Walk Information

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Walk route: Millbeck - Slades Beck - Carlside Tarn - Skiddaw - Jenkin Hill - Latrigg car park (end of Gale Road) - Applethwaite - Millbeck

Distance: 7.00 miles

Ascent: 2,800ft

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Time: 3 hours 30 minutes

With: on own

Conditions: Light rain for nearly all the walk, strong wind near and on the summit, cloud base approx 2,200ft

Comment: Everest the Easy Way ascent 6

Photos

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Above Millbeck again but this time the plan is to follow Slades Beck to Carlside colThe view south from above MillbeckThe weir across Slades Beck, the path keeps to the left bank (when ascending)The path above Slades BeckSlades BeckHigh up the valleyHigher up the valley at the point where the path crosses Slades BeckLooking back down the valley of Slades BeckLooking back down my ascent route, the scree can be avoided for most of the ascent by following a small path through the heatherUp into the cloud but nearly at Carlside col nowA last look downNo views today from the path up to Skiddaw from Carlside colSkiddaw summitThe Jenkin Hill gate on the main Skiddaw pathBelow the clouds again as I descend Jenkin Hill towards the Latrigg car park at the top of Gale RoadDerwent Water and KeswickLooking back up the Jenkin Hill pathThe lower slopes of Skiddaw Little Man from Gale RoadUnderskiddaw Church Room on the Applethwaite to Millbeck roadA grand house in Millbeck

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