Scafell Pike from Langdale in the Snow

Great End 910m     Ill Crag 935m     Broad Crag 931m        Scafell Pike 978m

It was a wonderful bright crisp day……green in the valley but with snow on the tops. it was hard to tell how much as we drove to Langdale but as we set off up Mickleden we could see the snow getting deeper and indeed it was deeper than we thought it would be and was quite hard going.  We walked up Rossett Gill passed Rossett Pike to Angle tarn. A stop at Esk Hause and up to the Summit of Great End. It was a truly wonderful day but we were not sure at this point if we would have time to get to Scafell and back without running out of day light. We kept going a peak at a time – Ill Crag, Broad Crag and finally Scarfell Pike. We did get back to the valley in the daylight but it was pretty much dark by the time we got to the car. We could see lights walking down the band.

7 hours 50 minutes – not bad considering the winter conditions.

Looking up Rossett Gill with Rossett Pike on the right

Rossett Pike

You can see Troughton Beck and the Pike of Stickle Looking down Langdale

Swidaw peeping out

Angle Tarn

Angle Tarn Gully 1 and Hanging Knotts

Langdale Pikes

Great Gable

Ill Crag Ill Crag Braod Crag and Scafell Pike

Ill CragEsk Pike and the Crinkles

Derwent Water

Kern Knotts and Westmoreland Crag

Scafell PikeScafell Pike Summit

Walking back with Broad Crag and Scafell Pike behindLooking forward long the top of Ill CragIll CragRossett Pike