Lingmell
800m (2626ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Lingmell is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL6 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Maps 89 & 90 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Walk c233 Sca Fell and Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head, Wast Water
England's 2 highest mountains
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,195ft (1,279m) | |
| Time: | 7 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Wasdale Head, (National Trust Campsite), Wast Water, Lingmell, Corridor Route, Scafell Pike, Mickledore, Foxes Tarn, Symonds Knott, Sca Fell, Lingmell Gill, Wasdale Head, Wast Water.
Walk c197 Lingmell and Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head, Wast Water
England's highest mountain
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,696ft (1,126m) | |
| Time: | 7 hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Wasdale Head, Wast Water, Lingmell, Lingmell Col, Scafell Pike, Broad Crag, Ill Crag, Great End, Esk Hause, Sty Head, Lingmell Beck, Gable Beck Bridge, Wasdale Head, Wast Water.
Walk c271 The Scafell Massif from Wasdale Head, Wast Water
England's highest & 2nd highest mountains
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 5,140ft (1,567m) | |
| Time: | 8.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Wasdale Head, (National Trust Campsite), Wast Water, Lingmell, Middleboot Knotts, Round How (Scafell), Great End, Ill Crag, Broad Crag, Scafell Pike, Mickledore, Foxes Tarn, Symonds Knott, Sca Fell, Wast Water.
Walk c453 The Scafell Mountains from Wasdale Head, Wast Water
Testing route up England's highest mountains
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 5,409ft (1,648m) | |
| Time: | 9½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Wasdale Head, (National Trust Campsite), Wast Water, Lingmell, Corridor Route, Great End, Ill Crag, Broad Crag, Scafell Pike, Mickledore, Foxes Tarn, Symonds Knott, Sca Fell, Slight Side, Broad Tongue, Hardrigg Gill, Wasdale Head, Wast Water.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Lingmell
Claire Murray walked up on August 17th, 2020 [from/via/route] Started at village green near hotel. Walked Lingfell, Scafell, Pike, Scafell and the other one I've forgotten 🙈 [with] Murray [weather] Lovely! - Uphill struggles!
Caroline Winter climbed on August 6th, 2020 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head, Goats Crag, Lingmell [with] Becky [weather] Warm with good views - Following 2 days of persistent rain and high winds, we bagged Lingmell before heading off to N Yorkshire. On top chatted with man from Sheffield doing Wainwrights. Descent same route easier than Hollow Stones
Marcelle Allman bagged on August 2nd, 2020 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head [weather] Weat overcast
Rich Roberts hiked on August 2nd, 2020 [with] Marcelle
Paul Macey summited on July 15th, 2020 [from/via/route] After as a Fell Pike [weather] Low cloud very misty some rain windy
Richard Marshall conquered on June 25th, 2020 [from/via/route] Scafell Pike Corridor route [with] Bo and Andy Pratt [weather] Sunny low wind and very hot. Middle of Pandemic
Adrian Howard scaled on May 10th, 2019 [from/via/route] Brackenclose [with] Rick
Elaine Evans walked up on October 14th, 2019 [from/via/route] From Seathwaite via Stockley Bridge, Styhead Tarn and The Corridor Route to Lingmell and back by same route. [with] Sue and Christine [weather] Dry and clear. - Can't believe I'd forgotten about the tricky scramble on the corridor route! Good views of Scafell Pike, etc. from summit.
Christina Lander climbed on June 28th, 2019 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head - Styhead Pass - The Band - Great End - Lingmell - Wasdale Head. [with] Dick & Meg [weather] Hot and sunny. - Missed the turning up the Band, so headed up from Sprinkling Tarn to join the Band further up.
Chris Sheard bagged on April 8th, 2019 [from/via/route] Up from Wasdale National Trust [with] George [weather] Started and finished clear & fabulous - Missed the ridge path, went up on ridge bewtween the ghyll and bromn tongue - not for the weak or faint hearted - nice top with many good features
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Lingmell
Snow on Scafell Pike (left), Sca Fell (right top) and Lingmell (right centre) from Westmorland Cairn on Great Gable
Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Mickledore and Sca Fell above Wast Water from near Middle Fell (Wasdale)
Kirk Fell, Great Gable, Great End and Lingmell from the summit of Yewbarrow
Wast Water, Yewbarrow (left), Kirk Fell (centre left), Great Gable (centre right) and Lingmell Fell (right) from Illgill Head
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