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Bow Fell

Walked on 12/09/2005

Start point: Cockley Beck (NY 246 016)

Cockley Beck – Moasdale – Lingcove Beck – Three Tarns – Bow Fell – Climbers Traverse – Three Tarns – Shelter Crags – Crinkle Crags – Stonesty Pike – Little Stand – Ulpha Fell – Cockley Beck

Distance: 8.8 miles     Total Ascent: 1127 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours

Weather: Sunny and warm. 20°C.

Today was an almost unseasonally warm day, just like midsummer. I had a walk from Cockley Beck at the head of the Duddon Valley up to Bow Fell and back along the Crinkle Crags. I had forgotten how rough the terrain was, especially for a dog, but Angus seemed to take it all in his stride. There isn’t a full set of photographs today as the camera battery decided to give up along the Climbers Traverse on Bow Fell – I must remember to recharge it in future! Hopefully the photographs I did manage to capture show the flavour of the walk terrain and conditions.

 

Bow Fell

Bow Fell route map.

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Little Stand and Ulpha Fell from Moasdale. The final route of descent was straight down the middle which was very rough - not recommended.

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The Scafells appear from the boggy walk along Moasdale.

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The Scafell range.

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Esk Pike and Bow Fell.

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Bow Fell links.

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Looking back along Lingcove Beck from the approach to Three Tarns.

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The Scafells across one of the Three Tarns.

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The Crinkle Crags across Three Tarns from the climb to Bow Fell.

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Angus on the summit of Bow Fell.

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Scafell and Scafell Pike separated by Mickledore.

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One man and his dog looking down The Great Slab on Bow Fell.

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The Langdale Pikes across the infeasibly angled Great Slab of Flat Crags.

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The Langdale Pikes and Mickleden from the Climbers Traverse.

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