Start point: Wasdale Head (NY 186 084)
Wasdale Head – Moses Trod – Gavel Neese – Beck Head – Great Gable – Westmorland Cairn – Sty Head – South Traverse – Napes Needle – Sphinx Rock – Moses Trod – Wasdale Head
Distance: 5.8 miles Total Ascent: 1000 metres Time Taken: 4 hours 15 minutes Start Time: 09:50
Weather: Bright spells, misty high tops. 6°C
I fancied going west to Wasdale today and decided to climb Great Gable. I drove through sunshine and blue skies to get to a rather misty Wasdale Head but I had high hopes that things would improve as the day went on. I was sort of right as the summit itself was a bit gloomy and frozen but the walk along the south traverse was excellent and there were sunny intervals during this section.

It didn't look too great heading for Great Gable but I was hopeful it would clear as there was good weather behind me.

Heading for a water stop at Beck Head. There was a really icy wind blowing across here now and it felt like winter once more.

Someone has drawn a line under the cloud at 700m looking across Ennerdale to High Stile. Lower Haystacks remains cloud free.
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