Broad Crag
935m (3069ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Broad Crag
Kevin Foster walked up Broad Crag on May 19th, 2022 [from/via/route] National Trust car park, Brackenclose, Wasdale Head. [with] By myself. [weather] Early cloud on Scafells lifting by midday then sunny. - Turn right off the main highway at the foot of the next col walk a few yards to find a steep grassy line taking you up towards the summit. You still have to clamber over some tricky boulders but it is easier than taking the direct route up. The top of Broad Crag is only a matter of yards from the main highway but it is very rough terrain indeed. Few will bother to make the effort but us peak baggers have to!
Caroline Winter climbed Broad Crag on August 11th, 2018 [from/via/route] Seathwaite, Grains Gill, Broad Crag, Sca Fell Pike, Ill Crag, Great End Wasdale, Scafell via Lords Rake, Scafell Pike, Broad Crag on 31/7/2020 [with] Becky, Royce and Courtney [weather] warm, clear skies, light breeze - obviously a tiring walk. Sca Fell Pike heaving with people taking selfies. Some bottled it at Broad Crag, not wanting to do the steep descent & climb up to the top- shame. Thought Ill Crag was opposite Broad Crag but worked it out on ScaFell Pike & made for it on return. Returned to complete top, as figured on last visit I had not reached highest point
Marcelle Allman bagged Broad Crag on August 2nd, 2020 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head [weather] Weat overcast
Rich Roberts hiked Broad Crag on August 2nd, 2020 [with] Marcelle
Anthony Scott summited Broad Crag on July 13th, 2017 [from/via/route] Wast Water NT campsite [with] me [weather] Blue sky then white cloud. No wind
David Wand conquered Broad Crag on May 27th, 1988 [with] Gayle
Tony Rogerson scaled Broad Crag on April 4th, 2010 [from/via/route] Scafell Pike from Seathwaite & Corridor Route [with] John [weather] Sunny
Christine Shepherd walked up Broad Crag on August 19th, 1997 [from/via/route] Walked from Seathwaite [with] On my own [weather] Hot & sunny - Decided to bag this while my husband was having his lunch before we went on to climb Scafell Pike. It was there & I couldn't resist. Bagged this again on 3.10.15 after climbing Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head.
Leon Harvey climbed Broad Crag on April 18th, 2015 [from/via/route] c197 [with] Solo [weather] Clear skies & warm sun - Boulder field
Jason Johnston bagged Broad Crag on August 16th, 2014 [from/via/route] Wasdale head [with] Becs & Jane [weather] Heavy rain & low cloud
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Broad Crag

Airplane wreckage below Broad Crag buttress, just off the corridor route to Scafell Pike

The Scafel Massive featuring Ling Mell, Great End, Broad Crag, Ill Crag, Scafell Pike, Symonds Knott and Sca Fell above Wast Water from Buckbarrow

Great End from Broad Crag buttress, just off the corridor route to Scafell Pike

Looking down Mosedale to Wasdale Head from Little Scoat Fell with Red Pike (Wasdale) on the right in shadow and the Scafell Massif (featuring Great End, Broad Crag, Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Symonds Knott and Sca Fell) across the valley

Looking south from the summit of Dale Head (Newlands) with (left to right) Great End, Broad Crag, Ill Crag and Scafell Pike on the horizon and Great Gable (far right - mid distance)

Ill Crag (left) Broad Crag (centre) and Scafell Pike (right) from Great End (Scafell Massif)

Wast Water with the Scafel Massive (far left- featuring Ling Mell, Great End, Broad Crag, Ill Crag, Scafell Pike, Symonds Knott and Sca Fell) and Illgill Head (centre) and Whin Rigg (centre right) above the Wast Water screes from Buckbarrow
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