Monday 12th June
Pike O' Blisco Having arrived in The Lakes in the early afternoon, we decided to relive one of our former glories from roughly 40 years ago- Pike O' Blisco. We chose to start from Wainwright's suggestion of Stool End and, after about a kilometer of more or less level walking, we began the climb above Browney Gill- a steeper climb than most that we'd done recently. The weather was almost dolomitic and the views as spectacular. Jacinta chats with couple descending. Langdale Pikes in the background After a while, the slope eased and we were able to take in more views; we knew that the summit of Pike O' Blisco was only a few metres lower than that of Pike O' Stickle (the conical Langdale Pike) so we had something to gauge our ascent by. The climb eases a little- Pike O' Stickle behind/left of Jacinta As we got higher, other familiar hills came into view, including Bowfell. Bowfell looming in the distance On reaching the summit of Pike O' Blisco, we were rewa...