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.