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The National Trust Stickle Ghyll car park at the start of the walk |
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A gate at the top of the car park leads to a paved path alongside Stickle Ghyll |
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Stickle Ghyll. The summit of Pavey Ark is just visible at the head of the gill |
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Looking back to Great Langdale |
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The footpath crosses to the east side of the gill. The path on the west side is in a poor condition and is undergoing extensive repair |
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Looking back across the valley to Lingmoor Fell |
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Midway up the gill below a fine series of waterfalls |
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Climbing the slope below Tarn Crag |
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Looking back to Great Langdale from the path above the waterfalls |
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Looking back to the Coniston fells appearing above Pike How |
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Near the top of the gill the path crosses to the west side. When the stream is in spate it's preferable to scramble across the craggy outcrop to the right |
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The Coniston Fells from the top of Stickle Ghyll |
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Stickle Tarn |
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Pavey Ark across Stickle Tarn |
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Swirl How, Great Carrs and Pike o' Stickle from Stickle Tarn dam |
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Harrison Stickle |
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Following the shoreline path on the eastern side of the tarn |
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Harrison Stickle from the eastern side of Stickle Tarn |
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The path fords Bright Beck and climbs towards the end of Pavey Far East Buttress |
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Looking back to Stickle Tarn and the Coniston Fells from the path below Pavey Far East Buttress |
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Looking across the south face of Pavey Ark from the path |
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The path climbs to an obvious gap between the lowest crags of Pavey Far East Buttress |
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Looking back to Stickle Tarn and Wetherlam |
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The path emerges onto a peaty col behind the crags with a view towards Sergeant Man |
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The North Rake from the col |
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Stickle Tarn and Harrison Stickle from the col |
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Looking up the North Rake from its midway point |
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Looking down the lower part of the rake from its midway point |
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Looking across the Blea Rigg ~ Sergeant Man ridge to Fairfield from the North Rake |
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The top of Easy Gully is passed just beyond the halfway point on the rake |
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Looking down to Stickle Tarn from the top of Easy Gully
Pavey Ark - page 7 |
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Easy slopes near the top of the rake |
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At the top of the rake wide slopes lead on towards Thunacar Knott. The path to the summit of Pavey Ark turns to the left opposite a small tarn |
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The summit rocks of Pavey Ark |
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Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike and Dollywaggon Pike from the summit of Pavey Ark |
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Dollywaggon Pike, St. Sunday Crag, Fairfield and Hart Crag on the horizon |
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Looking towards Red Screes, Ill Bell and Yoke on the horizon |
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Looking down to Stickle Tarn from the summit of Pavey Ark |
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Crinkle Crags beyond the ridge leading to Harrison Stickle |
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Bowfell with Scafell Pike beyond Esk Pike on the right |
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Glaramara over the slopes of Thunacar Knott |
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Grasmoor, Eel Crag, Sail and Grisedale Pike on the skyline |
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Sergeant Man |