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Name:	Pen
Hill number:	3688
Height:	762m / 2500ft
Parent (Ma):	2359 Scafell Pike
RHB Section:	34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:	Lake District - Southern Fells
County/UA:	Cumberland
Catchment:	Esk (Ravenglass)
Class:	Birkett, Synge, Deleted Nuttall (B,Sy,xN)
Grid ref:	NY 22153 06754
Summit feature:	pointed rock
Drop:	10m
Col:	752m NY220068
OS map sheet(s):	(1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL6N
Observations:	Synge gives the name and location of Pen but his height of 768m corresponds to the spot height 200m NW at NY 22025 06899
Survey:	Abney level
Comments:	Added to "deleted" Nuttalls list in vol 2 of Mountains of England. Drop measured by J&A Nuttall
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 182 users)	By	Date of Ascent
Completion of the Birketts on this fine top	jef	18/01/2023
From Wha House for a round of Silverybield Crag, High Scarth, Pen, Pike de Bield, High Gait Crags, Scar Lathing and Throstlehow Crag.	rhalstead	23/07/2021
Followed Scafell / Esk Hause path from head of Eskdale and pitched camp below waterfall where Scafell path diverges with view to doing High Gait Crags and Pike de Bield next day. Went directly up Pen on its left side, finding faint path left of stream then easy walk from grassy bowl to summit. Came down via Little Narrowcove. Much easier than it looks.	BURGESS	18/06/2021
Scafell. Upper Eskdale. Not in JWS List. Climbed incidentally at some unrecorded date later than the first ascent of Esk and / or Scafell Pikes	Peterdunscar	17/05/2021
Pen, Scafell Pike, Symonds Knott, Scafell, Slight Side, High Scarth	keithouk	01/05/2021
Walk out to Eskdale, via Great End, Eskdale, Pike de Bield, Pen, Scafell Pike.	tomd4	12/09/2020
With Rachel	Littledave	13/07/2020
Birkett 3 Revisit via Rough Crag West & East Tops	Dave Geere	23/03/2020
12.5 mile round of hills parking wide grass verge at NY 2103 0113: Heron Crag -> Silverybield -> High Scarth -> Cam Spout Crag -> Pen (visited the 768m spot height too) -> High Gait Crags -> Scar Lathing -> Pianet Knott -> Throstlehow Crags. High Scarth to Cam Spout Crag and on to Pen a bit tricky in places, otherwise all ok. Section 34B All Hills completion on Throstlehow Crags.	jonglew	19/11/2019
A round of Birketts & Synges in upper Eskdale via Moasdale	Jim.Fothergill	10/04/2019
Hot day, from Cockley Beck via High Gait Crags	IWC	27/06/2018
Piers Gill Head > Dropping Crag > Rough Crags West Top > Rough Crags East Top > Pen > Scafell Pike South Top > Scafell Pike from GR:NY 18238 07476	ronaldo333	30/04/2018
Up from Taw House farm contouring SW side (across the County Tops route). Bagged both tops.	Eddie	14/04/2018
Up as Aye Jimmy, but down Little Narrowcove. As I was having my sandwiches by the cairn, two guys appeared having done a route on Esk Buttress. It was the final Birkett for one of them. After taking the summit photos for them, I received a swig of Chateauneuf du Pape ! Then there was a flypast by a Hawk jet.	ngthack	24/08/2016
Camped at Sprinkling tarn. Walked up Great Slack at breakfast. Walked up to Scafell Pike doing Broad Crag and Ill Crag on the way. Walked down to Pen then down into Eskdale by circumnavigating Ill crag and heading back up to Esk hause. Becky had a swim at sprinkling tarn and then back to Borrowdale via Styhead tarn	chrisj1965	23/07/2016
C/W round from wasdale head of lingmell, middleboots knotts, round how, great end, blunt top, lll crag, broad crag, scafell pike, pen, symonds knott, scafell, cam spout crag, slight side.	robertphillips	28/05/2016
R run Trev Rob from ODG	Richard Tait	22/04/2016
From Brotherilkeld via the Esk gorge path to Sampsons stones.Crossed the grass above Cam Spout as in Wainwrights Scafell Pike 22 to the climbers path off Dow crag. With Andy. Fantastic weather and some clean snow still on the higher ground.	Karmakarl	15/03/2016
(Walkers with) Torun Mcmoran and Gary Dean (Parking point) Brotherilkeld - Upper Eskdale - Great Moss - Pen - Scafell Pike - Mickledore - Lords Rake - Scafell - Slight Side - Brotherilkeld.	redbob	14/02/2016
This is the most sublime peak in the Lakes. This day with Jenx we were blessed with sparkling weather, and the long walk up Eskdale was rewarded with a fine summit. After the Esdale Rdge Birketts we continued to Esk Pike then descended to Esk Hause, then across the Tongue to Calfcove Gill. Staying high at 640 m contoured around to the impressive Cockly Pike and with some scrambling horizontally into Little Narrowcove.Up this to the higher cove and a good line back from the 750m contour. Grand scenery and a 370m drop back to Eskdale.	nordicstar	30/09/2015
From Silverybield on circuit from Brotherikeld. Went up slope then grassy gully to L of the big crag - Dow Crag on map, Esk Buttress to climbers. We used to walk from Cockley Beck to climb there years ago. Never went to the top of Pen though! Back to Brotherikeld via High Scarth.	Aye Jimmy	17/09/2015
Climbed from upper Eskdale via Little Narrowcove, steep climb.	robert	09/06/2015
From Wha House via Brock Crags	rb	08/05/2015
Jubilee Bridge > Brotherilkeld Farm > Taw House > Scale Bridge >BROCK CRAG > Heron Crag > Silverybield >Little Narrowcove >Pen > Little Narrowcove > High Scarth (500th B) > Slight Side (200th W) > Taw House > Brotherilkeld Farm > Jubilee Bridge	Tony Hartry II	09/09/2014
My final Birkett! Solo. Climbed Rough Crag too. Up onto Scafell Pike for my next round!	Dangerous Dave	30/07/2014
Brotherikeld-Lingcove bridge-Great Moss-Southwest side of Pen-Pen-Little Narrowcove-Great Moss-Lingcove bridge-Brotherikeld. With Stu Knowles.	MorecambeMonkey	20/07/2014
From Wasdale head.	AlunRees31	27/06/2014
From Wasdale head.	Alunrees33	27/06/2014
Walked up from Brother Ilkeld and went up Little Narrowcove for an easy walk. Had perfect weather so no complaints.	denisB52	19/05/2014
With Phil Cooper, via Eskdale and Cam Spout Crag, quite straightforward traverse with minimal scrambling. Nice little 3-top summit. Then on to Broad Crag, Round How et al	RHW	05/10/2013
3rd top with Tony from Hardknott pass steep climb left rucksacks part way up never spoke to another soul all day so knew they would be safe	colinfielding	13/08/2013
On its own from Eskdale	ronaldo333	15/06/2013
with Frank, Claire and Martin, en route to Scafell Pike via Eskdale..	Lou	29/07/2012
From Eskdale (via Penn) with Lindsay, Martin and Claire. Walk continued via Lords Rake / West Wall Traverse to Scafell and Slight Side.	knarf	29/07/2012
From Brotherilkeld via zig-zags, Little Narrowcove	Anduril	25/05/2012
It's a long slow drag walking from Brotherilkeld for the sole purpose of climbing Pen. Got to the top, the weather was so terrible (heavy snow in May) that all I could do was turn round and go back to the car!	moorsman	14/05/2012
Fantastic view, tough climb.	Baz Baziah	15/04/2012
With Jo, circular walk from Brotherilkeld: past Taw House and then footpath to Cam Spout, Little Narrowcove , Pen, returning over Great Moss and Lincove Bridge. Weather; sunny, warm, very good visibility.	amblerbob	27/03/2012
Birkett 2	Dave Geere	18/03/2012
Brotherilkeld Throstlehow Crag Scar lathing Great Moss Penn Scafell Pike Lingmell Lords Rake Red Gill Narrow Gully Scafell Slight Side High Scarth Silverybield Crag Taw House Brotherilkeld	Andy Hirst	28/10/2011
1	dads	25/09/2010
Climbed on the way to Scafell Pike from Eskdale with Dixon.	jackfowler	03/07/2010
From Brotherilkeld -Throstlehow Crag - Scar Lathing - Mickledore - Lords Rake, Scafell -Lords Rake - Scafell Pike- Lingmell- Scafell Pike - Pen - Brotherilkeld	benarbia_8	22/05/2010
Birketts CLF walk W/SCA2, Jubilee Bridge > Eskdale > Great Moss > Little Narrowcove > PEN, summit cairn > Scafell Pike > Lord's Rake > Symonds Knott > Scafell > Slight Side > Cat Cove > Jubliee Bridge.	Tony Hartry	08/07/2009
Snow with H from Upper Esk Bit tough RH	Richard Tait	30/10/2008
from cam spout straight up - definitely worth a detour aor a destination in its own right - there are much more boring higher fells	gigglejon	14/02/2008
Mine & Tom's final Birkett! What a cracking rocky top to finish on. Went on to climb Scafell Pike for the 5th time.	David Gradwell	15/10/2006
This was the final Birkett for two of my brothers, David and Tom.	George Gradwell	15/10/2006
W MVW from Eskdale, deep mist and nav practice. Continued to summit and back out to Brotherikeld	nordicstar	23/08/2004
After sleeping in car then up Lowscales Fell at 7am drove to Wasdale to meet Darren for epic 9 hour (not 4 as guessed!) bagging day (Birketts and repeat wainwrights). Scrambled up tree filled Greathall Gill and tour around Scafells, including a descent into Eskdale from Slight Side to be able to reascend via rocky Pen onto Scafell Pike.	Chris Pearson	15/06/2002
RS. From Blea Beck Br via Upper Esk Dale. Returning over Scafell Pike to Mickledore & Cam Spout to Esk Dale. A blustery day with cloud from 500m.	Vin	07/12/1997
From Eskdale en route to Scafell Pike. Rough top.	mick	30/06/1994
From Wasdale Head to Lingmell, Scafell Pike and Pen.	PeterD	21/04/1984
After finding Broadcrag tarn enroute from Sca Fell to Sca Fell Pike and then Broad Crag and Lingmell. With GB.	bolton	27/07/1979
Wasdale � Lord�s Rake � Scafell � Slight Side � Scafell � Foxes Tarn � Mickledore � Broadcrag Tarn � Pen � Rough Crag � Ill Crag � Great End � Broad Crag � Scafell Pike � Lingmell � Wasdale. (PM)	gerrybowes	27/07/1979
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