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will find himself well repaid for his trouble. The precipitous 

 rock, overshadowing Stickle Tarn, stretching in a crescent 

 form between the two Pikes is called ^aijeg J^Ltfe* 



Another mode of ascent is to cross the stream just above 

 the Dungeon Gill, and then ascend the grassy slope on the 

 other side until almost under the rock of Harrison Stickle ; 

 here a path tending to the right may be easily made out, 

 and following this the summit can be reached without fur- 

 ther trouble. 



The homeward journey from the inn, might very well be 

 by Blea Tarn and J^tttle J^angbale* This journey is 

 23 described — the reverse way — at pages 85 and 86. 



ASCENT OF SCAFELL. 

 (29 miles, including lo of mountain work). 



The ascent of j©caMl is sometimes made from the Sty 

 Head Pass; sometimes from Lingmell ; and sometimes from 

 Langdale, whence the path meets that from Sty Head on 

 Esk Hause. 



For the ascent from Langdale, which can be accomplished 

 in about seven hours, up and down, the tourist should drive 

 to Dungeon Gill Hotel, as in the excursion to Langdale 

 Pikes on the preceding page. From thence he will follow 

 the cart-tract to J^angtiale ^eatf, where there is a rough path 

 on the left up ^ossett ©ill, the Stake road being on 

 the right. It at once catches the eye ; and the invariable 

 question of the stranger is which of the two is the Stake. 

 Care should be taken in ascending by Rossett Gill to keep on 

 the left side of the stream. Those who wish to avoid this 

 scramble — for scramble it is — or who are making the ascent 

 on ponies, will find another path higher up the hill-side, join- 



