Start point: Stickle Tarn Car Park (NY 295 064)
New Dungeon Ghyll – Loft Crag – Thorn Crag – Pike O’Stickle – Martcrag Moor – Stake Pass – Mickleden – New Dungeon Ghyll
Distance: 5.8 miles Total Ascent: 677 metres Time Taken: 3 hours
Weather: Cold and wet on the tops. 10°C.
I was up and about early this morning and initially it looked promising as though it might turn out beautiful and sunny as it has been over the last few days. In fact it turned out to be completely the opposite as I got a good soaking and so opted to complete only half of the intended route (fair weather walker!). Casper has had a makeover too…
Langdale Pikes route map.
Holme Fell reflected in Yew Tree Tarn with the early morning mist rising from the water.
Yew Tree Tarn reflections.
Sunrise on the Langdale Pikes.
Pike How and Tarn Crag, Pavey Ark is visible in the distant centre.
Great Langdale sunrise.
Looking up towards Loft Crag. It looks like Casper has hired a stunt dog for the day!
Crinkle Crags have a good covering of cloud this morning.
Dungeon Ghyll.
The mist is starting to envelop me now here looking across Great Langdale to Lingmoor Fell and Side Pike, Blea Tarn is also in view.
Misty Great Langdale.
How now foxy loxy? I bet Casper is as glad of his haircut as I was that I managed to remember to wear sun cream, shorts and t-shirt!
Heading for Pike o' Stickle and this is as good as it gets. There was a really cold wind up here now so it was hat and gloves time.
Pike o' Stickle summit and now it was raining so it full waterproofs time as well. In fact it was completely miserable so I headed across boggy Martcrag Moor and decided to get down to valley level at Stake Pass. Thank goodness for GPS too, the most valuable time saving piece of fell walking equipment you can buy.
Almost into Mickleden at the bottom of Stake Pass.
Mickleden looking towards Rossett Gill and Stake Pass.
Raven Crag.