Cold Pike (Far West Top)
670m (2199ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,007ft (1,221m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Great Langdale - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Wall End Farm - Redacre Gill - Wrynose Fell - Pike of Blisco (Pike O' Blisco) - Red Tarn (Langdale) - Cold Pike - Cold Pike (West Top) - Cold Pike (Far West Top) - Great Knott - Little Stand - Great Knott - Crinkle Crags (South Top) - Crinkle Crags (Long Top) - Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott) - Shelter Crags - Shelter Crags - (North Top) - Three Tarns - Earing Crag - White Stones - The Band - Oxendale - Stool End Farm - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Great Langdale
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Cold Pike (Far West Top)
Nick Tippins walked up on September 28th, 2025 [from/via/route] c279: The Oxendale Horseshoe from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale [with] Fran
Geoff Hand climbed it on June 15th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c279 The Oxendale Round from the Old Dungeon Ghyl up Pike of Blisco, Cold Pike, Great Knott, Little Stand, Crinkle crags & back by The Band. [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Beautiful sunny day, got burnt to a crisp! - Went a little bit wrong at first & went too clos to Blea Tarn. Tess was attacked by a dog who fortunately had a muzzle on otherwise it could have been a mess. Lovely memory of Swallows swooping over a flower meadow on the way back.
Kevin Foster bagged it on July 30th, 2021 [from/via/route] The Old Dungeon Ghyll National Trust car park. [with] By myself. [weather] Light rain, cloud base down, very limited visibility. - The next three tops along the Cold Pike ridge were a bit tricky to locate in mist. But by referring to my phone apps, my OS map & my Nuttalls guide book I was able to confidently bag them all. As Sod's Law dictates, as I returned to the top of the Browney Gill paved path for my long descent back down into Oxendale, the clouds began slowly lifting so that most of Pike o' Blisco was now visible (just the summit itself was still in mist). At least I'm coming back here to do the Crinkles & I'll make sure I pick a better day for it!
Darren Mortimer hiked it on November 5th, 2016 [from/via/route] Old Dungeon Ghyll [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Sunny & very windy
Mark Davidson summited on August 2nd, 2004 [with] Alone [weather] Sunny & warm - fantastic
Iain Taylor conquered it on April 22nd, 2011 [from/via/route] Wrynose Pass (NY 28011 02857)
Ray O'hara scaled on February 24th, 2012 [from/via/route] Pike O'Blisco, Cold Fell (all tops) & Crinkle Crags [weather] A bit breezy, but otherwise dry & below the cloud base
Christine Shepherd walked up on April 16th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from Great Langdale using walk c279 [with] Jenny [weather] Bright & breezy
Leon Potts, Louise Sandwith, Matthew Thomas and Steve Davenport have all walked, climbed & bagged Cold Pike (Far West Top).To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record
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Little Stand (back) and Cold Pike (Far West Top) from Cold Pike (West Top)
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