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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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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 628 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
jamiehighton04/02/2024
mcbiydw227/01/2024
Sprog24/11/2023
IainPeeks24/08/2023
jonsutterby7120/08/2023
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
yewbarrow11/12/2022
jamesaitken4213/11/2022
RichardG14/10/2022
granitegirl24/09/2022
Ben Tindal14/09/2022
andy elliott10/09/2022
kitp03/07/2022
Saz08/06/2022
Bruckner704/06/2022
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. Done first thing in the morning as wild camping at Tarn at LeavesFionalevey03/06/2022
nix_snilloc30/04/2022
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
GuyF05/04/2022
Rockdoctor25/03/2022
trimarc223/03/2022
peterforeman21/03/2022
R K Richard Tait05/03/2022
without Anne (headed down from tarn) from Borrowdale Gayes hotel then Ladore falls lunch!Dave Sargent04/02/2022
Scott Morley 8614/01/2022
Ever Onward28/12/2021
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
ALHEJ Wilkins04/09/2021
haylesb29/08/2021
Clach Liath25/07/2021
nigelcmason214/06/2021
conanharrod13/06/2021
amblemark13/06/2021
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
Marra101/05/2021
Si's 2nd round25/04/2021
Em's 2nd round25/04/2021
amblemark15/04/2021
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
Theianwood45806/03/2021
Theslayer25/02/2021