Walk Information

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Walk route: High Side, nr Bassenthwaite village - Watches - The Edge - Ullock Pike - Long Side - Carl Side - Carlside Tarn - Skiddaw - Broad End - Barkbethdale - High Side, nr Bassenthwaite village

Distance: 7.25 miles

Ascent: 2,950ft

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Time: 4 hours 0 minutes

With: David Hall

Conditions: Broken cloud above the tops

Comment: Everest the Easy Way ascent 2

Photos

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Heading through the fields above High Side with Ullock Pike aheadThe Edge leading to Ullock Pike, then Long Side and Carl Side, from WatchesThe view north to Binsey from The EdgeAscending Ullock PikeNearly at Ullock Pike's summit and then its on to Longside Edge and Carl SideThe north end of Bassenthwaite Lake from Ullock PikeThe view south from Ullock Pike's summitLooking across to the mass of Skiddaw from Longside EdgeCarsleddam below and the view south from Carl Side, very different conditions to when we were here in the morningThe stiff climb up Skiddaw from Carlside TarnThe Helvellyn range from Carlside TarnLong Side and Ullock PikeHeading up Skiddaw from Carlside Tarn for the second time todaySkiddaw's summit ridge with the trig point at the other end!The northern fells with Knott the highest (centre shot) and Carrock Fell on the far right from Skiddaw's summitSkiddaw summitBlencathra with Lonscale Fell on the right from Skiddaw's summitBroad End and the view northLooking back to Skiddaw's north top from Broad EndBarkbethdaleSkiddaw (far left), Carl Side (centre), Long Side and Ullock Pike from the Allerdale Ramble track below Watches

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