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
Geoff Hand walked up Lingmell 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 climbed Lingmell on July 28th, 2024 [with] Solo - Ì
David Higginbottom bagged Lingmell on November 15th, 2018 [from/via/route] Scafell loop [with] Carolyn [weather] Good bit of cloud up Scafell
Jason Mcmillan hiked Lingmell on April 28th, 2023 [from/via/route] Lingmell, Scafell Pike & Scafell
Christine Shepherd summited Lingmell 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 conquered Lingmell 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 scaled Lingmell 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 walked up Lingmell 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 climbed Lingmell 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.
Tim Winn bagged Lingmell on September 9th, 2022 [from/via/route] Seathwaite [with] Mountain Guided Walks [weather] Cloud & heavy rain.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Lingmell
*Kirk Fell (left), Great Gable (centre) Lingmell, Scafell Pike (partially hidden) and Illgill Head across Wast Water
Yewbarrow (left), Great Gable and Lingmell (right) and Scafell Pike (far right) from Wast Water
Wasdale Head featuring Yewbarrow (left), Great Gable (centre), Lingmell (right) and the lower slopes of Scafell Pike (right) from across Wast Water
The shoulder of Lingmell and snow on Illgill Head (far left), Wasdale and Wast Water (left) and Yewbarrow (right) from Gable Beck Bridge
Snow capping Yewbarrow (left) Great Gable (centre) Lingmell and Scafell Pike surround Wast Water from near Overbeck Bridge, Wasdale
Wasdale Head featuring Yewbarrow (left), the shoulder of Kirk Fell, Great Gable (centre) and Lingmell (right) from across 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)
Kirk Fell, Great Gable, Great End and Lingmell from the summit of Yewbarrow
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
Haycock, Little Scoat Fell, Red Pike (Wasdale), Pillar, Top of Stirrup Crag, Kirk Fell, Great Gable, Great End, Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Sca Fell, Slightside, Harter Fell (Eskdale) and Burnmoor Tarn from the summit of Yewbarrow
The Wasdale Valley featuring Lingmell (left), Illgill Head and Whin Rigg (left of centre in the distance), Wast Water (centre) and Yewbarrow (right) from near Westmorland Cairn on the summit of Great Gable
Yewbarrow, Wasdale Head, Wast Water, Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Mickledore and Sca Fell, Illgill Head and Whin Rigg from below Middle Fell (Wasdale)
Wast Water, Yewbarrow (left), Kirk Fell (centre left), Great Gable (centre right) and Lingmell Fell (right) from Illgill Head
Yewbarrow with Kirk Fell, Great Gable and Lingmell beyond from Middle Fell (Wasdale)
Great End, Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Sca Fell and Slightside from the summit of Yewbarrow
Yewbarrow (left), Kirk Fell (partially hidden), Great Gable (centre) Lingmell, Scafell Pike (partially hidden) and Illgill Head (right) from across Wast Water
Great Gable (back), Lingmell, the shoulder of Scafell Pike and Mickeldore from Symonds Knott
Yewbarrow (left), Great Gable (in cloud centre), Lingmell (centre right) and the Wast Water screes (right) reflected in Wast Water
Wasdale featuring Lingmell (left), Illgill Head and Whin Rigg (left of centre in the distance), Wast Water (centre) and Yewbarrow (right) from Westmorland Cairn near the summit of Great Gable
Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Mickledore and Sca Fell above Wast Water from near Middle Fell (Wasdale)
Wast Water from Lingmell Gill on the way up Scafell Pike. The fell to the right is Middle Fell
Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick and the shoulder of Lingmell End (Mardale Ill Bell) above Kentmere Reservoir from Harter Fell (Mardale)
Ollie, Max and James on top of Lingmell before climbing Scafell Pike to round off the day
Yewbarrow, Great Gable, Lingmell and the shoulder of Scafell Pike from Wast Water
Yewbarrow (left), Great Gable (centre in cloud), Lingmell and the shoulder or Scafell Pike (right) from across Wast Water
Piers Gill with Lingmell (near left) and Kirk Fell (centre) and Great Gable (right) on the horizon
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
Lingmell (far right), Scafel Pike, Mickledore, Sca Fell and Illgill Head (centre right) from across Overbeck Bridge, Wast Water
Yewbarrow (left) Great Gable (centre) and Lingmell (right) from across Wast Water in Wasdale
Snow on Scafell Pike (left), Sca Fell (right top) and Lingmell (right centre) from Westmorland Cairn on Great Gable
Wasdale Head featuring Yewbarrow (left), Great Gable (centre) and Lingmell (right) from across Wast Water
Kirk Fell (left), Great Gable (centre) and Lingmell from across Wast Water
Buzz, Sharky and Yorkie on top of Lingmell before climbing Scafell Pike to round off the day
Yewbarrow, Great Gable, Lingmell, Scafell Pike and Sca Fell from Wast Water
Britain's Favourite View - Yewbarrow, Great Gable, Lingmell, Great End, Sca Fell and the shoulder of Illgill Head (far right) from Wast Water
Lingmell (left) and Kirk Fell in sunlight from near Dropping Crag below Scafell Pike
A dusting of snow on the shoulder of Lingmell (left), Middle Fell (centre left in the distance) and Yewbarrow above Wasdale from Sty Head
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