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Name:High Stile [Grey Crag - High Stile]
Hill number:2381
Height:806.5m / 2646ft
RHB Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Western Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Derwent (Workington), Catchment Boundaries, Calder & Ehen
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall,
Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Bridge, Clem,
Trail 100
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,B,Sy,Fel,Bg,Cm,T100)
Grid ref:NY 17009 14817
Summit feature:small cairn on outcrop
Drop:362m
Col:445m  NY189133  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL4S
Observations:higher than larger cairn 50m SW at NY 16972 14787; 30cm higher than hill 3728 270m WSW at NY 16752 14793
Survey:Abney level/Leica RX1250
Comments:Hill 3728 at NY167147 is Wainwright, B&L top and another Birkett
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 1149 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
GuyF04/04/2381
Having an innate fear of precipices it was probably better that it was a walk in the clouds from High Crag to hereAlphaville19911/02/2024
hlpahamp26/10/2023
Rob Jackson25/09/2023
Revisit. Short diversion off route between Green Crag and Dodd (Buttermere).PGCE03/09/2023
jjjbeckwith03/09/2023
Bob & Duke Wednesday 30th/8/2023 Z 1814 hrs.DukeNukem30/08/2023
The High Stile Ridge, east to west from Buttermere. Visited Haystacks, Seat, High Crag, High Stile, Red Pike (Buttermere), Little Dodd, Starling Dodd, Great Borne, and back by Scale Force. A windy day on the tops, but after initial rain, it brightened up to sunny intervals. The Buttermere valley looked wonderful in the afternoon sun. 25km with1700m ascent taking 9 hours.silverwolf_alan20/08/2023
From Buttermere Village Car Park NY 1728 1693. Via Dodd, Red Pike. Then onto High Crag. Returned via Buttermere Lake side to start pointWestdenewalker16/08/2023
Started from Buttermere Village to Dodd > Red Pike > High Stile > High Crag and returned to starting point via Buttermere lakeside. Accompanied by Westdenewalker.Kwalkway16/08/2023
PhilD9606/08/2023
R K Richard Tait24/06/2023
TheWanderer2721/06/2023
part of George Fisher Tea Round 11.5 hrsDave Sargent08/06/2023
From Gatesgarth. 12.5 km, 900 m asc. Along the Buttermere W shore path and up by Old Burtness and Bleaberry Tarn to Dodd and the scree to Red Pike. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308685446 SW along the ridge to High Stile and Grey Crag, High Crag and Seat. Back by Scarth Gap. Dry, sunny.SalmonJoe29/05/2023
milopodesta23/05/2023
16 miles 4180ft walk. start at Bowness Knott carpark to Great Borne, Red Pike, Starling Dodd, Dodd, Herdus, Gale Fell, Little Dodd, High Stile and Seat return by Ennerdale valley.stephenbuda19/05/2023
On the Abrahams tea roundemily17/05/2023
paul wilson01/05/2023
Hootsjimmie15/04/2023
Company: SCiandesbottes09/04/2023
Wainwright Walk 57: Spider (High Stile, Red Pike, High Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Starling Dodd, Great Borne & Hay Stacks)DavidHiner03/04/2023
rhys.hexter04/02/2023
RRDPTH H 100th WW! Richard Tait25/10/2022
High Stile range circuit with Lindsey, Viv and Tony on my second round of Wainwrights. Parked at Buttermere village. Steeply up to Red Pike then ridge to High Stile (saw Dotterel there). Then High Crag, Seat, Scarth Gap and descend to lakeside path then to Buttermere. Total distance 7.6 miles; total ascent 2,875 feet.Skip13/10/2022
From Gatesgarth farm carpark a Six and half mile route reaching the summits of Grey crag, High crag, Seat, Haystacks, Green crag, High Round How and Little Round How, taking Six and a quarter hours. The pay and display for the carpark is currently out of order.WAYNE ROWLETT10/10/2022
nigelcmason203/10/2022
With: hb sb; Buttermere up through woods to Blaeberry Tarn. Then Red Pike and along the ridge to High Stile and High Crag. Down over Seat to Scarth Gap then descended to Gatesgarth Farm for ice creams. Returned along north shore of Buttermere.Ian Baines17/09/2022
18k from Gatesgarth, grey crag, high stile, high crag, seat, haystacks, green crag, warnscale bothy, dubs hut, honister crag, fleetwith pike.AvidSockWearer11/09/2022
jenmackie28/08/2022
Lavfluris27/08/2022
NickDelaney21/08/2022
Brianh90911/08/2022
Parked at Gatesgarth Farm. Up towards Scarth Gap, then by the wall to the coll between Seat and High Crag. SIMMS along the ridge: High Crag -> High Stile -> Red Pike -> Starling Dodd -> Great Borne. Back via Scale Beck and Scale Force and lakeside paths along Crummock Water and Buttermere.Peter_W_Mitchell 14/07/2022
Merchant13/07/2022
Second day of walking/camping. Big day, warm and Windy. Started from Buttermere campsite - pack heavy! Red Pike (Buttermere) High Stile, High Crag (Buttermere) Haystacks, Pillar, Scoat Fell, Steeple, Red Pike (wasdale) Yewbarrow. 15.6 miles & 6752 ft elevation.nell158312/07/2022
From Buttermere. 14.5 km, 870 m asc. Along Buttermere Dubs and up and around to Scale Force. Cut up the heather slopes to Lingcomb Edge and up to the summit of Red Pike. Continue along the ridge to High Stile and High Stile - Grey Crag summits and continuing to High Crag summit. Descend Gamlin End and then down the broken wall from Marble Stone to join the Scarth Gap Pass path. Back along the Buttermere S shore and Burtness Wood. Bright and clear. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720300131731SalmonJoe19/06/2022
After climbing on Grey Crag with Nick FS. Cold wind!HardenC18/06/2022
Saz12/06/2022
Joekemp29/05/2022
Vatsmith26/04/2022
With Andy on a massive trek of the area.munkyennui16/04/2022
Via the grade 3 scramble up Grey Cragssturuss14/04/2022
The Tyke11/04/2022
Via the ridge from Red Pike with JP and Oakley (carried)danielmudd198226/03/2022
Veryhappybunny21/03/2022
jonsutterby7113/03/2022
granitegirl12/03/2022
alda20/01/2022
RichardG20/12/2021