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Stickle Pike

Walked on 01/04/2010

Start point: Kiln Bank Cross (SD 215 933)

Kiln Bank Cross – Stickle Tarn – Stickle Pike (OF) – Kiln Bank Cross

Distance: 1 mile     Total Ascent: 105 metres     Time Taken: 45 minutes     Start Time: 09:40

Weather: Ever brightening with a cold wind, 5C

It looked decidedly wintry as we reached the foot of Stickle Pike today, the showers were of snow and hail and the clouds over the high fells looked to be snow too. Amazingly it started to brighten up almost as soon as we set off with the sunshine lighting up the fells by the time we got to the top. Always a favourite with Connie this one but it was very cold today.

 

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It was looking a bit grim to the north looking across to Caw, the sky was snow laden with frequent showers passing over us. What a fiercely cold wind it was too that heralded a return to wintry conditions with the snow line being down to 300m.

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Stickle Pike from Stickle Tarn and things are certainly brightening up from the south. Dougal is making a sharp exit for the nearest watering hole!

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Bright and breezy Stickle Tarn.

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Caw and the Dunnerdale fells pock marked with old mine workings.

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The climb to Stickle Pike. Casper and Dougal are covering twice as much ground as us this morning.

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Caw from the climb.

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Whitfell across the Duddon Valley.

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The fell hound surveys his kingdom of the Duddon Valley.

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Connie, Dougal and Casper on a windswept Stickle Pike summit.

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The south top from the north...

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...and the north from the south, Connie in the foreground and Harter Fell beyond.

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Great Stickle and the Duddon Estuary.

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Black Combe and sunshine.

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Caw and Stickle Tarn from the south top.

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The Pike and Hesk Pike across the Duddon Valley.

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The boys get in a tangle on the descent.

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A final look back to Stickle Pike in completely different weather now.

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