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22 07 2006 - Bowfell, Esk Pike, Allen Crags and Rosset Pike |
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The weather forecast was for showers with possible thunder storms later and I almost changed my mind about setting off. I decided to risk it and fortunately there was no rain or thunder all day. It was a very hot day however, and some of the views and photographs were spoilt because of the general haziness. Nevertheless, today was a vast improvement on my last ascent of Bowfell and Esk Pike (both with Paul D) when on each occasion we had very poor weather and little in the way of any views at all. Esk Hause was very busy today with walkers but Allen Crags was quiet and I saw nobody else at all on Rossett Pike. I descended Rossett Crag via a boulder strewn gully. At one point, pausing and peering into a crack in the rocks I came eye to eye with some small, unspecified creature that stared back at me slightly startled. Eventually, I joined the path near the bottom of Rossett Gill. By the time I reached the Old Dungeon Ghyll I felt I had well and truly earned my beer. |
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The Band above Stool End Farm
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Pike O'Stickle
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Crinkle Crags from the path up The Band
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Bowfell from further up the path
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And again
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the climbers' traverse
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Towards the summit
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Top of the Great Slab
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Hazy Scafell Pike and Mickledore
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Bowfell summit
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Esk Pike from the path off Bowfell
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Looking back to Bowfell
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Esk Pike summit cairn taken from the true summit above the rocky outcrop nearby
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Great End
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Looking back towards Bowfell again from Esk Pike summit
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Rossett Pike in the centre of the photograph
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Going down towards Esk Hause
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Allen Crags from the shelter below Esk Hause
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Allen Crags summit
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Angle Tarn
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Rossett Pike's summit
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Looking into Mickleden from the eastern end of Rossett Pike's summit
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