Shelter Crags

Overview
Height: 2674 Feet - 815 Metres
Grid Ref: NY 249 053
Area: Southern
Group: W/BOW
Ordnance Survey: OL6
 

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Walks including Shelter Crags are:-

Crinkle Crags via Hell Gill

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20th September 2021
ASCENT: 3,016 Feet - 919 Metres
MILES: 11
WAINWRIGHTS: Crinkle Crags
ROUTE: Rossett Bridge - Stool End Farm - Oxendale Beck - Hell Gill - Buscoe Sike - Three Tarns - Shelter Crags - Crinkle Crags - Stonesty Pike - Little Stand - Great Knott - Red Tarn (Langdale) - Brown Howe - Oxendale - Oxendale Beck - Stool End Farm - Rossett Bridge
 

The Eskdale Horseshoe

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19th September 2020
ASCENT: 5,320 Feet - 1,622 Metres
MILES: 14
WAINWRIGHTS: 7, Crinkle Crags - Bow Fell - Esk Pike - Great End - Scafell Pike - Sca Fell - Slight Side
ROUTE: Cockley Beck - Moasdale - Adam-a-Cove - Long Top (Crinkle Crags) - Three Tarns - Bow Fell - Ore Gap - Esk Pike - Esk Hause - Calf Cove - Great End - III Crag - Broad Crag - Broad Crag Col - Scafell Pike - Mickledore - Rake's Progress - Lord's Rake - Sca Fell - Long Green - Slight Side - High Scarth Crag - River Esk - Lingcove Beck - Moasdale - Cockley Beck
 

Walking the Birketts, Esk Pike, Bowfell and Crinkle Crags from Cockley Beck

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13th July 2019
ASCENT: 3,345 Feet - 1,020 Metres
MILES: 9.5
BIRKETTS: 12, High Gait Crags - Pike de Bield - Esk Pike - Ore Gap - Bowfell - Three Tarns - Shelter Crags - Gunson Knott (Fifth Crinkle) - Fourth Crinkle - Third Crinkle - Long Top (Second Crinkle) - First Crinkle - Stonesty Pike - Little Stand
ROUTE: Cockley Beck Bridge - Mosedale - Lingcove Beck - High Gait Crags - Yeastyrigg Crags - Pike de Bield - Esk Pike - Ore Gap - Bowfell - Three Tarns - Shelter Crags - Gunson Knott (Fifth Crinkle) - Fourth Crinkle - Third Crinkle - Long Top (Second Crinkle) - First Crinkle - Stonesty Pike - Little Stand - Cockley Beck Bridge
 

Crinkle Crags via Hell Gill

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29th October 2017
ASCENT: 2,831 Feet - 863 Metres
MILES: 7.5
WAINWRIGHTS: Crinkle Crags
ROUTE: Rossett Bridge - ODG - Stool End Farm - Oxendale - Hell Gill - Buscoe Syke - Three Tarns - Crinkle Crags - Great Knott - Red Tarn - Browney Gill - Oxendale - Stool End Farm - ODG - Rossett Bridge
 

Bow Fell and Crinkle Crags from Great Langdale

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2nd January 2017
ASCENT: 3,192 Feet - 973 Metres
MILES: 8
WAINWRIGHTS: 2, Bow Fell - Crinkle Crags
ROUTE: Rossett Bridge - Old Dungeon Ghyll – Stool End Farm – The Band – Bow Fell Climbers Traverse – Great Slab – Bow Fell – Three Tarns – Crinkle Crags – Long Top – Red Tarn (Langdale) – Browney Gill – Oxendale – Oxendale Beck – Stool End Farm – Old Dungeon Ghyll- Rossett Bridge
 

Walking the Wainwrights in 30 Walks Walk 26 - The head of Great Langdale

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13th August 2016
ASCENT: 4,989 Feet - 1,521 Meters
MILES: 12.8
WAINWRIGHTS: 6, Rossett Pike - Esk Pike - Bowfell - Crinkle Crags - Cold Pike - Pike O'Blisco
ROUTE: Old Dungeon Ghyll - Mickleden - Cumbrian Way - Rossett Gill - Rossett Pike - Angle Tarn - Esk Hause - Esk Pike - Ore Gap - Bowfell - Three Tarns - Crinkle Crags - Cold Pike - Red Tarn - Pike O'Blisco - Wrynose Fell - Redacre Gill - Wall End - Old Dungeon Ghyll
 

The Harry Griffin 2,000 footers Walk 16 -Crinkles to Bowfell

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14th June 2015
ASCENT: 3,670 Feet - 1,119 Metres
MILES: 8.5
SUMMITS OVER 2,000 Ft: 9, Crinkle One - Crinkle Two (Long Top/Summit) - Crinkle Three - Crinkle Four - Crinkle Five (Gunson Knott) - Shelter Crags - Bowfell - Bowfell Buttress - Hanging Knotts
ROUTE: Three Shire Stone, Wrynose Pass - Red Tarn - Crinkle Crags - Shelter Crags - Three Tarns - Bowfell - Bowfell Buttress - Hanging Knotts - Bowfell - Crinkle Crags - Red Tarn - Three Shire Stone
 

Bowfell & Crinkle Crags from ODG


21st September 2014
ASCENT: 3,330 Feet – 1015 Meters
MILES: 8
WAINWRIGHTS: 2, Bow Fell – Crinkle Crags
ROUTE: Old Dungeon Ghyll – Stool End Farm – The Band – Bowfell Climbers Traverse – Great Slab – Bowfell – Three Tarns – Crinkle Crags – Long Top – Red Tarn (Langdale) – Browney Gill – Oxendale – Oxendale Beck – Stool End Farm – Old Dungeon Ghyll
 

Crinkle Crags to Pike O’Blisco via Hell Gill

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15th December 2013
ASCENT: 3,400 Feet, 1,037 Meters
MILES: 8.4
WAINWRIGHTS: 3, Crinkle Crags – Cold Pike – Pike O’Blisco
ROUTE: Old Dungeon Gill – Stool End Farm – Oxendale – Whorneyside Force – Hell Gill – Shelter Crags East Ridge Rake – Crinkle Crags – Great Knott – Cold Pike – Red Tarn – Pike O’Blisco – Wrynose Fell – Redacre Gill – Old Dungeon Gill
 

Bow Fell from Cockley Beck

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25th March 2012
ASCENT: 1,378 Metres, 4,520 Feet
MILES: 7.9
WAINWRIGHTS: 2, Crinkle Crags & Bow Fell
ROUTE: Cockley Beck – Ulpha Fell – Little Stand – The Bad Step – Crinkle Crags – Three Tarns – Climbers Traverse – Bow Fell – Three Tarns – Lingcove Beck – Moasdale – Moasdale Beck – Cockley Bridge
 

Crinkle Crags to Cold Pike

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7th October 2011
ASCENT: 3,620 Feet, 1,103 Meters
MILES: 7.6
WAINWRIGHTS: 2, Crinkle Crags & Cold Pike
ROUTE: Old Dungeon Ghyl, Stool End Farm The Band Three Tarns Crinkle Crags Long Top Cold Pike Red Tarn Oxendale Old Dungeon Ghyll
 

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