Glaramara and Great End

DATE 28.10.2018 | DISTANCE approx 14.6KM| HIGHEST POINT 910M

Posted by Matt | Filed under lake district

 

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Here's one we have been hoping to do for a while now. The ascent route we took was very steep but interesting at the same time. Finally got onto Great End, a summit I've passed by on several occasions whilst climbing to Scafell Pike. Another spot I've always bypassed was Seathwaite Fell so it was great to tick that one off too today.

 

setting out from seathwaite farm

we took the ascent route following hind gill. view out to taylorgill force

hind gill to the right of catherine

the route up wasn't always obvious and occasionally included some very light scrambling

seathwaite farm below. we didn't see anyone else choosing this route today

the cloud slowly starting to lift and revealing keswick and derwent water to the north

storm shelter at the top of glaramara. not much else to see at this point

a small patch of blue sky. would there be more to follow?

above hind side looking out to great end and great gable. both looking like their summits were clearing.

mobile phone pano

great end

looking out to the langdale pikes

lake windermere in the distance

bowfell and esk pike

very cold and lacking visibility on the summit of great end

descending great end to esk hause

heading down now in the direction of sprinkling tarn

following ruddy gill

sprinkling tarn

seathwaite fell with great gable behind. the true summit of seathwaite fell wasn't obvious until we were on it.

mobile phone full 360 panorama from the summit of seathwaite fell. PRINT IT OUT AND WRAP IT AROUND YOUR HEAD

LOOKING BACK TO GREAT END. IT'S NOW CLEAR ON THE SUMMIT... BLOODY TYPICAL!

GREAT GABLE ALSO CLEAR

DESCENDING GRAINS GILL

BACK TO SEATHWAITE FARM, LOOKING UP AT OUR ASCENT ROUTE FROM THIS MORNING. THE INVISIBLE TRACK IS TO THE RIGHT OF THE DEEPEST GORGE IN THE MIDDLE (HIND GILL)