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Name: | Rosthwaite Fell [Rosthwaite Cam] |
Hill number: | 2453 |
Height: | 612m / 2008ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2359 Scafell Pike |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Southern Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Nuttall, Birkett, Synge, Subsimm, Buxton & Lewis (N,B,Sy,sSim,BL) |
Grid ref: | NY 25586 11828 |
Summit feature: | rock tor |
Drop: | 23m |
Col: | 589m NY257116 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
Survey: | obvious summit |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 628 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Seatoller. 
10 km, 770 m asc. 
To Strands Bridge and S, leaving the Combe Gill footpath and up to Thornythwiate Fell summit. 
Continuing S to Combe Head and pathless E and N over Combe Door Top and Dovenest Crag and up to Rosthwaite Cam and Bessyboot. 
Down W by Rottenstone Gill and Combe Gill. 
Dry, sunny. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720309087343 | SalmonJoe | 04/06/2023 |
Glaramara via Cam Crag, Allen Crags, round via Angle Tarn to Rossett Pike then a steadily rising traverse under High Raise across to Sergeant's Crag & Eagle Crag. | Barns150 | 27/05/2023 |
Nuttall Walk EN 5.4, in reverse. The Glaramara Group from Seatoller, visiting Bessyboot, Rosthwaite Cam, Dovenest Top, Combe Door Top, Combe Head, Glaramara, Looking Steads, Red Beck Top, High House Tarn Top, Allen Crags, Seathwaite Fell South Top, Seathwaite Fell, and Seathwaite Fell (Wainwright Summit) 21km with 1300m ascent in 8 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 16/05/2023 |
Great little summit. Company: SC | iandesbottes | 16/04/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 51: Spider (Allen Crags, Glaramara, Seathwaite Fell & Rosthwaite Fell) | DavidHiner | 19/03/2023 |
Climbed up Stanger Gill from Stonethwaite, over Rosthwaite Fell summits of Bessyboot and Rosthwaite Cam, back down via Combe Gill. | mavero10 | 05/02/2023 |
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. Done first thing in the morning as wild camping at Tarn at Leaves | Fionalevey | 03/06/2022 |
17.5 mile run - 5400ft elevation. Lovely sunny run from YHA at Rosthwaite. Bessyboot, Eagle Crag, Sergeant’s Crag Crag, High Raise, Sergeant Man, Thurnocar Knott, Pike of stickle, Loft Crag, Harrison Crag, Pavey Ark, Blea Rigg and Silver How. Down into Grasmere to finish. | nell1583 | 23/04/2022 |
By Cam Crag Ridge | sturuss | 13/04/2022 |
R K | Richard Tait | 05/03/2022 |
without Anne (headed down from tarn) from Borrowdale Gayes hotel then Ladore falls lunch! | Dave Sargent | 04/02/2022 |
Parked at Seatoller for a circuit around Coombe Gill over 6 summits. 5/6 | PGCE | 15/11/2021 |
Climbed Cam Crag Ridge then came down here and Bessyboot. Beers at The Langstrath. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 05/09/2021 |
From Seatoller with Alfie. Dovenest Top (632m), Rosthwaite Cam (612m) and Bessyboot (551m). A few beers at The Langstrath afterwards. | Dangerous Dave | 05/06/2021 |
22.5 miles 5036ft walk. Start at Great Langdale NT campsite followed Cumbria Way and Rossett Gill to Angle Tarn, Tongue Head, Allen Crags,High House Tarn Top, Red Beck Top, Looking Steads, Glamara, Combe Head, Combe Door, Dovenest Crag, Rosthwaite Fell and Bessy Fell to Rosthwaite and return by Cumbria Way to Great Langdale. | stephenbuda | 22/05/2021 |
After Combe Head, Dovenest Crag and en route to Bessyboot. Nice scramble to top. | IanHHill | 05/05/2021 |
Stonethwaite > Big Stanger Gill> Racom Bands > Bessyboot > Rosthwaite Cam > Stickle Brow > Woof Stones > Stonethwaite. Just me as the dog refused to leave the house. Glorious day with scattered couds and hardy a breath of wind, largely dry underfoot. So good to back to the fells. | johnkaysleftleg | 14/04/2021 |
Long route starting from layby parking above Brandelhow Park. Skelgill Bank, Catbells, though didn't visit summit (v crowded & social distancing!), Maiden Moor, High Spy N top, High Spy, descent to Seatoller then climb to Bessyboot, Rosthwaite Fell, Dovenest Top (both tops), descent to Langstrath, then direct ascent to Low Saddle, traverse to Bell Crags, crossed by end of Blea Tarn to climb Great Crag, then Knotts, then Grange Fell and Kings How. Descent to Borrowdale and crossed S End of Derwentwater, taking path close to shore and back too start point. Some bright and exceptionally clear conditions for much of route. | RobertP | 28/09/2020 |
12 miles or so. Up Cam Crag scramble, over to Glarama and the following Nuttals, then back over Bessyboot and down. | atreides7887 | 26/09/2020 |
All Summits on Glaramara | jmistry86 | 26/09/2020 |
From glaramara to bessyboot. Ground undulating, path less at times and boggy. Climbed rock formation at west point. Great views down into the valley. | keenwalker | 15/09/2020 |
Visited this fine scrambly summit after climbing Bessyboot. There is no obvious footpath to the summit, so it would be quite complex in misty conditions. Deserves to be a Simm. | JohnW | 18/02/2020 |
Starting at Seathwaite, one way Traverse over eight tops including HuMP Glaramara and three other TuMPs 
This one seventh. | vegibagger | 19/01/2020 |
From near Seatoller incl Thornythwaite Fell, Combe Head, Combe Door Top, Combe Gill Top, Dovenest Top(Stonethwaite Fell), Rosthwaite Cam and Bessyboot | Wayne Mac | 12/10/2019 |
Nuttalls route on a sunny but windy day | Gary Heath | 14/09/2019 |
Very windy at this point but managed to scramble onto rocky top. | Peak Rambler | 09/09/2019 |
From Seatoller carpark with Hiking Manchester. Scramble ascent via Aaron Crags: Seathwaite Fell (Wainwright Top), Seathwaite Fell (Great Slack), Esk Pike, Allen Crags, High House Tarn Top, Red Beck Top, Looking Steads, Glaramara (all tops)Comb Head, Comb Door Top, Dovenest Top, Rosthwaite Cam, Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot). Lovely spring day, perfect clear conditions. | Lazylizzie | 12/05/2019 |
Parked in CP in Seatoller at 24550 13809, back along road to bridge, up track then path to Thornythwaite Fell and continued a circuit of Coombe Head, Coombe Door Top, Dovenest Top, Rosthwaite Fell and Bessyboot before a steep descent. | clivevilla | 24/04/2019 |
Did this for fun when bagging simms cos it looked like a good scramble up to the top. | axoree | 24/03/2019 |
Thornythwaite Fell NNE Top > Thornythwaite Fell > Glaramara North Top > Glaramara > Combe Head > Combe Door Top > Combe Gill Top > Dovenest Top (Dovenest Crag) > Rosthwaite Fell (Rosthwaite Cam) > Rosthwaite Fell - Bessyboot from GR: NY 24943 13489 | ronaldo333 | 01/12/2018 |
From Bessyboot, on to Dovenest Top. | Wycombe Wanderer | 27/10/2018 |
Fourth ascent | thenomad | 12/06/2018 |
third ascent | thenomad | 11/06/2018 |
from Seatoller with Marin and Frank on a very warm day, High House tarn Top, Red Beck Top, Looking Steads, Glaramara, Combe Head, Combe Door Top,Dovenest Top and Rosthwaite Fel | Lou | 19/05/2018 |
From Seatoller with Martin and Lindsay on a warm sunny day taking in Allen Crags High House Tarn Top, Red Beck Top, Looking Steads, Glaramara, Combe Head, Combe Door Top,Dovenest Top and Rosthwaite Fell. | knarf | 19/05/2018 |
Parked in Stonethwaite then followed path up Combe Gill to Tarn at Leaves, Rosthwaite Fell, Rosthwaite Cam, Stanger Gill. Sunny with more excellent views. | Fell_wanderer | 16/05/2018 |
Thurs 05/04/2018 - Stonethwaite - Bessyboot - Rosthwaite Cam - Glaramara - Stonethwaite (with twisted knee) | mnph | 05/04/2018 |
CBH | Littledave | 23/03/2018 |
From Thornythwaite with FR in soft snow. 
Thornythwaite Fell, Combe Door, Dove nest top,Rosthwaite Fell,Bessy boot. | Bheinn | 07/02/2018 |
With NB from Thorneythwaite Farm CP circuit of Coomb Door and Bessyboot. Sunny cold and snow underfoot. | Frank | 07/02/2018 |
Solo. On way down from Glaramara to Bessyboot. Ice and snow. | Dangerous Dave | 09/12/2017 |
Parked in Stonethwaite and followed the path towards the campsite. The path is opposite the entrance and heads up to Big Stranger gill, running bellow Bull Crag, and leads to Besseyboot summit and then over to Rosthwaite cam. With Faye and Mr D. | Zoe Little | 03/12/2017 |
3 of 6 today. Dont think I've ever had a bad day in the lakes until now terrible weather all day and the drive up took 4 hours compared to the usual 2. Never mind there's always next time | The-Z-Man | 06/11/2017 |
From Mountain View along the ridge from Rosthwaite fell to Allen Crags.Mild in the valley blowing a hooly on the ridge and the clag was down making spotting the birketts amonst all the outcrops a bit tricky. | jocks1 | 27/09/2017 |
25km circuit from Seathwaite Fell to Scafell Pike and back via Glaramara ridge to Bessyboot | MrD | 09/08/2017 |
TD & C | This Dog | 23/07/2017 |
From Black Moss Pot and down to Tarn at Leaves and Rosthwaite. | Eddie | 20/06/2017 |
Weather forecast good and did not disappoint. Parked at Stonethwaite and went up onto Bessyboot and along the Glaramara range. Skirted round Allen Crags and along the Seathwaite Fell tops. 12 tops 7 1/2 hours. More ascent than I anticipated but hey ho no pain no gain. | Mark T | 28/05/2017 |
Solo | dentalchimp | 01/05/2017 |
Bob & Duke | DukeNukem | 28/03/2017 |