Blencathra (via Sharp Edge - August 2013)
WARNING
Please take care when walking the terrain described on this page.
Having walked Helvellyn via Striding Edge earlier in the day and finishing quite early and with the weather forecast being good, I decided to stay in the area a little longer and walk Sharp Edge from Threlkeld.
Sharp Edge is a knife-edged arete leading up Blencathra's eastern edge. It is perfectly safe to ascend if you treat it with respect. As with all the aretes in the area, you can descend off the summit to a safer path but you still have to be careful. You should always put safety first and is the utmost priority when walking but in my opinion, what is the point in walking an arete and staying off it!
Please take care when walking the terrain described on this page.
Having walked Helvellyn via Striding Edge earlier in the day and finishing quite early and with the weather forecast being good, I decided to stay in the area a little longer and walk Sharp Edge from Threlkeld.
Sharp Edge is a knife-edged arete leading up Blencathra's eastern edge. It is perfectly safe to ascend if you treat it with respect. As with all the aretes in the area, you can descend off the summit to a safer path but you still have to be careful. You should always put safety first and is the utmost priority when walking but in my opinion, what is the point in walking an arete and staying off it!
Mousthwaite Comb from Scales Fell
The path to Scales Tarn with the River Glenderamakin below
The path up Scales Beck to Scales Tarn
Scales Beck with Sharp Edge above to the right
Sharp Edge
Sharp Edge
Scales Tarn from the top of Sharp Edge
Sharpe Edge from the Atkinson Pike (the summit of Blencathra)
The descent of Halls Fell from Halls Fell Top
