Kirk Fell direct and Great Gable (Sat 7 Dec 2002)

Walk Information

location map

Walk route: Wasdale Head - Kirk Fell - Kirkfell Tarn - Kirk Fell (East Top) - Beck Head - Great Gable - Sty Head - St Olaf's church - Wasdale Head

Distance: 6.00 miles

Ascent: 3,320ft

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Time: 5 hours 25 minutes

With: Anne

Conditions: windy out of the valley

Photos

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Wasdale Head InnKirk Fell, we took the direct routeLooking back down on Wasdale Head, with Illgill Head and Wastwater in the distance, from near the start of the climb up Kirk FellSteep grass, Kirk Fell directSteep scree, Kirk Fell directWasdale, Yewbarrow and Red Pike, taken while climbing Kirk FellWasdale from the direct route, Kirk FellLooking across to Great GablePillar and High Stile from Kirk Fell's summit360 Panorama from Kirk Fell's summitKirk Fell's east top, Kirkfell Tarn (there are actually two tarns) and Great GableThe Scafells from Kirkfell TarnRed Pike, Scoat Fell, Black Crag and Pillar from Kirk FellGreen Gable and Great Gable from Kirk FellLooking down into Ennerdale with the High Stile ridge and Haystacks behindNearing the top of Great Gable from the route up from Beck HeadNearing the top of Great Gable from the route up from Beck HeadWastwater and Wasdale Head from Great GableThe Fell and Rock Climbing Club's war memorial on Great Gable summitGreat Gable's summitSouthwest to north panorama from Great Gable's summitWasdale from the Westmorland Cairn, Great GableThe Langdale Pikes in the distance behind the Glaramara to Allen Crags ridge from the descent to Sty Head off Great GableYewbarrow and Wasdale Head from the Sty Head pathSt Olaf's church, Wasdale Head and Kirk FellInside St Olafs, Wasdale HeadThe Fell and Rock Climbing Club Memorial window - 'I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my strength.'

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