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Langdale Circuit

Walked on 02/02/2015

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

New Dungeon Ghyll – Stickle Tarn – Harrison Stickle – Thunacar Knott – High Raise – Sergeant Man – Stickle Tarn – New Dungeon Ghyll

Distance: 5.6 miles     Total Ascent: 723 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 30 minutes     Start Time: 08:00

Weather: Cold with high cloud, 2°C

The Langdales were oh so cold today but it was great to be out in winter conditions again. The freeze thaw cycle had made some places quite treacherous, the path to Stickle Tarn was especially so and required spikes to safely climb. These were swapped for crampons to climb up to Harrison Stickle on the eastern face. Once on the tops there was an icy chill and surprisingly for this area I never saw a single soul until I was back to lower reaches.

Langdale-Circuit

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Sunrise over Great Langdale.

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Looking ahead up the climb to Stickle Tarn.

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Looking down from higher up - the path was treacherous sheet ice, microspikes were required for the rest of the climb to Stickle Tarn.

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Climbing higher.

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Pavey Ark across frozen Stickle Tarn.

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Winter sky.

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Pavey Ark from the dam.

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Heading for Harrison Stickle.

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Stickle Tarn from the climb to Harrison.

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Looking across to the western face of Pavey Ark.

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The climb was icy.

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The view to the east.

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Nearly there.

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Harrison Stickle.

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Looking across Pike o' Stickle and Rossett Pike to the Scafells and Great Gable.

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Bowfell and The Band.

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The Coniston fells.

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The view from Thunacar Knott.

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Bowfell.

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Langstrath from High Raise.

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Distant Skiddaw and Blencathra.

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The summit of High Raise.

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Looking south.

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Dougal checks which fells he has ticked off - all of them in this photo I think!

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Esk Pike, Scafell Pike and Great End.

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Sergeant Fletcher and Sergeant Dougal.

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Sergeant Man.

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The way down.

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Inquisitive Fletcher.

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Mono Pavey Ark.

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Harrison Stickle and Pavey Ark from the descent.

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Looking back to Sergeant Man and the ridge descended. There is a touch of blue in the sky now.

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Pavey Ark, Jack's Rake running diagonally right to left across the face.

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Harrison Stickle and the route climbed.

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The Langdale Pikes.

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