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Pike O’ Blisco

Walked on 17/01/2007

Start point: The Old Dungeon Ghyll car park (NY 286 062)

Old Dungeon Ghyll – Pike O’ Blisco – Red Tarn – Browney Gill – Oxendale – Old Dungeon Ghyll

Distance: 4.5 miles     Total Ascent: 600 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes

Weather: Changeable, significant wind chill. 5°C

It was a complete change in the weather today. In Great Langdale it was dull but higher up the wind and snow came with a vengeance. The original route I intended was over Crinkle Crags but this was curtailed somewhat due to the ferocious wind, discretion being the better part of valour!

Pike o' Blisco

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Pike o' Blisco from Great Langdale.

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Crinkle Crags.

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The Langdale Pikes from Wall End.

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Side Pike catches the sun on the climb to Pike o' Blisco.

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First came thunder, then the snow...

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...then the wind on the summit on Pike o' Blisco. It was horrendous, I'm sure the whole fell was swaying!

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Crinkle Crags appear from the blizzard and we are huddled behind the cairn on Pike o' Blisco.

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We have incoming! - into the wind on the summit.

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The Coniston fells - Swirl How, Great Carrs and Grey Friar have a dusting of snow now.

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Sunburst over Coniston.

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The blizzard is blowing in again over Red Tarn.

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Angus above Red Tarn.

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Bow Fell out of the cloud now to the right. Angus is showing the way of descent down Browney Gill.

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Bow Fell and The Band , Whorneyside Force in the great cleft, centre.

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Cascades on Browney Gill.

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A brief sunny spell for the Crinkles and Bow Fell.

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Pike o' Stickle.

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