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Crinkle Crags

Date ... Thursday, 17 April 2008
Distance ... 10.5 miles
Ascent ... 3410 feet
Time ... 7 hours 10 mins
Weather ... 9 ºC, strong E winds, sunny spells, freezing level @ 2200'
Summits ... Great Knott - 2313'(en89)
Cold Pike - 2259'(aw96)(en43)
Cold Pike West Top - 2241'(en45)
Cold Pike Far West Top - 2198'(en44)
Little Stand - 2428'(en157)
Crinkle Crags South Top - 2736'(en52)
Crinkle Crags - 2816'(aw17)(en51)
Shelter Crags - 2674'(en211)
Shelter Crags North Top - 2543'(en212)
Start ... Stickle Ghyll - National Trust Pay + Display car park (NY294063) 
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº4 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000)
Books ... Pictorial Guide Nº4 by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 9780711226586)


Looking up Oxendale, towards the Crinkles, from the footbridge across Oxendale Beck

Looking up Oxendale, towards the Crinkles, from the footbridge across Oxendale Beck

Looking backdown towards Stool End Farm from the steep ascent to Brown Howe

Looking backdown towards Stool End Farm from the steep ascent to Brown Howe

Bow Fell and Hell Gill

Bow Fell and Hell Gill

Great Knott, Crinkle Crags and Bow Fell from Brown Howe

Great Knott, Crinkle Crags and Bow Fell from Brown Howe

Me and Tim on the summit of Great Knott, with the Crinkles and Bow Fell behind

Me and Tim on the summit of Great Knott, with the Crinkles and Bow Fell behind

The Crinkles and Great Knott from the summit of Cold Pike

The Crinkles and Great Knott from the summit of Cold Pike

Looking  towards the Helvellyn range from the summit of Cold Pikek

Looking towards the Helvellyn range from the summit of Cold Pike

Our first view's of the Sca Fell's from Little Standk

Our first view's of the Sca Fell's from Little Stand

A close up of the Sca Fell's

A close up of the Sca Fell's

Cold Pike, Red Tarn and Pike O'Blisco from the start of the ascent on the first crinkle

Cold Pike, Red Tarn and Pike O'Blisco from the start of the ascent on the first crinkle

Looking down into the Langdale valley from the summit of the first crinkle

Looking down into the Langdale valley from the summit of the first crinkle

The view along the ridge to the other tops from the summit of the first crinkle

The view along the ridge to the other tops from the summit of the first crinkle

Approaching the 'bad' step on the second crinkle.(we didn't go up this scramble as we had Tim with us, and he's not the best at rock climbing)

Approaching the 'bad' step on the second crinkle.(we didn't go up this scramble as we had Tim with us, and he's not the best at rock climbing)

Bow Fell and Esk Pike from the summit of Long Top (the second crinkle)

Bow Fell and Esk Pike from the summit of Long Top (the second crinkle)

The Sca Fell's from the tarn on Long Top (I think this is the tarn they refer to as the highest tarn in England)

The Sca Fell's from the tarn on Long Top (I think this is the tarn they refer to as the highest tarn in England)

Bow Fell and Sca Fell Pike from near to Mickledore

Bow Fell and Sca Fell Pike from near to Mickledore

A wider angle view of the above photo

A wider angle view of the above photo

Approaching The Three Tarns and Bow Fell

Approaching The Three Tarns and Bow Fell

The Sca Fell's again from a very cold Three Tarns

The Sca Fell's again from a very cold Three Tarns

Pike O'Blisco seen as we started to descend The Band

Pike O'Blisco seen as we started to descend The Band

Pike O'Stickle and Mickleden seen from The Band

Pike O'Stickle and Mickleden seen from The Band