Great Gable, via Grey Knotts, Brandreth and Green Gable.
Date 15/05/2005
Walks done by: Jed, Susan, Paul, Barb, Chris and little Tone
Weather: Overcast becoming sunny late afternoon
Distance 6 miles.
Started at: Honister Hause
Leaving Honister Hause we made the immediate steep ascent Grey Knotts. The walk from there to Brandreth was easy with good views opening out on all sides. Likewise the walk from Brandreth to Green Gable was easy and passed without incident. From thereon in, the walk became much tougher with the steep descent to Windy Gap followed by the steep climb up to Great Gable's summit. We were fortunate enough to have some reasonable visibility and the views from Westmorland cairn in particular, were superb. The descent down the western flank was hard going for some and especially for Tony who took his second fall on consecutive walks.
Once the descent to Beckhead had been made it was a leisurely stroll back to Honister Hause. We made our way to the Langstrath at Stonethwaite and had a very good meal and the non drivers a few well earned gills.
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Looking back to Honister from the ascent of Grey Knotts
On the steep ascent of Grey Knotts above Honister Hause
Barb, Chris and little Tone above Honister Pass
Green Gable and Great Gable from near Grey Knotts summit
Approaching Brandreth summit
Green Gable and Great Gable from Brandreth
Looking down on Ennerdale from Brandreth
Barb, Paul, Chris and Susan on the slope up to Green Gable
Kirk Fell and Pillar
Great Gable from Green Gable
The Scafells from Green Gable
Gable Crag from Green Gable
And the Langdales to the South East
Susan, followed by Chris begin the descent to Windy Gap
Susan, Tony and Chris still on the descent
Barb and Paul descend to Windy Gap
Tony and Susan
Susan negotiates the rough descent
And now we are on Gable and making the very steep climb away from Windy Gap
Looking back down from the climb up Gable, and the path down Aaron Slack is clearly visible
This is the view from near the summit of Great Gable across to Lingmell and Scafell Pike. The deep ravine of Piers Gill is clearly visible
Great Gable summit
The view down Wasdale from Westmorland cairn.
Looking down from Westmorland cairn
And another view down
Looking down on Wasdale
Tony standing very close to the edge
Paul approaches Westmorland cairn
Then it is time to make the descent on the scree on the steep western face of Gable
Coming round below Gable Crag
Green Gable from the path below Gable Crag
Brandreth from the same path
And Pillar from the path
Chris, Susan, Paul, Tony and Barb pose with Great Gable as a superb background
On the tramway down to Honister Hause
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Inside the Langstrath
The view down the valley from the Langstrath at Stonethwaite
And outside the pub these three baby rabbits huddled by a stile.