Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot) - Wednesday 29 January 2014

Route 

Stonethwaite - Hanging Haystack - Big Stanger Gill - Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot) - Tarn at Leaves - Combe Gill - Stonethwaite

​Parking

Stonethwaite (near the School - Free) - Grid Ref NY260139

​Mileage

4.2 miles 

​​Terrain

Mountain paths for the most part although the path from Tarn at Leaves along the north of Rottenstone Gill is intermittent until it reaches the valley floor at Combe Gill

​​​Weather

​Overcast with good visibility

​​Time Taken

2hrs 45mins

​​Total Ascent

1723ft (525m)

Wainwrights

1
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Map

​OL6 - The English Lakes (South Western Area)

Walkers

Dave, Angie & Fudge

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​Walk Description

Come on then scone heads - lets try & get up Bessyboot for the third time of asking
​(we had two failed attempts already, hence our third attempt)

Looking across to High Crag on Stonethwaite Fell from the path to Big Stanger Gill

Looking into Stonethwaite & Borrowdale (well someone is)

Ullscarf & Eagle Crag

Up on the summit of Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot) looking over Tarn at Leaves to Rosthwaite Cam

The summit cairn on Bessyboot looking to Grey Knotts, Fleetwith Pike & Dale Head

Zooming in on Pike O'Stickle

Fudge has spotted Tarn at Leaves - he would be soon messing about in it

Rosthwaite Cam and a snowy Glaramara

Another view of the lovely Tarn at Leaves

Back down on the road near Stonethwaite

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