Walk : The Langdale Pikes (omitting Pike o Stickle)
– Pavey Arc (2,288ft),
Harrison Stickle
(2,404ft), Loft Crag (2,270ft)
Date : 10th June 2012
Weather : Fair, variable cloud and dry
Distance : 7 miles round trip
Difficulty : 3 – A steep scramble up Stickle Ghyll –
decent paths in parts
Which
part of Lakeland is this walk situated
Terrain
Overview
Overview
An adventurous walk requiring some scrambling.
The direct route up to Stickle Ghyll is exhilarating
requiring the need to traverse the
Ghyll which if in full speight could be difficult
First decent view of the Pikes as
we journey down the Langdale valley towards Old Dungeon Ghyll
From the front of the old Hotel the
path starts after the first barred gate and crosses a footbridge
Its not long before the path starts
to climb steeply
First view of Harrison Stickle
Stickle Ghyll in full flow
Looking back down Langdale towards
Windermere
An example of one of the several
“white water” cross overs that we had to make on the journey
up to Stickle Tarn
Nearly at the top of the Ghyll now
as Ste points the way to Pavey Arc
Stickle Tarn
The choice of adventurous routes up
to Pavey Arc. Note well – this route is classed as a Mountain
Climb and not a Fell walk
Jacks Rake in close up
Harrison Stickle from Stickle Tarn
Ste on the summit of Pavey Arc
Stickle Tarn from the summit
The path to Harrison Stickle
Bowfell from the
path to Harrison Stickle
Great Gable from the path to
Harrison Stickle
The summit cairn on Harrison
Stickle
Setting off on the path to Loft
Crag
Looking back to the steep descent
from Harrison Stickle
Loft Crag summit
The final staircase leading up to
Pike o Stickle which time did not permit us to make
On our journey back to our
apartment a lingering last look at the Langdale Pikes from
Low Wood Bay
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