Wednesday 17th January 2007

Start point: The Old Dungeon Ghyll car park (NY 286 062)

Old Dungeon Ghyll - Pike O' Blisco - Red Tarn - Browney Gill - Oxendale - Old Dungeon Ghyll

Distance: 4.5 miles     Total Ascent: 600 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes

Weather: Changeable, significant wind chill. 5oC.

Route Map

It was a complete change in the weather today. In Great Langdale it was dull but higher up the wind and snow came with a vengeance. The original route I intended was over Crinkle Crags but this was curtailed somewhat due to the ferocious wind, discretion being the better part of valour!

Pike o' Blisco from Great Langdale.

Crinkle Crags.

The Langdale Pikes from Wall End.

Side Pike catches the sun on the climb to Pike o' Blisco.

First came thunder, then the snow...

...then the wind on the summit on Pike o' Blisco. It was horrendous, I'm sure the whole fell was swaying!

Crinkle Crags appear from the blizzard and we are huddled behind the cairn on Pike o' Blisco.

We have incoming! - into the wind on the summit.

The Coniston fells - Swirl How, Great Carrs and Grey Friar have a dusting of snow now.

Sunburst over Coniston.

The blizzard is blowing in again over Red Tarn.

Angus above Red Tarn.

Bow Fell out of the cloud now to the right. Angus is showing the way of descent down Browney Gill.

Bow Fell and The Band , Whorneyside Force in the great cleft, centre.

Cascades on Browney Gill.

A brief sunny spell for the Crinkles and Bow Fell.

Pike o' Stickle.

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