Sheep on Wrynose pass
Parked half way up the Wrynose Pass at Wrynose Beck. The path up Pike O’Blisco is clearly shown on the OS map but in practice is very indistinct and in places, nonexistent. Starting off up the L hand bank of Wrynose beck, the ‘path’ rises high above the beck and continues to the keeping to the left bank of the gills running down from the fell. (i.e not crossing any stream). If the path is lost, just head up across the heather and bracken in a north westerly direction. Very tiring walking but then a path, or sheep track, will appear and all is well again until this fades away and back to the slog through bracken. Eventually the summit is in view with the crags of Black Crag away to the left. A very quiet ascent, met nobody until the summit (which was quite busy!).
It really goes without saying, that the views from the summit were awesome, across the Langdale valley to the Pikes and over to the Crinkles and Bowfell at the head of the valley.
Our next peak for the day, Cold Pike, could be seen across the col with Red Tarn sitting at it's base. A good path down to the tarn and straight across, following the main path up towards Crinkle Crags until it crossed a stream when we took a sharp left turn and found a path up to Cold Pike. Cold by name but for the time of year it was very mild. By mid afternoon the weak sun was beginning to set, silhouetting the smaller fells and valleys in the south west with an autumnal misty haze. Beautiful.
The way down took us over a couple of rocky nodules on the summit rige of cold pike and then found a small but easy to follow path down the south east ridge. This didn't seem to accurately follow the route of the path on the OS map, keeping on the ridge longer before descending left to the valley. Eventually we joined the main path from red tarn just before reaching the road at the top of the Wrynose Pass.
Time 3hrs 45minutes
Grade Excellent
Memories Lack of path despite being clearly shown on OS map
Autumnal views from Cold Pike across to Harter Fell and beyond
Completed 14 To Go 200
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