| Date ... | Sunday, 15 March 2009 |
| Distance ... | 8.25 miles |
| Ascent ... | 2150 feet |
| Time ... | 5 hours 0 mins |
| Weather ... | 10 ºC, moderate SW winds, dry and cloudy with some sunny spells |
| Summits ... | Rossett Pike - 2106' (aw116)(en193) |
| Start ... | NT Pay + display car park at The Old Dungeon Ghyll (NY286060) |
| Maps ... | Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº4 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000) |
| Books ... | Pictorial Guide Nº3 - The Central Fells by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 9780711226142) |
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The route map of our walk
The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, the start of our walk and also our accommodation for the night!
Looking across to the Crinkle Crags as we headed along Mickleden. The slope coming in from the right is The Band, which leads up to Three Tarns and Bow Fell
Side Pike and Lingmoor Fell, from the same spot
Rossett Pike from Mickleden Beck
Bow Fell (left) and Rossett Pike (right) from the sheepfold where the path splits to go either up Rossett Gill or Stake Pass
Looking up Rossett Gill towards the crags on Bow Fell
The upper section of Rossett Gill with Rossett Pike to the right, here the 'new' path zig zag's away to the left, rather up the gill
Looking back down Mickleden from the same spot, the dominant peak on the other side of the valley is Pike O' Stickle
Tim waiting for us to catch him up, with the imposing cliffs of Bow Fell behind him
Sheena heading back across the last of the zig zag's towards Rossett Pike
The cloud kept rolling down over the top of Bow Fell and down the cliffs, luckily it didn't get low enough to spoil the view
Mickleden from the top of Rossett Gill
On the summit of Rossett Pike, looking towards the Langdale Pikes
Mickleden from the 'Mickleden' cairn on Rossett Pike
Sheena and Tim waiting for me to finish taking photo's. I think she was enjoying the view?
Esk Pike from the summit of Rossett Pike
Bow Fell (left), Esk Pike (right) and Angle Tarn
Looking back to Esk Pike (left), Great End (centre) and Allen Crags on the right
Bow Fell and Esk Pike from the walk over to Stake Pass
Pike O' Stickle from the top of Black Crags
Looking down into Langstrath from the top of Stake Pass
Heading down into Langdale Combe from Stake Pass
Mickleden from the descent from Langdale Combe
Looking back up the path we had just descended from Stake Pass
Looking back to Rossett Pike as we walked back along Mickleden
Looking up at Pike O' Stickle (left) and Loft Crag on the right