two we will pack up our tents and set off over Rosset Pike, a fine viewpoint over the valley of Mickleden, following the path by Angle Tarn to Esk Hause and Esk Pike.

The ridge leads south fro Esk Pike to the wonderful summit of Bowfell, one of the best summits in the Lake District and the best view of the Scafell range.

The fine Crinkles ridge leads south from Bowfell, a rambling rocky ridge with many summits, the highest of which is Long Top, the penultimate summit. Each Crinkle has it's own view, either of the Langdale Valley or across the other Crinkles.

An easy descent will bring us across the summit of Cold Pike to Red Tarn, where we will find a campsite for the night on the slopes of Pike O'Blisco, a wonderful place to camp, from where we may get views of the sun setting behind the Crinkles.

Day three, after breakfast will bring us up to the summit of Pike O'Blisco from where we will descend to Blea Tarn and follow the ridge west, crossing Side Pike and climbing by Lingmoor Tarn to the summit of Lingmoor Fell and back down to Elterwater.

Want this walk on another day?
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We can take a private booking for this or any other event on any other day of the year.

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Where to Meet: Outside the Britannia Inn, Elterwater
Time: 10am
Postcode: LA22 9HP
Directions: From Ambleside: Leave on the A593, signposted to Langdale and Coniston, follow this road until the junction with Ellers Brow, turn right onto Ellers Brow, signposted to Chapel Stile and Langdale.

Follow this road through until signpost point left to Elterwater, we will meet outside the Britannia Inn in Elterwater at 10am.
Full information will be provided in a download file upon booking

Equipment required:

Walking shoes / Boots
Waterproof clothing (Jacket and trousers)
Suitable clothing for walking (no jeans)
Food
Spare clothing
Water
Torch
Sleeping Bag *
Sleeping Mat *
Plate / Bowl / Mug & Cutlery *
Rucksack (large enough to carry all equipment) *

Equipment provided by The Lake District Walker Ltd
Stove & cooking equipment
Tent

*can be hired

The Lake District Walker is able to provide limited equipment for hire by clients, this includes waterproof clothing and warm clothing.
Equipment currently available is listed here

View past Wild Camping events in our blog here


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