Terrain Overview
Walk Overview
Post the clocks going back in late October and combined with the usual bad weather
at this time of year it was an unexpected but very welcome day with blue sky, bright
sunshine and crisp conditions that prompted us to undertake this walk. With perfect
weather for climbing we headed off down Mickleden towards the head of the valley
to take the path branching off left towards Rossett Ghyll which is largely stone stepped
and weaves its way quite ingeniously around the perils of the scree in the Ghyll.
The finish to the summit is easy walking.
Couldn`t resist this shot of the Langdale Pikes as we journeyed to the
Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
The car park at the ODG Hotel is the start point for this walk. At the time of writing
it was £7.50 all day. This car park is very popular so it`s crucial to get there early
From the car park walk round the back of the hotel to pick up the path
that journeys down Mickleden
Setting off along the Mickleden path
The stony track keeps straight and level right up to the head of the valley
and is easy to follow
A close up on Crinkle Crags across the valley
Further down the track and a close up view of Pike o` Stickle
First view of todays climb, Rossett Pike and the deep gorge of Rossett Gill
leading all the way up to the Col
Looking back down the Langdale valley
At the valley head a wooden bridge crosses Stake Gill
Over the bridge and a sign propped up against a marker cairn points the way
to the zig-zag path that is used to climb up to the Col on its way to Esk Hause
Sue sets off up the path which is thankfully stepped for the largest part
Looking back towards Pike o` Stickle from the steep climb
The path continues to zig-zag its way up towards the Col, and here the point at which
you reach a series of slabs the path turns back towards Rosset Gill and the Pike itself
Looking up to Cambridge Crag and Bowfell Buttress from the zig-zag path
Nearly at the top of the Col now and the path weaves its way through a
rocky gulley before emerging onto more level ground
The Col at the top of Rosset Gill. The route to the summit turns right at the top
and doubles back on to an easy grass slope
The path makes an obvious right turn at its highest point
Great End comes in to view
The simple route now up to the summit
The summit of Rosset Pike. Click here for a 360 degree view
A personal milestone for me as I complete all the Fells in Book 4
Sue is more bothered about keeping warm as the temperature combined with
the wind chill dropped below zero
I journey the 40 odd yards or so to the East cairn for a fine view down Mickleden
On the way back down, we had the great pleasure of bumping in to
Angela White aka "The Running Granny" We briefly met as she was
making her way to the summit having already visited the tops of Bowfell
and Esk Pike. She very quickly caught up with us on her way down and we
stopped to chat for a while. It is well worth a visit to her website (above) a truly
remarkable person who set a Guinness World Record for completing
JOGLE in 18 days, 10 hours and 3 minutes. A pleasure to meet with you Angela
Within minutes of leaving us Angela had disappeared out of sight to meet up with
her husband who had been working with the "Fix the Fells" Team on The Band
coming down from Bowfell, leaving us to complete our walk back to the ODG
Hotel at a somewhat more sedate pace in the rapidly approaching twilight of the day
Back down on the Mickleden path now and the last glimpse of sunlight
bedecks the top of Pike o` Stickle
Within the blink of an eye dusk descends over Langdale at the end of another
fantastic day out on the Lakeland Fells
