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Skiddaw Backpack

Date ... Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 March 2007
Distance ... 15.0 miles
Ascent ... 3240 feet
Time ... n/a
Summits ... Lonscale Fell - 2344' (aw79)(en162)
Skiddaw - 3053' (aw4)(en214)
Bakestall - 2189' (aw103)
Start ... Roadside parking at the end of the road in Mosedale (NY326 327)
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº5 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000)
Books ... Pictorial Guide Nº5 - The Northern Fells by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 9780711226678)


Skiddaw Little Man, seen from where we left the car, we would go over this later in the day, from here it looked a long way

Skiddaw Little Man, seen from where we left the car, we would go over this later in the day, from here it looked a long way

Looking back to Carrock Fell from our route along the Cumbria Way

Looking back to Carrock Fell from our route along the Cumbria Way

Sheena and Tim, both kitted out with all of the camping gear etc

Sheena and Tim, both kitted out with all of the camping gear etc

A coffee stop near to Skiddaw House, before we tackled the ridge to Lonscale Fell

A coffee stop near to Skiddaw House, before we tackled the ridge to Lonscale Fell

Sale Howe and Skiddaw Little Man, from near to Skiddaw House

Sale Howe and Skiddaw Little Man, from near to Skiddaw House

Blencathra from the Burnt Horse ridge

Blencathra from the Burnt Horse ridge

Great Calva from Burnt Horse

Great Calva from Burnt Horse

Skiddaw from Burnt Horse

Skiddaw from Burnt Horse

Looking to Lonscale Fell from Burnt Horse. You might just be able to make out the path we took up the steep snow field ahead

Looking to Lonscale Fell from Burnt Horse. You might just be able to make out the path we took up the steep snow field ahead

Blencathra from Lonscale Fell

Blencathra from Lonscale Fell

Skiddaw and Little Man from Lonscale Fell

Skiddaw and Little Man from Lonscale Fell

Sheena coming up the slope onto Skiddaw, with Lonscale Fell behind

Sheena coming up the slope onto Skiddaw, with Lonscale Fell behind

The ridge and Little Man from the summit of Skiddaw

The ridge and Little Man from the summit of Skiddaw

Looking towards the Uldale Fell's on our descent towards Bakestall

Looking towards the Uldale Fell's on our descent towards Bakestall

A closer view of the Uldale Fells from Bakestall

A closer view of the Uldale Fells from Bakestall

Sheena enjoying an early morning coffee at our wild camping spot just above Dash Falls

Sheena enjoying an early morning coffee at our wild camping spot just above Dash Falls

The sun eventually came up, as we neared Skiddaw House

The sun eventually came up, as we neared Skiddaw House

Looking back along the track we had walked along from the campsite, from near Skiddaw House

Looking back along the track we had walked along from the campsite, from near Skiddaw House

Carrock Fell in the dsitance, from Skiddaw House

Carrock Fell in the dsitance, from Skiddaw House