TR Sale Fell and Ling Fell Sun 27 Oct 19

[April]

We parked below Sale Fell near Routenbeck on Sunday. It was sunny but due to be very windy so we did a couple of little fells,  Sale Fell and Ling Fell. 

Binsey and Bass Lake from the climb up Sale Fell


Squeaky on the way up   


Pictured going the wrong way mind, she'd started going back down 

Beefy and Squeaky on Sale Fell summit 


We'd felt a bit daft because we'd stopped at another cairn thinking it was the summit. Only to see the higher ground further over. I've done this fell quite a few times, I should know where the summit is  The cairn is missing from the summit now. We didn't stay long; the wind was ferocious.

Descending to Kelswick with Ling Fell our next summit in view


We walked to Eskin and joined the Corpse Road. We turned left and found a slightly sheltered spot near Burthwaite to eat an early lunch. We started climbing steeply after it, up the path on the eastern side of the fell.                             

Sale Fell from the climb up Ling Fell 


Skiddaw under cloud


Grisedale Pike and Hopegill Head from Ling Fell


Across Watch Hill to Criffel


Ling Fell trig and Sale Fell behind


Beefy and Squeaky on Ling Fell


A forum member mentioned (I think it was Percy?  ) he thought there was higher ground on Ling Fell than that the trig was on. I see what he meant, there does look like higher ground behind Beefy. I hadn't noticed on my previous visits.

Sale Fell ahead from the Corpse Road


It wasn't as windy now and it was nice to have peace from the wind. We were returning by Eskin and Kelswick but doubling back on the path around Dodd Crag to get back to the car

Almost back down to the car


Our route was Routenbeck - Sale Fell - Kelswick - Eskin - Burthwaite - Ling Fell - Corpse Road - Eskin - Dodd Crag - Routenbeck 7.6 miles with 550m ascent. A pretty good day out 

[henryb]

Great report and photos April, do you find Skiddaw is covered in cloud very often? On my trips to the Lakes, it seemed to be clagged in more often than not.

[April]

Thanks henry 

In theory I should be able to see the top of Skiddaw from where I live. Most days it is covered in cloud so I can't

[Ridge]

More great pics.


Squeaky is having to come back down to see what is keeping you two.

[April]

Thanks Ridge

We ask Squeaky to go at old codger speed but she ignores us.

[beefy]

I’ll have to buy another pint now so I can read this tr
Great tr as usual Ape
Fancy a wc this weekend?

[karl h]

Lovely long range views April


Great couple of fells to do when the weather is iffy 

[pdstsp]

Great pics April - those two are on my Claggwrights list.  Nice to see the view.

[Dovegirl]

Lovely photos April        I especially like the one descending to Kelswick in the sunshine

[pleb]

Codger speed 

[April]

Fancy a wc this weekend?

Have you seen the weather forecast for Saturday? 

Thanks Karl, pdstsp, and Dovegirl 

Codger speed 

Old codger speed 

[beefy]

Have you seen the weather forecast for Saturday? 


Old codger speed 

Well we have got a 4 season tent


Yeah April is getting old now, she'll be drawing her pension soon 

[Mel]

Isn't Criffel in Scotland?     Some excellent visibility there and a nice looking walk 

[April]

Well we have got a 4 season tent

I still don't fancy trying it out this weekend 

Isn't Criffel in Scotland?     Some excellent visibility there and a nice looking walk 

It is in Dumfries and Galloway and can be seen from the Lake District when there isn't low cloud. So maybe about once a year 

[sunnydale]

More lovely pics April