Stupid Fish

Grabbed a quick day off up the Lakes.  Having pitched tent, and a superb Ham buttie from the old for sustinence, we decided to go up Side Pike.  Normally you go up to Blea Tarn and up the path to the rear of the pike.  However, we aren't normal.

What followed was a full frontal assault, up the northern front, followed by a free climb up the rock face at the top.

Great views over Langdale all the way up.

The top of the pike is a proper pinnacle.

Once over the top, there is a great view over Blea Tarn, and the path we were supposed to follow

 

Hi Mandy, hope you are OK. Good to hear somebody is reading this stuff!

Just found a reference on Wikepedia :

 Side Pike (362 m, 1,187 ft) ...is a fine rock tower that is only accessible from the west and south. Walkers wishing to visit Side Pike from Lingmoor Fell are blocked by unassailable crags and must traverse round to easier slopes to the south.

Oops!

Never mind, we got back to the Old, and washed a Lamb Shoulder down with a pint or twelve of the Yates Bitter.