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Wednesday 15th March 2006
Start point: Kiln Bank Cross
(SD 215 933)
Kiln Bank Cross - Stickle Tarn -
Stickle Pike (OF)
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Kiln Bank Cross
Distance: 1 mile
Total Ascent: 153 metres
Time Taken: 45 minutes
Weather: Snow, clearing clouds. 0oC
The road from Broughton Mills to the
Duddon Valley was finally cleared of snow this afternoon, so I was lucky
to be able to get up there for a quick walk up to Stickle Pike. There
were no footprints or evidence that anyone had been over there in the
snow, which shows just how much it has been cut off since Sunday. The
knee deep snow served as a good reminder how tough and physically
demanding it is walking in these conditions and gave me food for thought
for a planned longer walk tomorrow. I expect there to be even deeper
snow in places on the Coniston fells.
The way ahead - blazing a trail to
Stickle Pike in the virgin snow.
...Apart from a fox that has wandered
this way before me.
Caw.
Stickle Tarn.
The route to the summit - no path and
knee deep in snow.
Not knee deep for the light footed fox
though!
Looking along the Duddon Valley to
Harter Fell.
Harter Fell gets a rose tint from the
low sun.
The summit of Stickle Pike.
There isn't much shelter for these
inhabitants, toughing it out on the cold, windy summit
Great Stickle and the Dunnerdale Fells.
The main summit from the southern cairn
on Stickle Pike.
Stickle Tarn and Caw with the
snow-laden Coniston fells appearing behind - tomorrow's destination, I
think.
Stickle Pike summit, left, and Caw
right.
Have a look at the same
walk last summer 27oC
warmer!
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