Bad day in Langdale

[radder]

Today was one of them days where everything just went wrong for me today. thats why Im sat here typing this instead of lying in a tent in Langdale.
I was planning this twenty mile challenge walk in the Lake District so needed a early start so left the house at 4.00Am    2.5 hours later I was in Langdale.
I was making very good time Climbing Stickle Ghyll to stickle tarn and my first three summits Pavey Ark, Harrison Stickle and Pike o Bilsco this took me just over two hours and felt really good next target Scafell Pike via Esk Hause when within half an hour my brand new camera packed up and died on me AGAIN (second time in 2 months) and the sole of my boots was hanging off ( only had them for about a year) so all in all not a very good morning I was that deflated that  i just abandoned the walk by dropping down and following the path back to Langdale. What made it worse was it was one of those special mountain days with not a cloud in the sky. I have never been one for getting out of bed but to make a early start was fantastic I never saw one person the whole route apart from the masses of people heading to scafell Pike from Langdale. So tomorrow I've got to go looking for new boots (again) and do a short walk in the Peak District to start breaking them in and monday morning try and get a replacement on my camera.    here is a few pictures I took while camera was still working


A early start from the Old Dungeon ghyll


Looking towards Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Langdale Valley


The steep ascent of Stickle Ghyll


Stickle Tarn and Pavey Ark


Harrison Stickle and Stickle Tarn


Harrison Stickle and Stickle Tarn


the summit of Pavey Ark


Perfect conditions looking towards Bowfell, Scafell Pike, Esk Pike and Great End


The summit of harrison Stickle. View right to left Great End, Esk Pike, scafell Pike, Bowfell and Crinckle Crags and sadly my last photo 

I still managed 9 miles and 2500 feet of ascent, just come back in may to do it again. this time mid week as langdale was packed.

Mark

[dibble]

Hi Mark,
I am sorry that you had a bad day.... it looks good what you did do though...and thank you for sharing the photos...

I went up Scafell Pike from Wasdale yesterday... it was busy there too.
It is over 15 years since I was up there that way and I had forgotten how majestic the crags are.

I hope you get some boots that you like!

[Robby]

Those skies look so good and warm, I think I'd 'av skinny dipped in them tarns.

Really great pics, even with the problems you had if it was me I'd have been blown away with the magnificance of that sky and landscape and skipped back to camp in bare feet, laughing about the camera - but I get a bit overwhelmed  .

Thanks for posting, appreciate it.

[mike knipe]

I went up Scafell Pike from Wasdale yesterday... it was busy there too.
It is over 15 years since I was up there that way and I had forgotten how majestic the crags are.

Strangely strange to say, but I was up Scafell Pike yesterday too - it looked like this:

Shame about the boots and the camera by the way - probably some kind of omen!
It obvioulsy just wasn't the right day for it.

[summitzero]

bummer but good photos

What size are you ?

[darksky]

Fantastic photos pal, that sky looks so blue and clear !  real shame about the camera and boots, great photos though !

[blrovers]

Fabulous pictures radder and thanks so much for sharing. Looks like you had a decent climb even though you didn't get as far as you had planned   

Just one small error though I noticed...I think you mean Pike O'Stickle on your route via Pavey Ark and Harrison Stickle up to Esk Hause and not Pike O'Blisco which is t'other side o'Langdale as we say up here.

Sorry to hear about the problems with your boots and new camera...that would be enough to stop anyway in their tracks I'm sure.

[radder]

Slap my wrist  well spotted Blrovers I did put Pike O Bilsco and not Pike o Stickle.
All my problems sorted now brought new boots yesterday. Took camera in shop this morning and there was a fault so got a replacement  .
Try and do the walk again in about 3 weeks.

mark

[blrovers]

Slap my wrist  well spotted Blrovers I did put Pike O Bilsco and not Pike o Stickle.
All my problems sorted now brought new boots yesterday. Took camera in shop this morning and there was a fault so got a replacement  .
Try and do the walk again in about 3 weeks.

mark

Glad to hear you got things sorted and will look forward to seeing the rest of the pictures from your next trek up that way.

[Walking Mummy]

Fab pictures, but such a shame in your bad day.  I am sure it will be grand next time

[rayf52]

you still got some great pictures mark.............let me know when you are attempting this walk again......if i can i will try to make it. I am going to the lakes on 23rd may for 1 night and staying in kendal.........cheers

[Opal]

Great pics,  you wouldn't expect a camera at that price to go wrong, I'd be a bit miffed too.