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Allen Crags

Height: 785 metres / 2575 feet Grid reference: NY 23668 08529 Category: The Southern Fells

There are two summits on Allen Crags, the top to the north-east is un-named on the O.S map but is named High House on Allen Crags by Birkett.

Allen Crags from Esk Hause

Allen Crags from Esk Hause

Pillar, Great Gable and Green Gable over Sprinkling Tarn from Allen Crags.

Pillar, Great Gable and Green Gable over Sprinkling Tarn from Allen Crags.

Bow Fell and Esk Pike from Allen Crags

Bow Fell and Esk Pike from Allen Crags

Glaramara from Allen Crags

Glaramara from Allen Crags

High House on Allen Crags

Height 684 metres/2244 feet     Grid Reference NY 24026 09248

Bow Fell across AW's 'a perfect mountain tarn' on High House

Bow Fell across AW’s ‘a perfect mountain tarn’ on High House

Glaramara

Walked on 26/06/2007

Start point: Strands Bridge (NY 249 135)

Strands Bridge – Thorneythwaite Farm – Seathwaite – Stockley Bridge – Seathwaite Fell – Great Slack on Seathwaite Fell – Sprinkling Tarn –Allen Crags – High House on Allen Crags – Lincomb Head on Glaramara – Looking Stead on Glaramara – Glaramara – Combe Head –Stonethwaite Fell – Rosthwaite Cam on Rosthwaite Fell – Bessyboot on Rosthwaite Fell – Strands Bridge

Distance: 9 miles     Total Ascent: 1025 metres     Time Taken: 4 hour 30 minutes

Weather: Overcast with sunny spells. 15oC.

At least it was dry today but there was really rather a chilly wind on the tops today; it felt more like Autumn than summer. I parked at Strands Bridge this morning rather than the more popular Seathwaite, preferring to do the flat section first rather than last as I find it makes a good warm-up and the alternative car parking place was a lot quieter. Casper’s fame must be widening too as we were recognised by a party of walkers on Combe Head who were big StridingEdge fans – sorry, no Angus today!

Glaramara

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Is this the right way? Following the Allerdale Ramble to Seathwaite from Strands Bridge, Base Brown ahead.

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Base Brown looming large over Seathwaite.

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Seathwaite Fell ahead.

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Stockley Bridge.

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Allen Crags along Grains.

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Borrowdale from the steep climb to Seathwaite Fell.

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Glaramara from Aaron Crags. The great cleft is Red Beck.

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Great Gable from the Wainwright summit of Seathwaite Fell.

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Looking north from Seathwaite Fell with a glimpse of Derwent Water.

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Casper has a dip in the summit tarn on Seathwaite Fell, Great Gable and Green Gable beyond.

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Great Gable.

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Lingmell with the vertical Piers Gill clearly visible.

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Casper on Great Slack, the highest and true summit of Seathwaite Fell with Great End behind.

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Reflected Great End.

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A peep into Wasdale - Yewbarrow with Seatallan behind and Red Pike right.

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Bow Fell and Esk Pike from Allen Crags.

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The Gables over Sprinkling Tarn, Pillar distant centre left.

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The Langdale Pikes and Windermere.

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Casper checks out the way ahead to Glaramara from Allen Crags.

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The Glaramara ridge.

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Harrison Stickle and Pike o' Stickle.

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Bow Fell.

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Great End.

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Bow Fell and Esk Pike from Lincomb Head.

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Seathwaite Fell with Great and Green Gable behind.

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Looking over to the north-western fells.

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Skiddaw, Blencathra and Derwent Water from the summit of Glaramara.

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The Combe and Rosthwaite Fell from Combe Head.

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The rocky turret of Rosthwaite Cam.

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Fleetwith Pike from Rosthwaite Cam.

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Great Gable with one or two people on the top by the look of it.

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The sunshine lights up Bessyboot and Tarn at Leaves from Rosthwaite Cam.

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Tarn at Leaves. Bessyboot, the summit of Rosthwaite Fell is beyond the tarn to the left.

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Fleetwith Pike and High Stile from Bessyboot.

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Falls on Combe Gill.

Bow Fell

Walked on 10/02/2006

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

Old Dungeon Ghyll – Rossett Gill – Rossett Pike – Angle Tarn – Esk Hause – Allen Crags – Esk Pike  – Bow Fell  – Three Tarns – The Band – Old Dungeon Ghyll

Distance: 11.4 miles     Total Ascent: 1331 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 20 minutes

Weather: Cold at first, but warming up nicely in the sunshine with clear, blue skies. -2°C to 4°C

Angus set an absolutely blistering pace today, he was like a young pup for the tough walk up to Bow Fell from Great Langdale! The ‘come on’ bark was an almost constant noise and I think he was happy to be out in the sunshine, as was I. He was recognised on Esk Pike today – I think fame is going to his head!

Bow Fell

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Walking along Mickleden, Bow Fell up to the left, Rossett Gill in the centre and the first target of the day, Rossett Pike, on the right.

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Looking up to Pike o' Stickle and Loft Crag - the Langdale Pikes.

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Pike o' Stickle and the 'axe factory' screes.

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Blue skies and sunshine - lovely.

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Looking back along Mickleden to the Langdale Pikes from the ascent of Rossett Gill.

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The steep Rossett Gill path.

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It's still freezing out of the sun on the side of Bow Fell.

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Rossett Pike from the top of Rossett Pass.

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Angus, your tongue has grown longer with the pace you have set!

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Looking back to the Langdale Pikes and Rossett Pike from Angle Tarn.

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Looking east to Helvellyn over a frozen tarn on Tongue Head.

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Skiddaw overlooking Keswick and Derwent Water from Allen Crags.

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Pillar, Great Gable and Green Gable over Sprinkling Tarn.

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...and a wider view.

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Looking north over to the Buttermere fells from Esk Hause.

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Upper Eskdale.

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Langstrath from Esk Pike.

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The view from Esk Pike.

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The Duddon Estuary and the Furness peninsula from Bow Fell - I can see my house from here (okay, perhaps not technically correct - it is actually the other way round!). Caw and Stickle Pike are in the middle distance.

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Scafell and Scafell Pike from Bow Fell.

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...and closer up.

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Heaven indeed - lying by Three Tarns in the sunshine with the highest land in England behind for a great view.

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The Scafells over one of the (frozen) Three Tarns.

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Side Pike and Lingmoor Fell from the descent of The Band.

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Great Langdale from The Band.

 

Glaramara

Walked on 25/04/2005

Start point: The head of Seathwaite valley (NY 236 123)

Seathwaite – Stockley Bridge – Seathwaite Fell (333) – Great Slack on Seathwaite Fell (334) – Sprinkling Tarn – Allen Crags (335) – High House on Allen Crags (336) – Lincomb Head on Glaramara (337) – Looking Stead on Glaramara(338) –  Glaramara (339) –  Seathwaite

Distance: 7.5 miles     Total Ascent: 1092 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours 40 minutes

Weather: Warm and hazy, 13-20oC.

Today’s walk is another great one along that undulating, rocky ridge of Glaramara. The walk started and finished steeply with a harsh climb up to Seathwaite Fell and a straight down descent from Glaramara.

The sun shone brightly today with temperature reaching a heady 20oC with only a slightly cool breeze reminding me that it is still early on. However, this was the first airing of the year for my Lily-white, winter conditioned legs in shorts – a nice feeling – and the whole walk was completed in shorts and tee shirt only.

Glaramara

Glaramara route map.

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Seathwaite fell from the path to Stockley Bridge.

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Glaramara from Seathwaite Fell whilst Angus finds a puddle to wallow in.

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Great Gable and Green Gable across one of the many summit tarns on Seathwaite Fell. Can you spot the duck?

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Seathwaite Fell main summit from Great Slack.

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Lingmell from Great Slack.

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Great End from Allen Crags.

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Bow Fell across AW's 'a perfect mountain tarn' on High House.

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High House Tarn, the Langdale Pikes in view to the right.

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Looking back to High House over Lincomb Tarns from Lincomb Head.

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The main summit of Glaramara from Looking Stead, where Angus takes a break...

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The hazy view from Glaramara.

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Looking back from Seathwaite, the Glaramara ridge to the left, Seathwaite Fell on the right.

Bowfell

Walked on 30/04/2003

Old Dungeon Ghyll – Rossett Ghyll – Angle Tarn – Esk Hause – Allen Crags (15) – Esk Pike (16) – Bowfell (17) – The Band – Old Dungeon Ghyll

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Angle Tarn.

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Looking over Angle Tarn back to the Langdales and Rossett Pike.

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The Langdale Pikes from Allen Crags summit.

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Angus on Esk Pike summit.

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Lingcove Beck from Bowfell summit.

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The Great Slab on Bowfell.

 

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