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Esk Pike

Walked on 09/07/2014

Start Point: Cockley Beck (NY 246 016)

Cockley Beck – Moasdale – Lingcove Beck – High Gait Crags – Yeastyrigg Crags – Pike de Bield – Esk Pike – Ore Gap – Bowfell – Three Tarns – Shelter Crags – Crinkle Crags – Stonesty Pike – Little Stand – Ulpha Fell – Cockley Beck

Distance: 9 miles     Total Ascent: 1013 metres     Time Taken: 6 hours     Start Time: 07:30

Weather: Lovely, 21°C

It was perfect summer weather for a walk up to Esk Pike from Cockley Beck – this is definitely the quiet way to do these fells and I didn’t see anyone until 3 Tarns and then one or two on Crinkle Crags. By the end I was completely boiled, but hey – not complaining! This walk will feature in Trail magazine later this year.

Esk Pike Map

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First sight of the Scafells from Moasdale this morning - lovely.

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Scafell and Scafell Pike before heading down to cross Lingcove Beck.

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The south ridge to Esk Pike in the foreground.

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Close up on Scafell Pike, Scafell to the left and Ill Crag to the right.

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Scafells panorama.

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Fine views from High Gait Crags.

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Mono Pike.

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The King of the Fells and the fell that is king.

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Looking back along the ridge to Hard Knott and Harter Fell.

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The Lion King.

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Climbing higher across Yeastyrigg Crags.

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Looking across Pike de Bield to the Scafells. Further along from Pike de Bield is a large cairn (marked 'memorial cairn' on 2nd edition Wainwright's), the brass plaque on it says 'Gerry Charnley 1929 - 1982.

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Langstrath from Esk Pike summit. Esk Pike and Bowfell were swirling in and out of the mist all morning and it was a shock to hit the cold air.

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Heading for Bowfell across Ore Gap.

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The dark outline is the south ridge of Esk Pike (just climbed) and beyond is the finest view of the Scafells of all, taken from Bowfell.

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The Great Slab of Flat Crags and the Langdales.

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Crinkle Crags across Three Tarns.

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Down at the tarns and a chance for Dougal to cool off.

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Pike o' Blisco, Windermere beyond from Crinkle Crags.

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The highest swimmer in England at 854m in Crinkle Crags Tarn.

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Rounding Long Top, Dougal checks out the way across the fifth (or first!) Crinkle and over to Stonesty Pike and Little Stand.

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Great Langdale.

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Stonesty Pike summit - I think Birkett got the wrong one when he chose it.

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Beautiful weather and pools on Little Stand.

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The Duddon Valley from the descent of Little Stand.

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Looking back up from the road - there is a way down somewhere!

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