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Name:Base Brown
Hill number:2439
Height:646m / 2119ft
Parent (Ma):2367  Great Gable
RHB Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Western Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Derwent (Workington)
Class:Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett,
Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge
(Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg)
Grid ref:NY 22516 11464
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:38m
Col:608m  NY221111  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL4S
Survey:Abney level
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Enjoyed the last walk of the holidayejjohnstone14/12/2023
Dawn walk up Latrigg. Followed by hike from Seathwaite via Gable Climbers Traverse and Napes Needle to Kirkfell, Great Gable, Green Gable and Base Brown. Stunning weather, light and hike.mavero1015/10/2023
12.1 miles 3757ft walk,start at Honister Pass NT carpark to Honister Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks, Base Brown, Brandreth, Grey Knotts and Green Gable.stephenbuda15/10/2023
Honister, Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Base Brown, Green Gable, Windy Gap, Great Gable, Kirk Fell, Windy Gap, Seathwaite Fell, Honister over Seatoller Fell.AvidSockWearer09/09/2023
From Honister Mine. Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Base Brown, Green Gable, Windy Gap, Great Gable, Kirk Fell, Windy Gap, Seathwaite Fell, return to Honister over Seatoller Fell. 13.5 miles/2200m ascent. With AvidSockWearer. /Dmeltdiceburg09/09/2023
Gillercomb Round from Seathwaite, Base Brown via Sourmilk Gill, Green Gable, Brandreth, Grey Knotts and back down via the old plumbago mines. Super hot.MountainTerrier06/09/2023
From Seathwaite camp site via sourmilk gill. Nice gillelectricratman17/08/2023
English Nuttall Walk 3.1: Great Gable from Honister Pass. Visiting Honister Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Kirk Fell, Kirk Fell East Top, Great Gable, Green Gable, Base Brown, Brandreth, Grey Knotts. A perfect day in the Lakes with great views, although the amount of scree on Gable's steep slopes is rather tiring. 20km with 1600m ascent, taking 9 hours.silverwolf_alan16/08/2023
Walked with Anna, Steve Wood, John and Ruth Noonan. Stayed at Annas for the weekend, following few days in Shepherds Hut in Scales. Weather really changeable. Completed with Seathwaite Fell and came down a different way than I did a few days earlier.River-Girl08/07/2023
Walked solo after staying overnight in Shepherds Hut near Scales. Weather drizzly but visibility okay. Parked at Seathwaite. Walked up waterfalls from Sourmilk Gill to pick up Base Brown. Then walked to Green Gable, bypassed Great Gable and did a there and back to Kirk Fell. I walked back directly under the crags of Great Gable, to miss the horrible scree path up to Windy Gap.River-Girl06/07/2023
From Wasdale Head, Lingmell Beck to Sty Head via the Bursting Knott, climbers traverse Scrambling along threaded through Napes Needle, the flake under arrowhead ridge and Sphinx rock. Scramble down little hells gate to climbers traverse, hit Gavel Neese and scrambled over White Napes & on to Great Gable. Amazing clear 360 views all around the Lakes. Down to Windy Gap, up to Green Gable. Quick there and back to Base Brown to almost the top of GG, to Brandeth and Grey Knotts then back towards Beck Head and last slog up Kirk Fell. We were Rewarded with the alt view of GG and amazing vistas over the Scafell Massif. Heading NW off the back of KF, through gully of Kirkfell crags, Black Sail Pass into Wasdale Head.ByronHaywood22/06/2023
/7661858307ravioli793806/06/2023
Boss sunny day with GarethKenny Morris29/05/2023
Seathwaite -Base Brown-Green Gable-Great Gable-Kirk Fellbenarbia no 327/05/2023
From Seatoller. 13 km, 1000 m asc. To Seathwaite and Sourmilk Gill, leaving the Gillercomb path to climb SE to join the Big Rock and Hanging Stone traverse path and climbing up to Base Brown summit. SW to Green Gable, down to Wind Gap and up to the memorial and summit of Great Gable. Back over Green Gable and N to Brandreth and Grey Knotts summits. NE down the fence to Honister Hause and back by the old toll road. Dry, sunny. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308686780SalmonJoe24/05/2023
Company: SCiandesbottes02/04/2023
Wainwright Walk 49: (Green Gable, Brandreth, Grey Knotts & Base Brown)DavidHiner15/03/2023
Big loop up from Seathawaite Farm, 6 new Ws (9 total).atreides788725/02/2023
From seathwaite - great route direct.emily11/01/2023
Challenging weather solo day (hail, horiz rain, 60mph+ wind). Boggy in places and most paths raging torrents by the end of the day. Parked at Honister slate mine and did Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Green Gable, Great Gable and Base Brown. Very, very windy over both GablesWinter Round08/11/2022
MFMcLjohn steel11/10/2022
Wasdale Round with Miles, one I hadn't donevisionset09/08/2022
Parked at Honister Pass NT car park. SIMMS on Nuttall 3.1. Brandreth -> Base Brown -> Green Gable -> Great Gable -> Kirk Fell East Top -> Kirk Fell ->Fleetwith Pike. Failed to find the Green gable North face traverse in the mist. Short diversion up towards Green Gable summit.Peter_W_Mitchell 22/07/2022
From Seatoller. 13 km, 1000 m asc. Up the old toll road to Honister Hause and up by the fence to Grey Knotts summit, on to Brandreth summit cairns and S to Green Gable summit. Drop to Windy Gap and up to Great Gable summit. Back down to Windy Gap, over Green Gable and down the NE ridge to Base Brown summit. Continue NE down the nose and mess about finding a good route NW below the Hanging Stone to join the stony Gillercomb path to Seathwaite by Sourmilk Gill waterfalls and Seathwaite Slabs. To Seatoller by the road. Dry, mild, unusually quiet - where is everyone? Platinum Jubilee! https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720299661696SalmonJoe05/06/2022
67km hike over 3 days with GFE from Keswick inc 2 nights camping. Eagle Crag, Sergeant's Crag, Rosthwaite Fell - Bessyboot, Rosthwaite Fell, Base Brown, Green Gable, Great Gable, Newlands Pass, Knott Rigg, Ill Crag (Newlands), Ard Crags, Aikin Knott. Wet.Fionalevey03/06/2022
Kirk Fell- Great Gable - Green Gable -Base Brown from Wasdale Head. Last one of my second round!benarbia again27/05/2022
From Seatoller. Base Brown, Brandreth, Grey Knotts, Fleetwith Pike and Honister Pike. 16k 3000ft elevation. Lovely warm day.nell158314/05/2022
Wedding anniversary walk with Becks.DaveT30/04/2022
with FayJamesJolly30/04/2022
R K Richard Tait19/04/2022
Path up the side of sour milk ghyll from Seathwaite farm. Followed the path at the base of the fell through the valley and then ascent at the end. Double back towards the left along the ridge to reach the summit. Snow capped and icy groundkeenwalker31/03/2022
Bob & Duke Wednesday 23rd/3/2022 Z 1448 hrs.DukeNukem23/03/2022
Base Brown and The Gables from Seathwaite. Base Brown - Green Gable - Great Gablesms.3719/03/2022
4 of 5 on 6 mile hike starting at honister slate mine car park. Easy enough to get to from green gable. It was the descent after the summit that found to be quite tricky ended up taking a couple of wrong turns then had to reascend a couple of times. All good fun. Wainwright no. 76The-Z-Man24/02/2022
RRDPTH up scrambling route Richard Tait25/10/2021
12km circuit from Seathwaite in 5.5hrs. Base brown, green gable, great gable, brandreth, grey knottsNicky C12/10/2021
Ascent from Borrowdale, done with PDTor worth it01/09/2021
Seathwaite Fell and Base Brown with Bassy. Stayed at Buttermere YHA.robba_wag11/07/2021
Walked from Seatoller. Up by Sour Milk Gill then the path under the Hanging Stone onto the north ridge. A lovely sunny day out with Alfie. W136 Rnd6.Dangerous Dave20/06/2021
Honister Hause > Grey Knotts > Brandreth > Base Brown > Green Gable > Windy Gap > Moses' Trod > Old Tramway > Honister Hause. Just me and H and not many others seen. Dry Day with quite a bit of high cloud, cold wind on the higher ground but feeling warm when sheltered lower down. Ground really quite dry.johnkaysleftleg21/04/2021
Birthday walk with Emma C and Betty, onto Brandreth and Grey KnottESkelton01/12/2020
Base Brown, Green Gable, and Great Gable from Seathwaite. Visibility and weather poor. Was going to go a longer route, but cut short.peterforeman28/09/2020
Wed 26/08/2020: Seathwaite - Base Brown (scramble) - Green Gable - Great Gable - Styhead - cloud and drizzle on topsmnph26/08/2020
2nd visit here. Starting again from Seathwaite up to Gillercomb to the col between Base Brown and Green Gable. Up to Base Brown then backtracked to the col and onto the 2 gables. Down to Styhead and the path back to SeathwaiteWayne Mac11/07/2020
Decent from green gable with Lucy and kayLauralj8424/06/2020
date estimatedfellstoby01/01/2020
With Jules ,Kev ,Wendy & Jill on a clear dry dayGrey Hare31/10/2019
Parked near the farm at seathwaite and headed over to the foot of sour milk gill and followed the path up alongside. Stone paths with the odd scrambling section nothing technical. Descended down from the summit on a path which weaved down to the wall. With Richie.Zoe Little27/10/2019
Start Seathwaite. Ascent via Sourmilk GhyllPaul_142_uk10/09/2019
From Seathwaite, Base Brown, Green Gable, Great Gable, Return via Sty Head. MVW and FRBheinn20/08/2019