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Ling Fell

Walked on 08/04/2009

Start point: Brumston Bridge (NY 185 293)

Brumston Bridge – Ling Fell – Old Scales – Kelswick – Sale Fell – Brumston Bridge

Distance: 3.5 miles     Total Ascent: 420 metres    Time Taken: 1 hour 15 minutes

Weather: Frequent heavy showers and a strong wind. 7oC.

Perhaps I spoke too soon about sun cream and shorts as it was back to winter conditions today with a howling wind and lots of heavy rain showers. This is one of those areas that I don’t manage to frequent too often, probably due to the travelling distance involved from the South Lakes. I remember quite vividly walking this route with James a while back as we saw a newborn lamb and various other things that made it stand out in my memory – when I looked later that was 5 years ago to the day…and now that suddenly makes me feel very old, he was 13 then. Gulp.

Ling Fell

Ling Fell route map.

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Sale Fell over Burthwaite from the climb to Ling fell.

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Sale Fell from the summit of Ling Fell. The wind really picked up on the top of here and the rain was advancing rapidly behind me.

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Lord's Seat and Broom Fell from Ling Fell.

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Binsey across the northern tip of Bassenthwaite Lake. Skiddaw is completely obscured by clouds to the right of Sale Fell.

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Sale Fell from Eskin.

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Heading for Sale Fell from Old Scales. The road walk to here had been relatively dry but the wind and rain was catching me up once more from the west.

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That meant that the rest of the photos in this set were certainly 'quick draw' shots as it was bucketing down with rain now. This is looking back to Ling Fell from Kelswick.

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Rivings and Skiddaw somewhere in the distance.

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What do you reckon Casper? Two more Wainwrights for you if nothing else - only 12 to go!

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A hint of blue sky looking east from the summit of Sale Fell.

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Lord's Seat across the Wythop Valley.

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Ling Fell from the descent to Brumston Bridge.

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