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Hark the Herald Angels Synge ♪♫ Dec 2018 10:09pm, 6 Dec 2018 26,531 posts	0 Hark the Herald Angels Synge ♪♫ Had a fantastic day the Sunday before last on Skiddaw - up via Lonscale Fell and down via Carl Side ridge. Conditions varied significantly between 1000 ft and 3000 ft:
Derby Tup Dec 2018 10:10pm, 6 Dec 2018 27,812 posts	0 Derby Tup Looks great
Rosehip Dec 2018 5:52am, 7 Dec 2018 11,262 posts	0 Rosehip
Autumnleaves Dec 2018 8:42am, 7 Dec 2018 13,027 posts	0 Autumnleaves Fantastic photos!
Northern Exile Dec 2018 9:11am, 7 Dec 2018 4,811 posts	0 Northern Exile Looks fantastic I love that Carl Side ridge, going to have to get over there soon because there's a Birkett at the end that I'm not sure I've done, must have been close though - "Watches. Is it a Synge too? Has anyone heard of the Skiddaw House Skyline before? It's something the hostel warden came up with and I'm going to give it a go in the new year. From memory, I think it's Lonscale PIKE (i.e. not the Wainwright), Little Man, Skiddaw, Bakestall, Great Calva, Blencathra, Blease Fell and then back to the hostel. Looks quite interesting
Derby Tup Dec 2018 9:15am, 7 Dec 2018 27,815 posts	0 Derby Tup I love that ridge too after seeing it mentioned in Bill Birkett’s Complete Lakeland Fells. His clockwise route up Skiddaw via the ridge is excellent
Garfield Dec 2018 9:21am, 7 Dec 2018 9,672 posts	0 Garfield Very nice photos...aside from the snow and semi-whiteout conditions in the second one!
Derby Tup Dec 2018 9:24am, 7 Dec 2018 27,816 posts	0 Derby Tup AC route
Hark the Herald Angels Synge ♪♫ Dec 2018 12:23pm, 7 Dec 2018 26,574 posts	0 Hark the Herald Angels Synge ♪♫ Watches is on my list too Sorry, I wasn't clear enough - we actually descended southwards from Carl Side via White Stones and had to finish with the slightly wearying road walk from Applethwaite back to the car park at the end of Gale Road. You're all on Longside Edge, which is a lovely little ridge. We did a quick out and back to Ullock Pike, but turned before losing altitude.
Derby Tup Dec 2018 12:29pm, 7 Dec 2018 27,821 posts	0 Derby Tup I’d forgotten ‘Longside Edge’

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