Earthwatcher's photos with the keyword: Harrison Stickle

Evening sunshine over Loft Crag and Harrison Stickle - two of the Langdale Pikes in the English Lake District. Taken from Thrang Quarry, Chapel Stile, Great Langdale.

A day on the Langdale Pikes - Photo 5 Viewed from the north-facing flank of Thorn Crag and across the upper ravine of Dungeon Ghyll, Harrison Stickle - the highest of the Langdale Pikes at 2403 ft - is an impressive sight. The path ascending from Pike How is visible just above the far side of the ravine. I always feel rather twitchy on a couple of sections of this path, notably where the path temporarily splits into two and the unprotected chasm of Dungeon Ghyll is close at hand. The least exposed branch is the upper one. The point of bifurcation is easily seen when descending (heading to the right), but is not obvious when ascending (heading to the left). The splitting point is marked by a small scree-filled gully; the lower branch of the path seemingly the obvious path straight across the gully. But this soon becomes just a bit scary. The thing to do is to ascend the scree gully for just a few steps and the upper branch of the path quickly comes into view.

A day on the Langdale Pikes - Photo 6 The colourful summit cairn of Loft Crag, 2270 ft. Harrison Stickle is in the background across the broad expanse of Harrison Coombe. Thorn Crag is the low rounded knoll on the right (0.8, 0.5). It was blowing very hard when I took this and at times I had difficulty keeping my feet, never mind keeping the camera steady.

A day on the Langdale Pikes - Photo 8 Pike o' Stickle - the most westerly of the Langdale Pikes. The colourful sunlit summit cairn contrasts with the cloud shadows over Harrison Sickle in the distance.

A day on the Langdale Pikes - Photo 11 Looking westwards across Harrison Coombe to the dome of Pike o' Stickle (2323 ft) Taken from the summit of Harrison Stickle, the highest of the Langdale Pikes at 2403 ft. Unusually for mid-afternoon in summer time, we had the summit of Harrison Stickle to ourselves for the best part of an hour, until the arrival of the solitary fellwalker from this photo: www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39024072 We wished him a good afternoon and left him to his solitude.

A day on the Langdale Pikes - Photo 9 A fleeting patch of sunlight illuminates a solitary fell walker ('bless him'). Can you see him? Taken from Pike o' Stickle looking east. Harrison Stickle with its flat top is in shadow. The compact neat summit of Loft Crag is on the right in the middle distance at (0.7, 0.6). Windermere is In the far distance.

A day on the Langdale Pikes - Photo 13 A less-than-pleasing view of Pavey Ark (2288 ft), our next objective, but it was in sunlight for a brief instant. Taken from the south cairn on Harrison Stickle, the highest of the Langdale Pikes at 2403 ft. Stickle Tarn is visible in the lower right; the Helvellyn group of fells are on the far skyline.

A day on the Langdale Pikes - Photo 12 More sunlight patches and cloud shadows driven by the blustery wind. This view is to the SSE from the summit of Harrison Stickle, the highest of the Langdale Pikes at 2403 ft. Thorn Crag, our first summit of the day is briefly illuminated at (0.6, 0.4), as is the head of Great Langdale left of centre. Unusually for mid-afternoon in summer time, we had the summit of Harrison Stickle to ourselves for the best part of an hour, until the arrival of the solitary fellwalker from this photo: www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39024072 We wished him a good afternoon and left him to his solitude.

A day on the Langdale Pikes - Photo 15 Harrison Stickle's profile is less familiar when viewed from the path to Pavey Ark. The blobby rocks on the left are part of the Pavey Ark Member (formerly the 'Pavey Ark Breccia'). This is a very coarse tuff with many angular rock fragments, volcanic bombs and andesite lava spatter, possibly resulting from a pyroclastic flow settling into water; and thus indicative of the very violent volcanic history of much of the Lake District's distant past.

A day on the Langdale Pikes - Photo 14 Looking to the east from the summit of Harrison Stickle, the highest of the Langdale Pikes at 2403 ft. Great Langdale curves away into the distance towards Chapel Stile and Elterwater. Lingmoor Fell is in the centre, Little Langdale to the right of it. Windermere is in the far distance; the Coniston fells are on the right skyline.

A day on the Langdale Pikes - Photo 16 The view southwards from the summit of Pavey Ark (2288ft). Harrison Stickle dominates the viewpoint on the right. On the left Great Langdale curves away into the distance towards Chapel Stile and Elterwater. Lingmoor Fell is left of centre, Little Langdale to the right of it. Windermere is in the distance on the far left; the Coniston fells are on the distant skyline. Stickle Tarn is visible in the lower left.