Wednesday 11 July 2018

Bowfell via the Climbers Traverse and the Great Slab


Setting off from the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel

The Langdale pikes

Langdale valley from the start of The Band

Field patterns in Langdale

Pike'o'Blisco

Leaving the Band at the start of the Climbers Traverse

Looking back down the Band

The Climbers Traverse leads to the Flat crag, Great Slab, Cambridge crag and Bowfell Buttress, all popular with climbers.

Arriving at the bottom of the Great Slab

Starting the climb up the side of it

A water stop part way up

Arriving at the top just below the summit of Bowfell

Looking south to Windermere from the summit

(L to R)  Scafell, Mickledore Gap, Scafell Pike
from Bowfell summit

South again from the summit


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Danny at Bowfell summit 902m (2,959ft)

Mickleden from our lunch spot.
(Where was Danny lunch you might like to ask?)

Then came the descent to Angle tarn and Rossett Gill

Looking back up to the Great Slab

Descending Rossett Gill into Mickleden

A final look back up Mickleden to Bowfell and Rossett Gill

Click here to see Danny's pictures

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