Leader: Rob .Sunday 22 Jan- Bowfell & Eskpike.
BOWFELL & ESKPIKE (This walk is only suitable for people with crampons and ice axes) if you are not a winter mountaineer and still want to walk we will appoint a leader to do a low level walk starting at the same place
START 9.30 AM AT THE OLD DUNGEON GHYLL NATIONAL TRUST CAR PARK
MEET AT MORRISONS KENDAL FOR CAR SHARE 8.30 AM (i will not be there.)
THIS WALK ASCENDS THE BAND LEADING UP TO BOWFELL 902M, WE WILL GO VIA BOWFELLS GREAT SLAB IF DRY. ONCE BOWFELL IS GAINED WE HEAD UP ESK PIKE 889 M, THEN ONTO ESK HAUSE. HEADING SOUTH EAST TO ANGLE TARN FOR LUNCH. WE THEN MAKE OUR DECSENT TO THE OLD DUNGEON GHYLL FOR REFRESHMENTS.
PLEASE BRING WITH YOU ICE AXES, CRAMPONS, HEAD TORCHES, SNOW SHOVELS(if you have ) FULL WINTER CLOTHING AND FOOD AND HOT DRINK FOR THE DAY.
THERE WILL BE A FOUL WEATHER ROUTE IF NEEDED.
GRADE : 4/5
DISTANCE : 13KM /8 MILES
DURATION : 7 HOURS APPROX
Leader: Rob - mob 0777 398 6512
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