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Borrowdale Walking Weekend: Saturday 28th November 2015

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The Borrowdale Valley offers some of the most varied walking in the Lake District, from the high tops of Scafell Pike and Great Gable at the southern end of the valley though long ridges like High Spy to the beautiful lower rambling fells of Grange Fell. Over this weekend we will cover two classic fell walks, both different but both very special. On Saturday we will climb Scafell Pike from Seathwaite, a wonderful circular walk climbing the highest peak in England. Sundays walk climbs Great Gable, a favourite of many fellwalkers with some of the most spectacular views in the Lake District.

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Difficulty: Hard
  Two longer walks over rough ground
Distance: Up to 14km / 9 miles approx. per day
Ascent: Up to 1190m / 3900ft approx. per day
Time: Up to 7 hours per day
Start Time: 9am Saturday / 10am Sunday
Maximum Group Size: 10
Minimum Group Size: 1

 

"This is it: the Mecca of all weary pilgrims in Lakeland; the place of many ceremonies and celebrations, of bonfires and birthday parties; the ultimate; the supreme; the one object above all others; the highest ground in England; the top of Scafell Pike."
A.W Wainwright

The Borrowdale Valley offers some of the most varied walking in the Lake District, from the high tops of Scafell Pike and Great Gable at the southern end of the valley though long ridges like High Spy to the beautiful lower rambling fells of Grange Fell.

Over this weekend we will cover two classic fell walks, both different but both very special.

On Saturday we will climb Scafell Pike from Seathwaite, a wonderful circular walk climbing the highest peak in England. Sundays walk climbs Great Gable, a favourite of many fellwalkers with some of the most spectacular views in the Lake District.


Summits included on this route:
   
Lingmell (Optional)
800 metres/2625 feet
Scafell Pike
978 metres/3209 feet
Great End (Optional)
910 metres/2986 feet
Great Gable
899 metres/2949 feet
Green Gable
801 metres/2628 feet
Base Brown
646 metres/2419 feet


"Great Gable is a favourite of all fellwalkers, and a first favourite with many."
A.W Wainwright



Scafell Pike
By far our most popular route we will take in the highest peak in England along with some of the most spectacular scenery in the Lake District.

From Seathwaite we will climb above Taylorgill Force to Styhead Tarn and Styhead Pass where we will meet the beginning of the Corridor Route which we will follow to Lingmell Col, here we have the option to take in the additional summit of Lingmell, a great viewpoint over Great Gable and the Wasdale Valley.

From Lingmell Col we will climb the short path onto the summit of Scafell Pike.
The route then takes us north along the summit Ridge, past Broad Crag and Ill Crag where again we have the option of taking in the summit of Great End, the fifth highest mountain in England.

We now descend over Esk Hause with views over The Langdale Pikes and Windermere before turning again to the north and descending alongside Grains Gill back to Seathwaite.

Great Gable
From Seathwaite we will climb alongside Taylorgill Force and follow the beck to Sty Head Tarn and the stretcher Box at Sty Head.

From here we will climb the path directly to the summit of Great Gable, with some of the most spectacular views of the Lake District, we will make a short detour to the Westmorland Cairn with the wonderful views over the Wasdale Valley and Wast Water.

From the summit of Great Gable we will continue over the lower summit of Green Gable before descending over Base Brown and alongside the waterfalls of Sour Milk Gill back to Seathwaite.

Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Equipment Required.



Where to meet: Directions will be available upon booking as a download file  
 

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