24th October 2007

As the aged parent had a free day, he offered to accompany me up Rossett Pike (2106). We decided to go up from Wasdale Head. This is the valley that I know the best but had seen little of over the last couple of years due to the fact that completing Wainwrights had taken me to so many other places.

We were in the big car park by 11.oo and set off up the Sty-Head path with a view to following the lower path along the beck. This was definitely the best plan as there were hundreds of others toiling up the higher path. We came across a girl who seemed confused as to where the path was to take her on to the Pike. We suggested that she followed us up and go on to the Pike over Great End; she thanked us for our advice but continued up the incredibly steep and dubious 'path' that she was on.

We got to the col between Great Gable and Great End quickly and admired Sprinkling Tarn. We then left a lot of the people behind as we followed the longish path on to Rossett Pike. We touched the top and headed back down to the tarn as it was freezing on the top. We decided to have lunch over looking Sprinkling Tarn, which was lovely.

It was then a question of retracing our foot steps back to the car with the sun setting nicely as awe went down.

New Fell: Rossett Pike