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Skiddaw

Walked on 28/02/2005

Start point: Orthwaite Road, near Bassenthwaite (NY 237 311)

Bassenthwaite – Watches (300) – The Edge – Ullock Pike (301) – Longside Edge – Long Side (302) – Carl Side (303) –Skiddaw (304-308) – Broad End (309) – Bakestall (310) –  Cockup (311)– Bassenthwaite

Distance: 7.9 miles     Total Ascent: 1229 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours 40 minutes

Weather: Cold, many snow showers with blizzard conditions on Skiddaw.

Today’s walk is to Skiddaw via The Edge and Longside Edge – a really great route of ascent. The weather worsened throughout the walk and crampons were required for the steep ascent to Skiddaw. Once on the top, the blizzard whipped up and there was a complete white-out.

Skiddaw

Elevation

Elevation profile of the route.

Skiddaw 3D

3D image of the walk route.

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Summit panorama from Watches. See below for an annotated version of this photo.

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Bassenthwaite Lake from The Edge.

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Longside Edge from Ullock Pike.

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Looking back to Ullock Pike from Longside Edge.

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Carl Side and Skiddaw Little Man from Long Side.

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Looking towards Borrowdale from Carl Side.

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A frozen Carlside Tarn.

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The steep path to Skiddaw. Crampons and ice axe were required for this ascent (for me, not Angus!).

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Panoramic view of the route - Carl Side is on the left, then Long Side, Longside Edge and Ullock Pike.

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White out on Skiddaw. Birkett counts five separate tops on Skiddaw - South Top, Middle Top, High Man, North Top and Broad End.

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Bakestall from Cockup.

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Binsey through a snow shower.

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Panorama of The Edge and Bassenthwaite Lake from the Southerndale side.

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Ullock Pike and Long Side from Southerndale.

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