A god day today on the Langdale Pikes, great weather and some stunning views.

We climbed by Stickle Gill, via the zig-zag path below Tarn Crag to Stickle Tarn following the North Rake to the summit of Pavey Ark. From Pavey Ark we took in the nearby summit of Thunacar Knott before continuing onto Harrison Stickle where we stopped for our sandwiches.

After lunch we crossed the combe to scramble to the summit of Pike O'Stickle bore descending over Loft Crag and following the path alongside Dungeon Ghyll back to the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

Some stunning clear views today.

A great day in Langdale today, we set off from the New Dungeon Ghyll climbing alongside Stickle Gill, climbing up the zig zags below Tarn Crag and up to Stickle Tarn.

After a break on the shore of the tarn we set off around to the eastern flank of Pavey Ark, climbing the North Rake route to the summit. We stopped for our lunch just below the summit rocks with a wonderful view over Stickle Tarn below.

After lunch we continued to Harrison Stickle, the highest point of the day with great views over the Langdale Valley. From Harrison Stickle we descended over Harrison Combe climbing again to the rocky summit of Pike O'Stickle before descending over Loft Crag and down the path alongside Dungeon Ghyll back to the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

Another good day today on the Langdale Pikes, from the New Dungeon Ghyll hotel we climbed by Stickle Gill to Stickle Tarn.

The views were great to the south over Windermere and down to Morcambe Bay. We continued to climb over the North Rake to the summit of Pavey Ark then onto Thunacar Knott to Harrison Stickle.

After a short lunch stop out of the wind on the summit of Harrison Stickle we continued to the summit of Pike O'Stickle, descending over Loft Crag and down alongside Dungeon Ghyll back to the Langdale Valley.

Another great day in the Langdale Valley today, this time a day spent scrambling above the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

We set off from the New Dungeon Ghyll this morning climbing alongside Stickle Gill crossing the bridge but instead of following the main path we turned right, climbing alongside Tarn Crag Gill for a little while before turning into the gill and scrambling up the rocks through the waterfalls.

We had great fun scrambling upp the ravines, although the water levels were a little higher than usual and we had to miss out a few of the wetter sections.

From the top of the gill we picked a good line on some nice looking rock which took us to the summit of Tarn Crag. From the summit we had great views south over Morcambe By and the surrounding fells as well as our next objective, Jack's Rake and Pavey Ark.

We descended from Tarn Crag to Stickle Tarn and followed the path along the eastern shore, stopping on a boulder for our lunch before pressing on to climb Jack's Rake, we made good progress climbing the rake and after several stops on the terraces too admire the views we emerged on the summit of Pavey Ark.

From the summit we descended the North Rake path back down to Stickle Tarn and down by Stickle Gill back to the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

A surprising day on the Langdale Pikes today, we set off from the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel in thick cloud and rain climbing alongside Stickle Gill to Stickle Tarn.

At the tarn we could only see a few metres into the mist, so we pressed on heading for the North Rake path on the far side of the tarn, as we reached the usual crossing point of Bright Beck we realised thet the water was pretty high, so we continued along the beck looking for a better place to cross.

After a while it was decided that we may as well continue along Bright Beck and climb directly to Thunacar Knott, a great idea as Bright Beck proved to be surprisingly interesting as it climbed between crags in steep ravines.

As we climbed out of the beck we emerged on the Sergeant Man to Thunacar Knott path, turning left to the summit of Thunacar Knott. Here the constant drizzle stopped and the clouds parted, giving wonderful views north over the Borrowdale Fells to Skiddaw and beyond to the Solway, even the Scafells were now out of cloud.

A short walk then brought us to the rocky Pavey Ark, our original first destination, before continuing along the rim of the bowl above Stickle Tarn to the summit of Harrison Stickle, the highest of the Langdale Pikes. There was still cloud in the valley below, but we could see down to Windermere and Elterwater.

We stopped on the summit for our sandwiches and to admire the splendid views, as we were here the weather improved further and the bright skies came over Bowfell towards us.

After our rest we crossed Harrison Combe to climb to the rocky summit of Pike O'Stickle, yet again some great views, before descending over Loft Crag and down to Dungeon Ghyll and the path down over Pike How and back to The New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

A great day climbing the Langdale Pikes today, setting off from the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel just after 10am we climbed by Stickle Ghyll and up the zig-zags by Tarn Crag to Stickle Tarn and followed the path around Stickle Tarn to the North Rake climbing to the summit of Pavey Ark.

From Pavey Ark a short walk brought us to the summit of Thunacar Knott and then to Harrison Stickle, our highest point of the day. We stopped out of the breeze just below the summit to eat our sandwiches before we continued, crossing Harrison Combe to climb to the rocky summit of Pike O'Stickle before descending over Loft Crag and down alongside Dungeon Ghyll back down to the valley.

A good day in good weather, many of the higher summits spent most of the day in cloud but we were dry and with good views all day!

A great day on the Langdale Pikes today, we climbed in good weather to Stickle Tarn, walking around the tarn to climb to the start of Jack's Rake.

After a short stop below Easy Gully we began climbing Jacks Rake, making good progress and emerging in sunshine onto the summit of Pavey Ark.

From Pavey Ark we continued to the summit of Harrison Stickle, stopping out of the light breeze to eat our packed lunches with a wonderful view over Stickle Tarn and Pavey Ark, watching others progress up Jack's Rake.

From Harrison Stickle we crossed Harrison Combe to the summit of Pike O'Stickle before descending to Loft Crag, following the path alongside Dungeon Ghyll back to the Langdale Valley.

A good day on the Langdale Pikes today. We set off from the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel and climbed by Stickle Gill following the zig-zags below Tarn Crag to Stickle Tarn in thick mist by now. We circled the tarn to climb the North Rake route to the summit of Pavey Ark.

We traversed the rim of the combe above Stickle Tarn to the summit of Harrison Stickle, the highest point of the day, stopping in the shelter of some rocks to eat our lunches before continuing over the summits of Pike O'Sticle and Loft Crag, descending alongside Dungeon Ghyll back to the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

A great day climbing The Langdale Pikes by Jack's Rake.

We set off at 10am and climbed the zig-zags above Stickle Gill to Stickle Tarn and followed the path along the eastern side of the tarn to the foot of Jack's Rake.

The weather was great, although there  was quite a strong breeze we were well sheltered so we pressed on climbing Jack's Rake with some magnificent views and few difficulties we reached the summit of Pavey Ark in good time, the wind here was pretty strong so we didn't stop for long, descending a little and taking the lower more sheltered path to Harrison Stickle.

After a short stop on the summit of Harrison Stickle, our highest point of the day, we descended, crossing Harrison Combe and climbing to the summit of Pike O'Stickle. There were magnificent views from here across the Langdale Valley, we descended and found a nice sheltered spot in the sun to eat our sandwiches before crossing to the summit of Loft Crag, where a light shower passed over before we descended to the path alongside Dungeon Ghyll, following this back down to the valley.

After meeting outside The New Dungheon Ghyll Hotel we got on our way to tackle the Langdale Pikes. The weather forecast was showing a continuation of the strong winds have had recently, coupled with a bit of rain/ sleet but otherwise clear. As we set off it was clear but after a few hundred meters up the Stickle Ghyll the heavens opened and we donned our waterproofs (we were probably being quite optimistic not to start with them on! haha) The waterfalls up the Ghyll were full to the brim and made great viewing. Soon enough we had climbed up to Stickle Tarn. The usual crossing across the stream coming from the tarn was quite full, and not wanting to drop back down the ghyll a hundred meters or so we opted to walk all the way around the tarn to meet the path that leads up to Pavey Ark. This little walk around the Tarn turned out to be really nice and a nice change. We met our path a few minutes later and were back on track. We made our way up the loose path through the crags and then followed it up the gully to the summit plateau. The summit of Pavey Ark provided amazing views back down to Stickle Tarn, down the Langdale Valley towards Windermere and also of our next objective Harrison's Stickle (Thunacar Knott is sometimes included on this route, but due to wind direction and now sleet that was coming we opted to skip it out to avoid the pain! haha) By the time we made our way onto the summit of Harrison's Stickle we had not had a shower for a little while and we just had the winds to contend with. We descended off of Harrison's and made our way across the flat ground to Pike 'o Stickle. We were at its base within minutes and scrambled up its short but steep path and bagged the summit. We didnt stay long and retraced our steps back to its base. We now walked the short distance to Loft Crag (where Pike'o Stickle looks much more impressive!) and then found a little crag to sit behind to offer us shelter from the wind while we had some lunch. After our short stop we followed the track back down to the the New Dungeon Ghyll. A bracing but excellent day climbing a fantastic group of fells!

The Langdale Pikes is a real gem of a walk, and even more so on a windy day! Due to the close proximity of the four summits it means there is only limited time spend on high exposed ground.

We started from outside the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel and joined the very good track that runs up the side of Stickle Ghyll. Just as we had set off it had begun to rain, but after a few minutes this had eased, and due to the climb we were all already stripping off layers! Soon enough we were up at the impressive Stickle tarn, with the even more impressive cliff face of Pavey Ark ahead of us. Our route today did not take us up the classic scramble of Jacks Rake, so we followe the path around the flank of the cliff and climbed up the good gully path. Just as we emerged at the top of the path we were hit with a hail storm, and the previously bagged layers were quickly put back on! We bagged Pavey Ark, and after a few minutes of admiring the fantastic view we pressed on towards Harrissons Stickle. The summit of Harrisons Stickle was extremely windy so again we didn't linger for long. We crossed the short plateau that lies between Harrisons Stickle  and Pike O Stickle and were ready to take on our third summit of the day. Pike O stickle has a path that leads to the summit, but it is best enjoyed when scrambled, so we all picked a line of our own and made our way to its rounded summit. From this summit we made our way to Loft Crag, where we sheltered for a spot of lunch. The descend brought us out of the wind, and after about an hour we were back outside the hotel.

A wonderful day on The Langdale Pikes today.

We set off from the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel at 10am and climbed the steep path by Stickle Ghyll, branching off up the zig-zags below Tarn Crag to reach Stickle Tarn in bright sunshine, the views today were spectacular and there were plenty of people heading off up Jack's Rake, but instead we followed the path around Stickle Tarn to the North Rake climbing this steep but easy path to the summit of Pavey Ark.

From Pavey Ark we traversed to the summit of Harrison Stickle easily finding a good spot to the south of the summit cairn to eat our sandwiches while admiring the glorious view over the Langdale Valley.

After lunch we descended into Harrison Combe and crossed to the short scramble up onto Pike O'Stickle before descending onto Loft Crag from here we followed the path alongside Dungeon Ghyll descending to Pike How and back down to the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel for a well deserved drink.

Another wonderful day out on the Langdale Pikes today, the weather was far better than had been expected, the cloud today was well above the summits, we climbed from the New Dungeon Ghyll by Stickle Ghyll and followed the zig-zags up by Tarn Crag to Stickle Tarn.

After s short stop by the tarn we pressed on, following the shore of the tarn west and climbing onto the North Rake path, climbing this steep path to the summit of Pavey Ark, stopping for our lunches on the summit rocks to admire the view.

After lunch we pressed on crossing to the summit of Harrison Stickle, a great viewpoint over the Langdale Valley.

From the summit of Harrison Stickle we descended into Harrison Combe and picked up the path down by Dungeon Ghyll, dropping down by Pike Howe and back to the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

A perfect day today climbing the Langdale Pikes from the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

We set off from the New Dungeon Ghyll just after 10am and climbed up by Stickle Gill to Stickle Tarm, the views today were wonderful.

From Stickle Tarn we climbed the North Rake path up onto the summit of Pavey Ark.

After a short stop on the summit of Pavey Ark to admire the views we were off again, crossing to the summit of Harrison Stickle. there was next to no wind today, and we sat by the summit of Harrrison Stickle to eat our sandwiches with a glorious view in front of us.

After lunch we descended into Harrison Combe, crossing to the summit of Pike O'Stickle, the views here were probably the best of the day.

After the short scramble down we crossed to the summit of Loft Crag and then down by Dungeon Ghyll back to the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.