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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Lingmell is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
*Version marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
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.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Lingmell
Richard Marshall walked up 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 climbed on May 10th, 2019 [from/via/route] Brackenclose [with] Rick
Elaine Evans bagged 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 hiked 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 summited 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
Simon Myerscough conquered on April 18th, 2006 [from/via/route] C271 [weather] Cloudy first, sunny later, Very very windy (hailstones)
Anjanee Neat scaled on August 18th, 2017 [from/via/route] Hollowstones route [with] Husband [weather] Cloudy, sunny, windy
Craig Steeland walked up on September 1st, 2017 [from/via/route] From National Trust car park at the head of Wasdale [with] Sue [weather] Partly cloudy and warm with light winds - A long, tough walk with an unwelcome boggy section at the end
Iain Jones climbed on August 26th, 2017 [from/via/route] The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Great Langdale (The Wainwright 60 - Day 6 (Scafell)) [with] Graeme High
Anthony Scott bagged on July 13th, 2017 [from/via/route] NT campsite at Wast Water [with] me [weather] White cloud and some sun
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Lingmell
Buzz, Sharky and Yorkie on top of Lingmell before climbing Scafell Pike to round off the day
Wasdale Head featuring Yewbarrow (left), Great Gable (centre), Lingmell (right) and the lower slopes of Scafell Pike (right) from across Wast Water
*Kirk Fell (left), Great Gable (centre) Lingmell, Scafell Pike (partially hidden) and Illgill Head across Wast Water
*Kirk Fell (left), Great Gable (centre) Lingmell, Scafell Pike (partially hidden) and Illgill Head across Wast Water
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
Kirk Fell, Great Gable, Great End and Lingmell from the summit of Yewbarrow
Lingmell (left) and Kirk Fell in sunlight from near Dropping Crag below Scafell Pike
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