Walk 19 - Lank Rigg - 22nd July 2018
 

Wainwright's Walking Guide to the Lake District Fells - Book 7 The Western Fells

 

#33 Lank Rigg 1775 ft

Distance
5.5 miles
Time
4.5 hrs
Lowest Point
808 ft
Highest Point
1775 ft
Total Ascent
1494 ft
 
Walk Rating - moderate
 

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  13.42 From the road we started this hike by walking along Bomery Gill with Lank Moss ahead of us.....  
   
  14.16 ... then turning left and heading towards Whoap.  
   
  14.57 Panorama 197 From Whoap looking over to Grike and Crag Fell where we walked last night. Great Borne fairly clear to the right.  
 
 
  14.58 Whoap  
   
  15.48 Crossing from Whoap to Lank Rigg, looking down Whoap Beck.  
   
  16.13 Guess who was first to Lank Rigg summit.  
       
   

Meeting another human is outside the realms of possibility. Die here unaccompanied and your disappearance from society is likely to remain an unsolved mystery.

 
   
Alfred Wainwright - The Western Fells, Lank Rigg 2.
 
       
   
  17.14 Descending Lank Rigg.  
 
 
  17.17 By now much of the view down Whoap Beck has disappeared.  
   
  17.23 Whoap Beck  
   
  17.51 A blanket of cloud covers Whoap and Lank Rigg  
   
  17.55 Stream coming down the side of Grike.  
   
  18.10 River Calder on the way back to the car.  
   
  18.41 Kinniside Stone Circle  
   
  18.41 Kinniside Stone Circle  
   
  18.43 Kinniside Stone Circle  
   
  19.03 Golden hour lighting on the Pillar range  
 
 
  19.20 We drove down to Bowness Knot to catch an evening picture including this impressive view of Steeple  
   
  19.21 Panorama 198 Ennerdale Water  
 
 
   
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