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5th October 2008 - Kirk Fell and Great Gable

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 5.5 miles

Total ascent: 3383 ft

OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, South-western area

Time taken: 6 hrs

Route description: Wasdale Head-Highnose Head-Kirk Fell-Beck Head-Great Gable-Sty Head-Burnthwaite-Wasdale Head

A cool early autumn day for this visit to Wasdale to tackle Kirk Fell and Great Gable. There was great visibility and the first signs of the colder weather to come with a touch of ice on the puddles on top of Kirk Fell.

From Wasdale Head I went straight for the direct ascent of Kirk Fell. There's nothing difficult about it apart from it seeming to go on for ever. When I'd finally reached Kirk Fell's summit I also paid a visit to the east top before descending to Beck Head to climb Great Gable. From Great Gable I made the descent to Sty Head and then back to Wasdale Head.

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On the drive across the Birker Fell road and I just had to stop to take a picture of the view. It's not easy keeping your eyes on the road sometimes.
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I've started the climb up Kirk Fell and the view has started to open out over the head of Wasdale and to Wast Water
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A peep around the corner to Great Gable and Sty Head
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Not far to go now and a great view down Wasdale to Wast Water
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Lingmell and the Scafells loom large on the other side of Lingmell Beck
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Red Pike, Scoat Fell, Back Crag and Pillar around Mosedale
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Finally on the summit of Kirk Fell. The view north to Grasmoor, Crag Hill, Robinson and Skiddaw.
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Skiddaw and Blencathra beyond Hindscarth and Dale Head
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Pillar and the High Stile range
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The view across to the east top with the Helvellyn range in the distance
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Green Gable and Great Gable
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Zooming in on the Napes Crags
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Great End, Broad Crag, Scafell Pike and Scafell with Lingmell in front of Scafell Pike
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The view down to Wast Water. The stretch of water on the left is Burnmoor Tarn.
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A better view of Green and Great Gable from the east top
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and across to the Helvellyn range
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The Scafells and Lingmell
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Pillar and the High Stile range separated by Ennerdale
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High Stile, High Crag and Hay Stacks with Grasmoor, Crag Hill and Robinson in the distance on the right
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The view from Great Gable across to Helvellyn
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Skiddaw and Blencathra
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Pillar, Ennerdale and High Stile
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The fells around the Buttermere valley
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The Pillar group of fells behind Kirk Fell
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Ill Crag, Broad Crag, Scafell Pike, Scafell and Lingmell
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A glimpse of Windermere behind the Langdale Pikes
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Wast Water from the Westmorland Cairn
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That view again as I head back across the Birker Fell road

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