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Bowfell,
including Crinkle Crags & Pike o' Blisco
A circular walk up the Band and across the Climber's Traverse to Great Slab and
Bowfell traversing Crinkle Crags past Red Tarn to Pike o' Blisco
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18 July 2002 |
| Distance: |
8 miles approx |
| Weather: |
Sunny & warm, clouding over
with bright spells |
| Time: |
4½ hours |
| Terrain: |
Well defined paths |
| Stiles: |
0 |
| Grade: |
Moderate |
| Parking: |
Park in car park
by the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel (GR: NY 285-060) |
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Nearest Towns: |
Ambleside |
| Refreshments: |
Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel |
| Toilets: |
Public toilets
in National Trust car park by the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel |
| Transport: |
Car |
| Other
Walks: |
Catbells - Lakeland Walks,
Leaney's Lakeland Fells,
Lake District Walks &
Striding Edge |
| Maps: |
Outdoor Leisure No.
4,
5, 6 & 7 |
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Appeal on behalf of the Earl Mountbatten Hospice |
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Catbells is totally NON-Profit making with ALL proceeds going to the Earl Mountbatten Hospice
If you've enjoyed your visit and/or found the information on this site useful, please make a donation to support this worthwhile charity
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Route |
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Altitude relief map |
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Side Pike from the bottom of The Band |
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Stickle Pike, Great Langdale &
Lingmoor Fell |
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Looking down The Band to Pike
o'Blisco, Red Tarn & Wetherlam |
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The start of the Climber's Traverse |
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Looking across the Climber's Traverse
to the Buttress |
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Stickle Pike & Great Langdale |
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Looking over the Climber's Traverse to The Band
with Windermere in the distance |
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Bowfell Buttress at the end of the Climber's
Traverse |
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The final section of the Climber's Traverse |
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Looking back over the Climber's Traverse to The
Band |
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Climbers at the bottom of the Buttress |
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Impenetrable rock wall on the Climber's Traverse |
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Panoramic view of Great Langdale with
cloud drifting in from the south |
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Looking over Great Slab to Great
Langdale |
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Panoramic view of Great Slab with The
Langdales, Great Langdale, Lingmoor Fell, Pike o'Blisco & Wetherlam |
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Looking over Great Slab to Pike
o'Blisco, Wetherlam & Crinkle Crags |
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Pike o'Blisco, Wetherlam & Crinkle
Crags |
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Pike o'Blisco, Wetherlam & Crinkle
Crags |
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The path over Crinkle Crags from Three Tarns |
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Scafell & Scafell Pike from one of
The Three Tarns |
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Scafell, Scafell Pike & Bowfell |
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Bowfell Links from the first crinkle |
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Scafell Pike, Bowfell & Shelter Crags |
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Bowfell |
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Looking down Great Langdale |
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The Scafells & Bowfell |
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Scafells & Scafell Pike |
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Pike o'Blisco, Red Tarn, Wetherlam & Long Top on
Crinkle Crags |
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Scafell, Scafell Pike, Pen & Ill Crag |
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Bowfell & Bowfell Links from Long Top |
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Scafells, Scafell Pike & Bowfell from
Long Top |
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Graet Langdale from Long Top |
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Looking over Pike o'Blisco to Windermere with
Wetherlam on the right |
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The Bad Step coming off Long Top |
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The path down to the Bad Step |
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Scafell, Scafell Pike & The Bad Step
off Long Top |
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Pike o'Blisco, Red Tarn & Cold Pike
from the last crinkle |
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Crinkle Crags & Bowfell from the approach to Pike
o'Blisco |
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Crinkle Crags & Bowfell |
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Crinkle Crags & Bowfell from the approach to Pike
o'Blisco |
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Windermere from the summit of Pike o'Blisco |
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