Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike & Shipman Knotts
         
         
Date                   17/3/2002  

HARTER FELL - one of the noblest mountain scenes in the district. And how the larks sing on Harter Fellat dawn on a summer day

KENTMERE PIKE - falling precipitously into the narrow jaws of Longsleddale: a most impressive scene

SHIPMAN KNOTTS - this fell is usually climbed on the way to Harter Fell from the south, and its rock should be welcomed for there is precious little beyond

 
Walks done by: Jed and Neil    
Weather:  Very mixed. Temp cool    
Distance 8.25 miles    
Started at: Longsleddale    
Height:-      
Harter Fell 2539'    
Kentmere Pike 2397'  
Shipman Knotts 1926'  

This was a walk I did with Neil. We'd both bought an identical blue/back walking coat and this was our first walk with them. And need them we did. This was only Neil's second fell walk ever (and my 3rd after a twenty five year break). We had a great day.

Very sadly Neil passed away in December 2016 but I have always remembered this walk we did.

RIP Neil

Jed 17/1/17

Looking up Longsleddale
 
And looking down the valley
 
The River Sprint
 
A memorial stone under the pack horse bridge climbing up the pass
 
Taken from the slopes of Adam Seat looking across the Gatescarth Pass to Branstree
 
Neil makes a call as soon as reception allows. The sun makes an appearance too
 
Adam Seat summit. The stone is also a boundary stone
 
Jed on the ascent to Harter Fell
 
The first glimpse of Haweswater
 
Another view
 
 
 
Almost a sheer drop here. Snow still plentiful too
 
Neil crosses a corniche. There is a 1000 ft drop to his right.
 
And thats the drop
 
A cairn but not the summit cairn of Harter Fell
 
The same cairn as above but from the other side
 
Looking down on Blea Water from Harter Fell
 
The summit cairn
 
Looking south to Kentmere Pike. The weather is worsening too
 
Looking across to Froswick with cloud thickening
 
Kentmere Pike Summit
 
Neil looks towards Shipman Knotts
 
Looking back up to Kentmere Pike
 
Tarn Crag (left) and Grey Crag from near Shipman Knotts
 
The track down to Sadgill