Start point: New Dungeon Ghyll Car Park (NY 295 064)
New Dungeon Ghyll – Stickle Tarn – Pavey Ark – Thunacar Knott – Harrison Stickle – Pike O’Stickle – Loft Crag – Thorn Crag – New Dungeon Ghyll
Distance: 5 miles Total Ascent: 770 metres Time Taken: 4 hours 30 minutes
Weather: Cold out of the sun, clear. 3°C
What a day after the heavy snow in the south Lakes yesterday, the sun was shining for most of the time and the snow was powder perfect. I had a walk with StridingEdge stalwart Andy Lang around the Langdale Pikes and it was quiet up there – we only saw a few fellow walkers from afar today. Over on St Sunday, the big news is that there was an avalanche at the top of Pinnacle Ridge which required a rescue.
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Jack's Rake to the left, Easy Gully to the right on the face of Pavey Ark. We are climbing the North Rake, round to the right of this photo.
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Andy checks out the view - that's Great Gable up to the right - whilst Dougal checks out - well, me!
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It started clouding over on the way to Harrison Stickle and to the north the weather was really closing in.