Lingmell
807m (2648ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) |
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| 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.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| 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.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| 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.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) |
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| 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
Pete George walked up on October 13th, 2025 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head [with] Roco [weather] Beautiful cloud inversion on Lingmell, cloud rising on Scafell Pike, rest of day in fog
Geoff Hand climbed it on July 2nd, 2025 [from/via/route] Originally planned to do the Mosedale round, however the weather was against us so we opted for Lingmell from Wasdale head straight up & down. [with] richard Macilwaine (friend) [weather] Poor at first then improved as afternoon went on. - Great views around once on top. Nice to see the hoards on scar felland yet it be fairly quiet on Lingmell.
Ian Ashton bagged it on July 28th, 2024 [with] Solo - Ì
David Higginbottom hiked it on November 15th, 2018 [from/via/route] Scafell loop [with] Carolyn [weather] Good bit of cloud up Scafell
Jason Mcmillan summited on April 28th, 2023 [from/via/route] Lingmell, Scafell Pike & Scafell
Christine Shepherd conquered it on April 26th, 2008 [from/via/route] Wasdale. Straight up & down Climbed up & down again on a hot summer's day on 1.9.10 My third ascent was before going on to climb Scafell Pike with Jenny & Ian. We were led by Basia from Hills & Skills on 21.10.23 Climbed again on 21.4.24 just up & down. [with] On my own [weather] Dreadful; driving wind & heaving rain. - I reached the summit cairn & came down. Climbed again 1.9.10 when I went on to look at the view of Gable from the tall cairn. Climbed again on 21.10.23 with Basia from Hills & Skills, & my friends Jenny & Ian & David, another guest. Went on from here to climb Scafell Pike. My fourth up & down was on 21.4.24 as I had never been convinced that I reached the summit on my first visit in the terrible weather.I didn't want to finish my third Wainwright round with any doubts.
Claire Kirk scaled on June 24th, 2023 [from/via/route] Seathwaite Farm [with] Sarah, Leigh, Matt and Anne - Sarah's last Wainwright - Round 2. My first Wainwright of Round 2
John Ramsbottom walked up on January 7th, 2024 [from/via/route] Started at Wasdale Head car park [with] Lola [weather] sunshine cold & frosty, nice day - No pub this time . Being good
James Hughes climbed it on June 15th, 2023 [from/via/route] Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Broad Crag, Ill Crag, Great End [with] Solo [weather] Beautiful day, clear, warm. blue skies & no wind. - Pearler of a day...
John Tippins bagged it on May 2nd, 2023 [from/via/route] From Wast Water [with] Alone [weather] Mild, blowy - a bit more windy than forecast. Complete cloud cover with occasional signs of sunshine. Dry all day. Higher summits shrouded in cloud.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Lingmell
Wasdale Head with Pillar beyond from the lower slopes of Lingmell & Scafell Pike
*Kirk Fell (left), Great Gable (centre) Lingmell, Scafell Pike (partially hidden) and Illgill Head across Wast Water
Yewbarrow, Great Gable, Lingmell and the shoulder of Scafell Pike from Wast Water
*From Left to right: Caw Fell, Seatallan, Red Pike, Pillar, Yewbarrow, Kirk Fell, Great Gable, Lingmell and Sca Fell and Wast Water (foreground) from Illgill Head (NB. Scafell Pike is largely hidden behind Sca Fell)
Snow on Scafell Pike (left), Sca Fell (right top) and Lingmell (right centre) from Westmorland Cairn on Great Gable
Kirk Fell (left), Great Gable (centre) and Lingmell from across Wast Water
Wast Water from Lingmell Gill on the way up Scafell Pike. The fell to the right is Middle Fell
Yewbarrow (left), Great Gable (in cloud centre), Lingmell (centre right) and the Wast Water screes (right) reflected in Wast Water
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