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The Langdale Pikes

Walked on 23/01/2012

Start point: New Dungeon Ghyll Car Park (NY 295 064)

New Dungeon Ghyll – Stickle Tarn – Harrison Stickle – Pavey Ark – Thunacar Knott – Pike O’Stickle – Loft Crag – Thorn Crag – Pike How – New Dungeon Ghyll

Distance: 5 miles     Total Ascent: 791 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours 30 minutes     Start Time: 09:00

Weather: Lots of wintry showers. 5°C

The weather took a turn for the worse as I climbed alongside Stickle Ghyll this morning and became really wintry on the climb to Harrison Stickle. Backed by a strong wind is was a proper winter’s day with the weather changing minute by minute. There were fleeting clear spells which were magical, but I really enjoyed every step of today’s walk – weather and all.

Langdales

The Langdale Pikes Route Map.

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At the start of the climb to Stickle Tarn.

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Falls on Stickle Ghyll.

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Lingmoor Fell and there is a bit of weather around now - sleety rain at this height but it soon turned to hail, then snow.

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Looking to Pike How through the hail.

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At the dam on Stickle Tarn in a heavy (and painful!) hail shower.

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Heading for Harrison Stickle.

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A brief interlude between the showers to look down on Stickle Tarn with distant Fairfield in view. Things soon changed however...

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Lots of snow, lots of wind - Harrison Stickle summit ahead.

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Snowy Casperoo.

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Come on, let's go!

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The summit of Harrison Stickle.

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Pike o' Stickle from the path to Pavey Ark. Beyond there is an eerie blue light over Crinkle Crags and Bowfell.

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Halo over Harrison.

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For a fleeting minute of two there was full sunshine as I made my way across to Pavey Ark, here looking towards Thunacar Knott...but look at that ominous sky beyond.

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Lots of drama over Harrison.

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Pavey Ark

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The view from the top of Pavey ark into Langdale, Windermere up to the left and Lingmoor Fell central.

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High Raise is under there somewhere, Sergeant Man visible to the right.

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The Vale of Grasmere from Pavey Ark.

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Sunshine and clouds over the Coniston fells.

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Harrison Stickle from Thunacar Knott just before I was completely enveloped in another snow shower.

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Thunacar Knott.

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The boys find their own path to Pike o' Stickle.

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The Langdale Pikes from the path to Pike o' Stickle.

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Looks like it is sunny and bright to the north.

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Pike o' Stickle panoramic.

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Made it to the top of Pike o' Stickle.

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Mickleden.

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Mono Bowfell.

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Crinkle Crags close-up.

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Crinkle Crags and The Band.

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Harrison Stickle and Loft Crag from Pike o' Stickle.

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A wider view of the same, Blea Tarn to the right.

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Pike o' Stickle from the start of the Loft Crag ridge, Bowfell summit is clear of cloud to the left now.

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Heading for Loft Crag.

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Looking back to Loft Crag and Pike o' Stickle from Thorn Crag.

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Harrison Stickle from Pike How.

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The Langdale Pikes from Elterwater - it hardly looks as though there has been any snow up there now.

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