| Date ... | Sunday, 5 October 2008 |
| Distance ... | 6.0 miles |
| Ascent ... | 2225 feet |
| Time ... | 4 hours 35 mins |
| Weather ... | 13ºc, light N winds, dry with clear blue skies and lots of sun! |
| Summits ... | Pike O'Blisco - 2304' (aw87)(en177) |
| Start ... | NT Pay + display car park at Stickle Ghyll (NY294064) |
| Route Map ... | Click here for the route map from this walk |
| Maps ... | Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº6 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000) |
| Books ... | Pictorial Guide Nº4 by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 9780711226586) |
| If you want to read a more detailed account of this walk please use this link to visit my blog ... | |
The view down the Langdale valley as we climbed up from the car park
Cascade's seen as we crossed the footbridge over Dungeon Ghyll
Looking up to Pike Howe from the same spot
The Crinkle Crag's seen from the path behind the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
The Crinkle Crag's and Bowfell
Looking back into Mickleden as we started up Redacre Gill
The Langdale Pikes from further up the gill
Zooming in on Pike O'Stickle and Loft Crag
Looking over to Helvellyn from the top of Redacre Gill
Looking north from the summit of Pike O'Blisco
Me and Tim on the summit of Pike O'Blisco
Zooming in on Bowfell
The view from our lunch stop, you couldn't ask for anything better!
Red Tarn, with the Coniston Fells behind, from the descent path
The Langdale valley from the path down Browney Gill
The Crinkle Crag's from the valley floor in Oxendale
The view down the valley from the footbridge across Oxendale Beck