Lonscale Fell Wild Camp

Distance: 6.00km (3.73 Miles)
Ascent: 470m (1542ft)
Duration: Overnight Wild Camp

A great wild camp on Lonscale Fell - Great Sunset - Spectacular Sunrise

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Great and Little Mell fell from the very start of the walk.

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Beautiful skies over Skiddaw Little Man and Lonscale Fell.

Darker clouds over Helvellyn. When we were driving to Underscar these clouds were over Skiddaw - it didn't look good for us!

Darker clouds over Helvellyn. When we were driving to Underscar these clouds were over Skiddaw - it didn't look good for us!

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Climbing higher up with great views to Derwent Water.

Climbing higher up with great views to Derwent Water.

The Scafells and Great Gable.

The Scafells and Great Gable.

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Distant Scottish Mountains.

Distant Scottish Mountains.

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Now on Lonscale Fell - ready to set up soon.

St Johns in the Vale and Helvellyn.

St Johns in the Vale and Helvellyn.

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Scotland beyond the summit cairn on Lonscale Fell.

A close up of Great End, Scafell Pike, Sca Fell and Great Gable.

A close up of Great End, Scafell Pike, Sca Fell and Great Gable.

Silhouetted Skiddaw.

Silhouetted Skiddaw.

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Blencathra.

Close up of the mighty Helvellyn.

Close up of the mighty Helvellyn.

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Burning skies behind Skiddaw.

Burning skies behind Skiddaw.

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Hindscarth and Robinson with Pillar behind.

Hindscarth and Robinson with Pillar behind.

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Time to sleep and set the alarm for nice an early for the sunrise.

Time to sleep and set the alarm for nice an early for the sunrise.

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Sun rising behind a cloudy Carrock Fell.

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Worth setting the alarm for 4:15am!

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All cloudy over Derwent Water.

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And now a couple of hours later - its all warmed up and the sun was shining.

Catbells rising up to Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head and then Hindscarth.

Catbells rising up to Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head and then Hindscarth.

Thirlmere, Dunmail Raise and Loughrigg Fell.

Thirlmere, Dunmail Raise and Loughrigg Fell.

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