14th June 2008 - Blencathra via Hall's Fell
Walk Details
Distance walked: 11.4 miles
Total ascent: 3750 ft
OS map used: OL5 - The English Lakes, North-eastern area
Time taken: 7 hrs
Route description: Mousthwaite Comb-Scaley Beck-Doddick Gill-Hall's Fell Ridge-Blencathra-Mungrisdale Common-Bannerdale Crags-Bowscale Fell-Bannerdale-River Glendermackin-Mousthwaite Comb
A memorable ascent of Blencathra by the Hall's Fell Ridge.
From the parking area at Mousthwaite Comb I made my way across Scaley Beck and Doddick Gill to climb the Hall's Fell Ridge to the summit of Blencathra. I then visited the summits of Mungrisdale Common, Bannerdale Crags and Bowscale Fell before returning by Bannerdale and the River Glendermackin.
Total ascent: 3750 ft
OS map used: OL5 - The English Lakes, North-eastern area
Time taken: 7 hrs
Route description: Mousthwaite Comb-Scaley Beck-Doddick Gill-Hall's Fell Ridge-Blencathra-Mungrisdale Common-Bannerdale Crags-Bowscale Fell-Bannerdale-River Glendermackin-Mousthwaite Comb
A memorable ascent of Blencathra by the Hall's Fell Ridge.
From the parking area at Mousthwaite Comb I made my way across Scaley Beck and Doddick Gill to climb the Hall's Fell Ridge to the summit of Blencathra. I then visited the summits of Mungrisdale Common, Bannerdale Crags and Bowscale Fell before returning by Bannerdale and the River Glendermackin.
Route map
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I've crossed over Scaley Beck and the first shot of the day is of Great Mell Fell
I now need to cross Doddick Gill
Hallsfell Top, the summit of Blencathra at the head of Doddick Gill
The valley of the River Glendermackin
Clough Head
Finally at the start of the Hall's Fell ridge and a view towards Derwent Water and the northwestern fells
and Cross Fell and the North Pennines in the distance
The summit above
Scales Fell behind Doddick Fell
Finally at the summit of Blencathra, Hallsfell Top. The view past Gategill Fell to Derwent Water and the northwestern fells.
The Hall's Fell Ridge. It seems I wasn't alone in deciding on this way up today.
Clough Head and the Dodds rising to the high point of Helvellyn
Skiddaw
Great Calva, Knott and Back o'Skidda
The Eden valley and the North Pennines beyond Scales Fell
High Seat, Bleaberry Fell and the central ridge with parts of Thirlmere and Derwent Water visible. Cloud still on the high fells behind.
High Street and the far eastern fells from Bannerdale Crags
Bannerdale below
Bowscale Fell
On the summit of Bowscale Fell and a distant view of High Street and the far eastern fells
Blencathra
Skiddaw Little Man and Skiddaw at the head of the Caldew valley
Great Calva and Knott
Cross Fell and the North Pennines in the distance
Carrock Fell
Knott and High Pike
Looking across to Bannerdale Crags' east ridge
Heading down into Bannerdale
A distant view to Bowfell, Esk Pike, Scafell Pike and Great Gable
Great Dodd and Clough Head before I head back down Mousthwaite Comb