Ill Crag
931m (3054ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Ill Crag
Paul Macey walked up Ill Crag on June 21st, 2019 [from/via/route] Langdale rossetts pike Allen craggs [with] Luke Macey
Kevin Foster climbed Ill 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 left off the main highway after the col with Great End. Glorious views of Eskdale. Take care clambering over the boulders though.
Marcelle Allman bagged Ill Crag on August 2nd, 2020 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head [weather] Weat overcast
Rich Roberts hiked Ill Crag on August 2nd, 2020 [with] Marcelle
Caroline Winter summited Ill Crag on August 11th, 2018 [from/via/route] Seathwaite, Grains Gill, Broad Crag, Sca Fell Pike, Ill Crag, Great End [with] Becky [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.
Anthony Scott conquered Ill Crag on July 13th, 2017 [from/via/route] Wast Water NT campsite [with] me [weather] Blue sky then white cloud. No wind
David Wand scaled Ill Crag on May 27th, 1988 [with] Gayle
Tony Rogerson walked up Ill Crag on April 4th, 2010 [from/via/route] Scafell Pike from Seathwaite & Corridor Route [with] John [weather] Sunny
Christine Shepherd climbed Ill Crag during April, 2003 [from/via/route] Walked from Seathwaite [with] My daughter Rebecca [weather] Sunny - Bagged this again 3.10.15 after climbing Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head.
Leon Harvey bagged Ill Crag on April 18th, 2015 [from/via/route] c197 [with] Solo [weather] Clear skies warm sunny - Boulder field
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Ill Crag

The Scafell Massif - Slight Side, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Great End - from the summit cairn on Crinkle Crags (South Top)

Slight Side and Sca Fell, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag, Great End and Esk Hause from Lingcove Bridge

Sca Fell (centre left), Mickledore, Scafell Pike and Ill Crag from Three Tarns

Sca Fell (left), Mickledore (centre), Scafell Pike (centre-right) and Ill Crag (right) from Crinkle Crags (Long Top)

Whiteside (Crummock) (West Top), Whiteside (Crummock), Hopegill Head and Gasgill Crags from Grasmoor

The Scafell Massif - Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag & Great End - with Bow Fell (Bowfell) in the right foreground from the summit of Bow Fell (Bowfell) (North Top)

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

Alsion on Whitegill Crag with a snow clad Great Langdale in the background

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

The Scafell Massif - Slight Side, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Great End from Crinkle Crags (Long Top)

The Scafell Massif - Slight Side, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Great End - from the summit of Little Stand

From left to right: Slight Side and Sca Fell, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Great End, Esk Hause, Esk Pike, Bow Fell (Bowfell), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Cold Pike, Little Stand and finally the shoulder of Grey Friar from the summit of Hard Knott

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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