Sunday 17th February 2008

Start point: Kiln Bank Cross (SD 215 933)

Kiln Bank Cross - Stickle Tarn - Tarn Hill (OF) - Stickle Pike (OF) - Kiln Bank Cross

Distance: 2 miles     Total Ascent: 195 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour

Weather: Sunny and hazy. 4oC.

Route Map

There was further sunshine and haze today. We had a short walk around a couple of old favourites up above Broughton Mills - Stickle Pike and Tarn Hill. It felt really warm in the sunshine today, in fact I was in shirt sleeves which I guess is unusual for February - not that I am complaining!

The Dunnerdale Fells over the rolling pastures of Broughton Mills.

Great Stickle and Stickle Pike.

Great Stickle.

It's that eerie, misty light again over Caw from the start of the climb to Stickle Tarn.

A hazy view along the Duddon Valley to Harter Fell and Bowfell.

Stickle Tarn, completely frozen.

Nowhere for Angus and Casper to swim today!

Looking north across Stickle Tarn.

Stickle Pike, the perfect mountain shape.

Great Stickle over another frozen tarn.

Stickle Pike across one of the tarns on Tarn Hill.

Who's a bonny lad? Angus on Tarn Hill.

I think I saw more people up here today than all day yesterday on Coniston.

The Pike and Hesk Fell across the Duddon Valley.

Angus and Casper on the southern summit of Stickle Pike, the main summit cairn to the right.

The Scafells from Stickle Pike's summit.

The moon over Stickle Pike.

The Duddon Valley from the top of Stickle Pike.

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