Blencathra - StridingEdge

Blencathra

Blencathra consists of six separate fell tops. Only the main one, Hallsfell Top is counted by Wainwright but Birkett counts each individual top. Sharp Edge, the famous arête, ascends to Atkinson Pike.

Hallsfell Top

Height 868 metres/2848 feet Grid Reference NY 32345 27712 Wainwright - The Northern Fells

The summit of Blencathra.

The summit ridge of Blencathra from Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw beyond.

Atkinson Pike (Foule Crag)

Height 845 metres/2772 feet Grid Reference NY 32430 27356

Skiddaw from Atkinson Pike

Sharp Edge.

Gategill Fell Top

Height 851 metres/2792 feet Grid Reference NY 31777 27356

Skiddaw Forest and The Back O' Skiddaw Fells from Gategill Fell Top

Blease Fell

Height 804 metres/2638 feet Grid Reference NY 31199 27028

The summit of Blease Fell

Doddick Fell

Height 742 metres/2434 feet Grid Reference NY 32839 27720

Looking back to Hallsfell Top from Doddick Fell

Scales Fell

Height 682 metres/2238 feet Grid Reference NY 33192 27873

Sharp Edge from Scales Fell

Date	Walk
Tuesday 11th September 2007	Mungrisdale - Souther Fell - Scales Tarn - Sharp Edge - Blencathra - Mungrisdale Common - Bannerdale Crags - Bowscale Fell - East Top on Bowscale Fell - Mungrisdale
Wednesday 7th February 2007	Scales - Sharp Edge - Blencathra (Atkinson Pike - Hallsfell Top - Gategill Fell - Blease Fell - Doddick Fell - Scales Fell) - Scales
Wednesday 13th July 2005	Bowscale - Bowscale Tarn - East Top on Bowscale Fell (387) - Bowscale Fell (388) - The Tongue (389) - Bannerdale Crags (390) - Blencathra - Mungrisdale Common - Cloven Stone - Lonscale Pike (391) - Lonscale Fell (392) - Jenkin Hill (393) - Skiddaw Lesser Man (394) - Skiddaw Little Man (395) - Skiddaw - Bakestall - Whitewater Dash - Little Calva (396) - Knott - Coomb Height (397) - Little Lingy Hill (398) - Great Lingy Hill (399) - Hare Stones (400) - High Pike (401) - Miton Hill (402) - Round Knott (403) - Carrock Fell (404) - Mungrisdale - Bowscale
Monday 12th July 2004	Scales - Sharp Edge - Blencathra (100 - 105) (Atkinson Pike - Hallsfell Top - Gategill Fell - Blease Fell - Doddick Fell - Scales Fell) - Souther Fell (106) - Scales
19th August 2003	Bowscale - Bowscale Tarn - Bowscale Fell (71) - Bannerdale Crags (72) - Blencathra (73) - Lonscale Fell (74) - Skiddaw Little Man (75) - Skiddaw (76) - Bakestall (77) - Little Calva - Knott (78) - Great Lingy Hill - High Pike (79) - Carrock Fell (80) - Mungrisdale - Bowscale

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