Tag Archives: Wasdale Head

Kirk Fell Circuit from Seathwaite, via Green Gable, Great Gable, Sty Head and a pint at Wasdale Head

Posted on September 17, 2014 by MART IN THE HILLS

Second attempt to finally bag Kirk Fell after last years bad back failed expedition. Plan A was to park again at Seathwaite, head up Sour Milk Gill, along Gillercomb, over Green Gable, Windy Gap, skirt around Great Gable across Beck Head … Continue reading →

Posted in Lake District | Tagged Beck Head, Gillercombe, Great Gable, Green Gable, hiking, Kirk Fell from Seathwaite, Lake District, Seathwaite route, Social Hiking, Sour Milk Gill, Sty Head Pass, Styhead, travel, Wainwrights, Wasdale Head | 2 Comments

Hillwalking in the 1980’s – My First Mountain, Great Gable and Wasdale, no gear and no idea!

Posted on April 17, 2013 by MART IN THE HILLS

Everyone remembers their first mountain, mine was 32 years ago when my mate Alan suggested we drive up to a place called Wasdale in the Lake District. We were staying at my late Grandads bungalow near Blackpool, Alan’s parents were … Continue reading →

Posted in Lake District, The Early Walks 1980 - 2000 | Tagged eighties, first hill, first mountain, Great Gable, Lake District, pint, Scafell Pike, Wasdale, Wasdale Head, Wasdale Head Inn | 20 Comments

Classic Scafell Pike Circuit from Seathwaite via a pint at Wasdale Head

Posted on October 10, 2012 by MART IN THE HILLS

Thirty years ago after driving to Wasdale Head I clambered up a hill called Great Gable, it was my first ever mountain. Later it was Yewbarrow then Pillar & Steeple, all done from Wasdale. Eventually I discovered there were other … Continue reading →