langdale trip (pic heavy)

[jonnie drake]

Just got back from a great trip this weekend. We spent 2 nights in langdale, the lakes. Beautiful place. Slightly windy when it wants to be Went with two friends matt and mike. Impressed with myself because I used everything in my pack that I had taken, and needed no other than a wee knife, which mike had on him anyway. Still weighed in at 13kg and was a bit of a killer on the steeper inclines so I will be on the look out for a load of new kit now

we arrived at the hotel parking at 8.30, and pretty much set of asap as it was pretty much dark. We trecked up stickle gyhll to stickle tarn where we camped for the first night. The next morning we went up inbetween harrison stickle and pavey ark, past the pike of stickle, crossed stake pass and over gavel moor to angle tarn below esk pike where we had a wee break, then down puddy gyhll past great end to sprinkling tarn where we stayed the night, looking over to great gable. Lovely little tarn, teeming with fish. The next morning we set off back to angle tarn then down rosett ghyll and mickleden back to the car. Great weekend! enjoy the pics.

sunset from the car on the way there

morning view of pavey ark and stickle tarn

harrison stickle

first nights camp

between harrison stickle and pavey ark

looking accross to pavey arc on the way up

last sight of stickle tarn

mart crag and glarmara in the background

looking over to rosett ghyll

matt staring over at bow fell... dramatic eh?

angle tarn and esk pike

looking over to great gable

down to sprinkling tarn

trees!!!

made it to the tarn

nice sunset

sunday, walking back to esk pike

looking down mickleden

looking back up rosett gyhll

dungeon ghyll

back to the car, view up stickle ghyll

cheers

J

 

[SimonM]

One of my fave areas...thanks for sharing.

Simon

 

[wattsy]

i love sprinkling tarn one of my 2 favourite places in the lakes (with innominate tarn). have you tried jack's rake on pavey ark?

 

[Shewie]

Nice one Jonnie, great area to spend a few days on the hills.

 

[JonathanD]

Superb scenery.

 

[jonnie drake]

it was a great weekend really refreshing. I've not tried it but there were plenty of other guys that came up in the morning to do so. Im not really the climber type but I imagine I will try it someday, I wouldnt mind going back there at all I will deffo take a look at innominate tarn.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Great pics jonnie, nice trip out.

 

[Mistwalker]

WOW, nice photos! Looks like a great place to wander around. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jonnie drake]

cheers dude! no probs

 

[Peterlee_Paddler]

Nice trek, Jonnie. A great Lakeland area.

 

[Extreme Pilgrim]

Great pics, great area

 

[jonnie drake]

cheers dudes

 

[gsfgaz]

Cheers for that , brilliant pics ..

 

[jonnie drake]

cheers gaz

 

[pete79]

Nice pics. Used to love going to langdale when I lived back in the homeland. Did you climb jack's rake at all?

Pete

 

[jonnie drake]

nah pete I didnt but there were loads of others doing it, I think If we had gone up for the day we would have done, matt in the pics is a bit of a climbing freak he had to stop himself lol

 

[boisdevie]

Been camping in Langdale at 14 years old and love the place. Been walking there and climbing. Lovely place. Shame I"m so far away but would love to get there again and try some fishing in those lovely tarns

 

[jonnie drake]

tell me about it, next time I promised myself to take the fishing gear, trout for supper would be great!