mywainwrights

you are in 'mywainwrights'» home » 2008 walks » great carrs

Great Carrs

Date ... Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Distance ... 4.5 miles
Ascent ... 1760 feet
Time ... 3 hours 10 mins
Weather ... 8 ºC, strong E winds, sunny spells, freezing level @ 2000'
Summits ... Great Carrs - 2575' (aw422) (en83)
Swirl How - 2630' (aw33) (en223)
Grey Friar - 2536' (aw50) (en100) 
Start ... Wrynose Pass - roadside parking (NY276026)
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº4 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000)
Books ... Pictorial Guide Nº4 by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 9780711226586)


The summit of Wrynose Pass where we started the walk (Pike O'Blisco is on the left and Cold Pike is on the right)

The summit of Wrynose Pass where we started the walk (Pike O'Blisco is on the left and Cold Pike is on the right)

Cold Pike and Little Stand from higher up the climb (The Crinkle Crags are the those shrouded in cloud)

Cold Pike and Little Stand from higher up the climb (The Crinkle Crags are the those shrouded in cloud)

Wet Side Edge, Great Carrs is the first summit and Swirl How is in the cloud

Wet Side Edge, Great Carrs is the first summit and Swirl How is in the cloud

Another view of Cold Pike and Little Stand

Another view of Cold Pike and Little Stand

Harter Fell from Wet Side Edge

Harter Fell from Wet Side Edge

It was still really cold higher up, as this frozen pool shows

It was still really cold higher up, as this frozen pool show

The summit crags of Great Carrs

The summit crags of Great Carrs

Grey Friar and Harter Fell from Little Carrs.

Grey Friar and Harter Fell from Little Carrs.

Swirl How from the summit of Great Carrs

Swirl How from the summit of Great Carrs

Coniston Old Man and Dow Crags from Great Carrs

Coniston Old Man and Dow Crags from Great Carrs

Grey Friar from Great Carrs

Grey Friar from Great Carrs

The wreckage of the Halifax on Great Carrsk

The wreckage of the Halifax on Great Carrs

Great Carrs from Swirl How

Great Carrs from Swirl How

A cold looking Tim on Swirl How

A cold looking Tim on Swirl How

Grey Friar from the slopes of Swirl How

Grey Friar from the slopes of Swirl How

Harter Fell from the summit of Grey Friar

Harter Fell from the summit of Grey Friar

Cold Pike and Little Stand

Cold Pike and Little Stand

Pike O'Blisco, Cold Pike and Little Stand

Pike O'Blisco, Cold Pike and Little Stand