"3rd time trying to climb Skiddaw and failing. Fatigued from Scafell Pike the day before and unable to get parking for the easiest routes decided to try a different route. Way too difficult in the end via Howgill Tongue and quite warm for November. With fresh legs and knees and an earlier start I would have done it fine." — adventure-stricken • Nov 13, 2022

"Back in the the Lake District for the first time this century thanks to a spur of the moment sidetrack breaking journey on a long M6 run. My afternoon rediscovering the fells did mean I’d later cop multiple night time motorway closures and not reach home till 2am but it was well worth it; I’d forgotten just how pretty the whole area is and should get back here more! Parked near Peter House Farm (210m above sea level already) for a clockwise circuit on good paths. Route: Dash Falls>Bakestall>Skiddaw>Carl Side>Longside Edge. Good weather albeit cloudy on top. The sun finally came out in descent making this the highlight of the day for scenery. Longside Edge ridge was nice with some lovely views, making it a good candidate for a winter ascent I thought. A flattering haul of eleven summits bagged as every little bump seems to be named/classified.. BAKESTALL 673m Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger BROAD END 832m Birkett SKIDDAW NORTH TOP 924.1m Birkett SKIDDAW 930.4m Marilyn, Furth, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett SKIDDAW MIDDLE TOP 928.8m Birkett SKIDDAW SOUTH TOP 925.5m Birkett CARL SIDE 746.8m Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Fellranger, Subsimm ..." — davidb • Sep 3, 2021

"SOUTHERNDALE Horseshoe, Northern Fells, Cumbria, England (Section 34A) Wednesday 4th July 2018 Wednesday 4th July 2018. An ascent of Bakestall 673m/8m, Skiddaw 931m/709m, Little Man 865m/61m, Carl Side 746m/30m, Long Side 734m/40m and Ullock Pike 690m/14m in the Northern Fells, Lake District. 17.2km, with 1130m of ascent. 7hrs 20mins. We spent rather too long at our gathering place at DB’s house to use the cool of the morning for the first part of today’s hike over the Skiddaw group in the Northern Fells. By the time we had driven north, it was nearly midday when we set off. The British heat-wave of 2018 was continuing, and it was hot work as we took the Cumbrian Way south-east from the small car park by Peter House Farm. There was little in the way of a breeze to cool us in this dale. We hoped for fresher conditions higher up. The trail wound up under the vegetated cliffs of Dead Crags past Whitewater Dash, a series of cascades that are quite impressive in the normal damp conditions of Lakeland. I expected little more than a trickle after weeks of drought, but was pleasantly surprised to note that there was still a modicum of water running down the gill and over t..." — marktrengove2 • Jul 4, 2018

"Took my 6-year-old daughter with me to bag her first mountain above 3,000ft. From Latrigg car park. Weather was sunny but a biting cold wind. Set off at 10:30am and had plenty of stops for rests along the way. Reached the summit about 2:30pm. Afterwards bagged Little Man on the way back down. Arrived back at car around 6pm. " — NorthernWayfarer • May 13, 2018

"First attempt I turned back not trusting my ability in the snow to reach the top with no winter equipment. After a spot of lunch and talking to some local experienced walkers, I gave it another shot. All I could think of was 'How am I going to get back down safely?' and this gave me a fear of heights but each time I thought about turning back, someone descending encouraged me upwards until I reached the summit. Bagged North, Middle and South summits but won't log them separately (they're not significantly different to warrant separate entries). Coming down was easier than going up. I no longer worried about how to get down because I was going down... and thus I no longer had a fear of heights. Strange thing the mind. " — NorthernWayfarer • Mar 25, 2017

"Up Skiddaw path from Long Scar to Jenkins hill, along the tops of Skiddaw, then back up Little Man, then east to Lonscale Fell and then down along small southern route to rejoin main path." — vygodski • Oct 16, 2016

"From the car park at NY280253 near Latrigg. Solo. After ascending Lonscale Fell. Sought out the highest point on Jenkin Hill, with its very small drop. Then over Lesser Man, Little Man to Skiddaw. Descended over Carlside and southwards to the hamlet of Millbeck and walked along the road through Applethwaite back to the car park. Nice weather which attracted lots of walkers to Skiddaw." — peter43 • Aug 8, 2013

"1st day of a 2 day break in the Lake District. A hot sunny day, we set off from Bassenthwaite village to do a circular walk, taking in several peaks. We walked along a number of paths through fields and farms, to reach the long ridge, up The Edge, to Ullock Pike. From here we continued along the ridge, over Longside, enjoying good views over Bassenthwaite Lake and the rest of the Lake District peaks, to Carl Side 746m. We then ascended steeply up the slated path to Skiddaw summit ridge and its tops 931m. After a brief stop, we continued N, dropping down steeply and then up onto the summit of Bakestall 673m, where we enjoyed good views of the Northern fells and across the Solway Firth to Scotland. We then dropped down Birkett Edge to Whitewater Dash Waterfalls, where we joined the Cumbria way footpath back to the road and our start point." — davidlong • May 22, 2012

"We did a circular walk of the Skiddaw massif, starting from a minor road near Bassenthwaite village. Firstly going up Ullock Pike via its NW ridge, over Longside edge to Carl Side. From there we cut across the scree slopes of Skiddaw and up onto Little Man. From here we climbed up via the south top onto the main summit of Skiddaw and then descended northwards, over the north top and down to Bakestall, then down by Dead Crags to Dash falls, where we picked up a good track back to the start point." — davidlong • May 10, 2009

"After completing Wainwright's Coast to Coast the previous year, I really wanted to share the experience of being on a large peak with my parents. During a family holiday in Keswick, they agreed to join a friend & I on a day hike on Skiddaw. Although tiring, they both thoroughly enjoyed the challenge & the rewards:-) " — [email protected] • May 25, 1989