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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
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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/72177720309087343SalmonJoe04/06/2023
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.Barns15027/05/2023
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_alan16/05/2023
Great little summit. Company: SCiandesbottes16/04/2023
Wainwright Walk 51: Spider (Allen Crags, Glaramara, Seathwaite Fell & Rosthwaite Fell)DavidHiner19/03/2023
Climbed up Stanger Gill from Stonethwaite, over Rosthwaite Fell summits of Bessyboot and Rosthwaite Cam, back down via Combe Gill.mavero1005/02/2023
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 LeavesFionalevey03/06/2022
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.nell158323/04/2022
By Cam Crag Ridgesturuss13/04/2022
R K Richard Tait05/03/2022
without Anne (headed down from tarn) from Borrowdale Gayes hotel then Ladore falls lunch!Dave Sargent04/02/2022
Parked at Seatoller for a circuit around Coombe Gill over 6 summits. 5/6PGCE15/11/2021
Climbed Cam Crag Ridge then came down here and Bessyboot. Beers at The Langstrath. Solo.Dangerous Dave05/09/2021
From Seatoller with Alfie. Dovenest Top (632m), Rosthwaite Cam (612m) and Bessyboot (551m). A few beers at The Langstrath afterwards.Dangerous Dave05/06/2021
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.stephenbuda22/05/2021
After Combe Head, Dovenest Crag and en route to Bessyboot. Nice scramble to top.IanHHill05/05/2021
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.johnkaysleftleg14/04/2021
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.RobertP28/09/2020
12 miles or so. Up Cam Crag scramble, over to Glarama and the following Nuttals, then back over Bessyboot and down.atreides788726/09/2020
All Summits on Glaramarajmistry8626/09/2020
From glaramara to bessyboot. Ground undulating, path less at times and boggy. Climbed rock formation at west point. Great views down into the valley.keenwalker15/09/2020
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.JohnW18/02/2020
Starting at Seathwaite, one way Traverse over eight tops including HuMP Glaramara and three other TuMPs This one seventh.vegibagger19/01/2020
From near Seatoller incl Thornythwaite Fell, Combe Head, Combe Door Top, Combe Gill Top, Dovenest Top(Stonethwaite Fell), Rosthwaite Cam and BessybootWayne Mac12/10/2019
Nuttalls route on a sunny but windy dayGary Heath14/09/2019
Very windy at this point but managed to scramble onto rocky top.Peak Rambler09/09/2019
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.Lazylizzie12/05/2019
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.clivevilla24/04/2019
Did this for fun when bagging simms cos it looked like a good scramble up to the top.axoree24/03/2019
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 13489ronaldo33301/12/2018
From Bessyboot, on to Dovenest Top.Wycombe Wanderer27/10/2018
Fourth ascentthenomad12/06/2018
third ascentthenomad11/06/2018
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 FelLou19/05/2018
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.knarf19/05/2018
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_wanderer16/05/2018
Thurs 05/04/2018 - Stonethwaite - Bessyboot - Rosthwaite Cam - Glaramara - Stonethwaite (with twisted knee)mnph05/04/2018
CBHLittledave23/03/2018
From Thornythwaite with FR in soft snow. Thornythwaite Fell, Combe Door, Dove nest top,Rosthwaite Fell,Bessy boot.Bheinn07/02/2018
With NB from Thorneythwaite Farm CP circuit of Coomb Door and Bessyboot. Sunny cold and snow underfoot.Frank07/02/2018
Solo. On way down from Glaramara to Bessyboot. Ice and snow.Dangerous Dave09/12/2017
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 Little03/12/2017
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 timeThe-Z-Man06/11/2017
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.jocks127/09/2017
25km circuit from Seathwaite Fell to Scafell Pike and back via Glaramara ridge to BessybootMrD09/08/2017
TD & CThis Dog23/07/2017
From Black Moss Pot and down to Tarn at Leaves and Rosthwaite.Eddie20/06/2017
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 T28/05/2017
Solodentalchimp01/05/2017
Bob & DukeDukeNukem28/03/2017