Rampsgill Head
792m (2600ft)
The Far Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Rampsgill Head
James Hughes walked up Rampsgill Head on May 7th, 2023 [from/via/route] Kidsty Pike from Haweswater on Coast to Coast [with] Solo [weather] Beautiful day, clear, warm. blue skies & no wind. - Part of Coast to Coast, descent into Patterdale
Tim Winn climbed Rampsgill Head on May 14th, 2023 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park [with] Mountain Guides Group [weather] Sunny & dry
Angeline Grieveson bagged Rampsgill Head on February 23rd, 2023 [with] Dotty
Caroline Winter hiked Rampsgill Head on June 3rd, 2021 [from/via/route] Mardale head CP, Riggindale edge, Rough Crag, The Knott, Rest Dodd, Rampsgill Head, High Raise, Riggindale edge [with] Becky [weather] Cloudy & warm, with dense fog in afternoon - Short cut taken to Rampsgill head from The Knott, but fog rapidly descended & needed to find Rampsgill Head by gps. Eventually, found High Raise with assistance from man familiar with area, but visibility so poor that unable to find route to Kirsty Pike, so needed to back track down Riggindale.
Ian Ashton summited Rampsgill Head on November 19th, 2022 [with] With JPH
John Ramsbottom conquered Rampsgill Head on June 2nd, 2022 [from/via/route] Howtown, walk c159 Camped under Angletarn Pikes [with] Lola [weather] Sunny weather - solo walk with Lola
Christine Shepherd scaled Rampsgill Head on April 12th, 2007 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park using walk c128 'The Hayeswater Round' [with] My daughter Rebecca [weather] Bright & windy - Have bagged this twice since; on 15.4.09 from Martindale using walk c159 & again on 24.5.10 using walk c251. All of the routes are great!Climbed again on a great day's walking on 20.4.22
Neil Heywood walked up Rampsgill Head on August 20th, 2021 [from/via/route] hawswater [with] logan Heywood [weather] Mixed
Paul Ward climbed Rampsgill Head on August 13th, 2021 [from/via/route] Started from Howtown Hotel Bonscale Pike, [with] Jamie [weather] Dry, overcast with strong winds on tops.
John Bryers bagged Rampsgill Head on May 11th, 2018 [from/via/route] Walked from St. Peter's church up front of Bonscale Pike, Arthur's Pike, Loadpot Hill, Wether Hill, High Raise, Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head, Rest Dodd & The Nab dropping back into Bannerdale & road back to church. [with] With Mya my faithful 12 year old Patterdale Terrier. [weather] Weather sunny to start, slight wind on ridges with light rain at times ending with some warm sunshine.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Rampsgill Head

Rest Dodd (far left), The Nab (left), The Ramps Gill Valley, Wether Hill, Wether Hill (South Top) Keasgill Head, Red Crag, Raven Howe and High Raise (Mardale) (right) from Rampsgill Head

Rest Dodd (centre), The Knott and Rampsgill Head (left) from The Nab (Martindale)
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