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Name:Lingmell
Hill number:2382
Height:807m / 2648ft
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:Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett,
Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge
(Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg)
Grid ref:NY 20933 08176
Summit feature:rock 3m E of cairn
Drop:72m
Col:735m  NY210079  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL6N
Observations:finger of rock on N top is at least as high
Survey:Abney level
GPS data:show GPS entries for this hill
Notes:
  • Height given as 800m in Nuttalls book

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Following a morning of torrential rain, and mist down to valley level, I took the last few hours of daylight after the rain stopped to do a quick up and down of the ridge to Lingmell. No circular route possible due to vastly swollen streams. As I climbed the mist lifted, the sun came out, and cloudless skies left Wasdale and its surrounding peaks looking their very best. 8km there and back with 800m of ascent, taking me 3.5hours.silverwolf_alan21/02/2024
With Janet. Clear views by the time we reached Lingmell.GordyH12/09/2023
To be addedJames McKnight09/09/2023
Climbed with Alex from Wasdale Head via Corridor Route, then up to Scafell Pike and down via Hollow Stones. Lovely clear sky and views all around (although that disappeared on Scafell Pike summit!)MrD08/08/2023
Solo from Wasdale Head village green. Lingmell from the col, then Scafell Pike. Something I've been putting off for 40 odd years. Naturally a very busy day with lot's of lovely people about and a small contingent of the deeply inconsiderate as would be expected. Found a few grassy sections on the way back down to Lingmell col which I'd missed due to watching where every step would land on the way up. These were a blessing. Crossed to the path down from shoulder of Lingmell. Lovely views and grassy with only one tough gravelly bit. I recommend it if you've had enough of crowds and endless stone steps.nukeboy119/07/2023
From Seathwaite Farm. 17.5 km, 1100 m asc. Up by Stockley Bridge, Sty Head and the Corridor Route to Lingmell and Scafell Pike. NE along the ridge to Broad Crag, Ill Crag and Great End. Down by Esk Hause, Ruddy and Grains Gills. Dry, warm. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720309647500SalmonJoe09/07/2023
Wasdale Head > Piers Gill path > Middleboot Knotts > Lingmell > Wasdale Head. Solo Walk. Blustery day with a few splashes of rain but tops out most of the time. Very slow going following yesterdays exertions.johnkaysleftleg02/07/2023
Parked at NT Wasdale Head. SIMMS on Nuttall 5.1 plus Illgill Head. Lingmell > Great End > Ill Crag > Broad Crag > Scafell Pike > (via Lord's Rake) Scafell > Illgill HeadPeter_W_Mitchell 15/06/2023
Wast water to lingmell to scafel pike and down via mickledorematthewthomas1613/06/2023
Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Great Endkeithouk30/05/2023
Round of upper Wasdale from the NT car park at Lake End: Lingmell - Middleboot Knotts, corridor route to Sty Head, climber’s path across Gable to Beck Head - Kirk Fell E Top- Kirk Fell - Pillar- Black Crag-Scoat Fell-Steeple-Red Pike-Yewbarrow-Wasdale. 23km and 2000m of ascentRockdoctor07/05/2023
Company: SCiandesbottes30/04/2023
Wainwright Walk 54: Spider (Scafell Pike, Great End & Lingmell)DavidHiner27/03/2023
Big loop up from Seathawaite Farm, 6 new Ws (9 total).atreides788725/02/2023
Corridor route / Lord's Rake from SeathwaiteHuwel23/02/2023
Walked with Dawn, Lizzie and Sarah Ada. After a late night party at Sarah (after Pete and I split up). Sarah described it as a little hill. Steve was too hungover to come with us.River-Girl12/02/2023
Damp and claggy solo day doing Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Sca Fell and Slight Side. Scafell Pike summit was empty (apart from me!)Winter Round01/12/2022
R Richard Tait18/11/2022
Lingmell,Middleboot Knotts, Round Haw,Great End,Ill Crag, Broad Crag, Scafell Pike, Symonds Knott, Scafell. From NT car park at Wasdale Head. Tough dayLongwojo19/09/2022
With Sue from Seathwaite, logging second Round of Wainwrights.Frank10/09/2022
Morning walk from NT campsite up the West slope to the summit with R. Decided to cut our walk short due to the weather conditions. Descended path to South East and returned via Scafell Pike path.Dan Baddeley04/09/2022
With: hb sb; From campsite by Wasdale Head Inn, up SW slopes then ridge to summit. Descended to Lingmell Col then via climbers traverse to Mickledore. Down to Cam Spout then Esk path back to BrotherilkeldIan Baines24/08/2022
From Brackenclose, Wasdale. 8.5 km, 960 m asc. Up by Lingmell Gill, leaving the Hollow Stones path to climb up to Mickledore and then NE to Scafell Pike summit. Down the path NW to Lingmoor Col and onto Lingmell summit. Down by Goat Crags and the SW ridge. Hot & sunny. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720301233019SalmonJoe10/08/2022
Walked with Dad and Jennifer.AJScourfield09/08/2022
With Bassy. From Seathwaite via Corrdior route, back via Piers Gill.robba_wag23/07/2022
From Brackenclose, Wasedale Campsite, up Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Scafell via Foxes Tarn, back down to Wasedale 10.73km. With Ben. Cloud covering the top on and off through the day. We waited about 20 minutes on the summit to get a good view.Victor13/07/2022
Wayne - weather shocking - had to come downKenny Morris26/06/2022
solo walk (with Jess).jonsutterby7123/06/2022
from Wasdale Head, lovely walk mainly on grassWindsor Wool28/05/2022
From Wasdale up the west ridge. Saw only one person until I hit the Corridor Route. An underrated hilltrimarc212/05/2022
From National Trust car park at Wasdale Head via Scafell Pike. Great day for a walk, fairly clear and mild for most of the day. Short climb up to Lingmell, a lot quieter than the main route up Scafell Pike.muzza203/04/2022
Started at Eskdale - Slight side- Scafell - Lingmell. Beautiful November day and descended into Wasdale for a lovely lunch. 9.5 miles 3879 ft elevationnell158313/11/2021
did great end, scafell pike and lingmell todayjoannelittle04/09/2021
Me and Andymunkyennui03/09/2021
Climbed from Borrowdale with Phoebe on way to the Pike. Cloud coming in from the NE, but managed to get to summit before it arrivedMrD31/08/2021
GL3D - Day 2evansguy29/08/2021
What started out as a strenuous-enough walk up Scafell and Scafell Pike turned into a bit of nightmarish 30km walk! Ascent from Seathwaite which is by far the most beautiful and undisturbed way to go up! Climb up round Great End onto Ill Crag, and go over Broad Crag col to Scafell Pike- this was thoroughly enjoyable and we managed to (just) beat the crowds who then swarmed like midges as the sun approached its luncheon zenith. The plan had been to descend to Foxes Tarn and reascend Scafell but there was a lot of cloud moving in and, no knowing the area, Sasha and I decided to descend via Wasdale (as neither of us really fancied Lord's Rake, either). What a fucking dreadfully dull path down that is: only the brief stop off at Lingmell to take in what had been and what could have been remedied the tedium. We then proceeded to climb up to Styhead Tarn under Great Gable on the long way back to Seathwaite.hjb6825/08/2021
Climbed from Wasdale Head en route to Scafell Pike / Scafell. Fine day with excellent views of Wast Water and surrounding fells. Irish Sea and Isle of Man also visible from summit.southern_rambler01/08/2021
Evening run, whilst on hols with Jill & James. ubstituted Scafell Pike instead of Scafell via Lords's Rake. (ran out of light again!) Left Hazel's lead somewhere on the fell :-(NumptyDumpty04/07/2021
See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: https://www.komoot.com/tour/405342108outlawcatcher29/06/2021
Ex ARGENTIpdcapanni22/06/2021
From Cottage at Chapel Stile, over bridge by Wainwrights Pub, up through quarry onto ridge. Alsong ridge to summit. Take path over stile from summit straight down by wall in direction of Blea Tarn. When meet junction of lower bridletrack at a stile, cross stile and follow path down to road. Along road until it bends where a path is signposted to the campsite. Follow this down until it meets a right turn path(before hitting the campsite). Follow this down to a bridge at the farm. Don;t cross the bridge, follow the Cumbria Way back to Chapel Stile. 6.74 miles, 1700ft of climbing.JulieB06/06/2021
Hardknott pass - Eskdale - Cam Spout - Mickeldore - Lingmell - Scafell (Lord's Rake) - Slight side - Hardknott passhannah&steven06/06/2021
From NT car park Wasdale to Lingmell, Middleboot Knotts and Round How.dgresty04/06/2021
From Wasdale NT CPscreeleep23/05/2021
From Brackenclose up the Hollow Stones/Brown Tongue path to Lingmell Col. L to the summit then down the steeeeeep noseWayne Mac22/05/2021
Corridor route from Seatoller. Fell and bashed my right hip on the way up. Swollen but not broken fortunately! The cairn up here is now only half the height it was. Shame. Glorious views on a warm sunny November morning. With Éire & Alfie. W78 Rnd6.Dangerous Dave07/11/2020
Marshall WtW no.16.Sedge16/10/2020
R K Richard Tait15/10/2020
from Wasdale NT carpark, via Brown Tongue route and back down SW ridge. Lovely weather.IanHHill24/08/2020