Gibson Knott
420m (1378ft)
The Central Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
You can find Gibson Knott & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
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See Gibson Knott and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
See Gibson Knott and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Maps:
*Walk & bag all 27 Wainwrights in The Central Fells area of The Lake District in just 8 easy-to-follow circular walks.
*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks. Click here for more information.
NB: Whether you print off a copy on to paper or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers Maps will prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal!
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Gibson Knott
Pete George walked up Gibson Knott on May 20th, 2023 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Roco [weather] Warm but misty - Roco hurt himself on the way down.
Angeline Grieveson climbed Gibson Knott on February 26th, 2023 [with] Dotty
Paul Roddam bagged Gibson Knott on February 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Bri and Barber [weather] Cloudy but fairly dry with decent visibility
Christine Shepherd hiked Gibson Knott on April 5th, 2007 [from/via/route] Used walk c302 from Grasmere [with] On my own [weather] Bright & clear - Climbed this again after I had bagged my final Wainwright using walk c294, on 9.10.10 Repeated walk c294 solo on 14.07.2022
Ian Ashton summited Gibson Knott on January 1st, 2022 [with] Solo
Geoff Hand conquered Gibson Knott on May 10th, 2018 [from/via/route] c294 Steel Fell from Grassmere [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Cool & Dry - Climbed up from Grassmere
Carl Tillotson scaled Gibson Knott on July 13th, 2021 [from/via/route] c294 route, parked up on Stock Lane Car Park [with] June [weather] Rain & Drizzle at start, cloud cover on stop of Steel Fell & Calf Crag, Breaking sun, warm & muggy over Gibson Knott & Helm Crag
Paul Macey walked up Gibson Knott on June 26th, 2021 [from/via/route] Walk 294 [with] Luke [weather] Sunny intervals rain at end
Richard Wilkinson climbed Gibson Knott on October 14th, 2019 [from/via/route] Helm Crag & Steel Fell from Grasmere. [weather] Dry autumn day.
Mark Hazelton bagged Gibson Knott on May 23rd, 2021 [from/via/route] Walked from centre of Grasmere village. A 7 mile classic circuit of Steel Fell, Clf Crag, Gibson's Knott & Helm Crag. [with] Family and Pepper and very few others were out given the weather. [weather] Very windy & extremely wet
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