Walk Information

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Walk route: Latrigg car park (end of Gale Road) - Jenkin Hill - Skiddaw Lesser Man - Skiddaw Little Man - Skiddaw - Jenkin Hill - Latrigg car park (end of Gale Road)

Distance: 7.00 miles

Ascent: 2,500ft

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Time: 3 hours 40 minutes

With: David Hall and Anne

Conditions: Overcast, wild on the top, it was so windy it was hard to stand up on Skiddaw's summit ridge. What a difference to yesterday!

Photos

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Jenkin HillThe north western fellsThe Vale of Keswick from our ascent of Jenkin HillHeading up Jenkin Hill, slushy todayDerwent Water and CatbellsThe view opens up as we climbInto the snow now and the angle easesSkiddaw Lesser ManAscending Jenkin Hill with the Helvellyn ridge behindAscending Lesser Man and the wind is really picking upCarl Side, Long Side and Ullock PikeAn interesting sky above the north western fellsLeaving Little Man's summit with Skiddaw aheadSkiddaw's trig pointSkiddaw Little ManOn the main Skiddaw path round the side of Little ManThe Helvellyn range from Jenkin HillKeswick and Derwent Water

previous walk - Sat 6 Dec 2008 - Magical Skiddaw

next walk - Tue 9 Dec 2008 - Catbells

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