Tony Garofalo
Great Gable
Great Gable is one of the most popular hills in the Lake District National Park. It stands in the western sector of the National Park and occupies a prominent position at the head of three major valleys, with Ennerdale (“Anundr’s Valley”) to the north-west, Borrowdale (“the valley of the fort”) to the north-east and Wasdale (“valley of the water”) to the south-west. It is one of the roughest hills in the Lake District and the gradients on all sides are uncompromisingly steep and stony. There are cliffs on the northern and southern flanks of the hill and it is on the latter that rock climbing as a sport in its own right is often said to have evolved in England. The summit is littered with boulders and takes the form of a broad tilted plateau. It is a magnificent viewpoint and since 1924 it has been the venue of an annual War Remembrance Service that is held in November.
Great Gable is 2949 feet high. It is classified as a Marilyn, a Nuttall, a Hewitt, a Wainwright and a Birkett. The picture was taken looking south-eastwards towards Great Gable from a neighbouring hill called Kirk Fell (“Church Hill”).
Great Gable
Great Gable is one of the most popular hills in the Lake District National Park. It stands in the western sector of the National Park and occupies a prominent position at the head of three major valleys, with Ennerdale (“Anundr’s Valley”) to the north-west, Borrowdale (“the valley of the fort”) to the north-east and Wasdale (“valley of the water”) to the south-west. It is one of the roughest hills in the Lake District and the gradients on all sides are uncompromisingly steep and stony. There are cliffs on the northern and southern flanks of the hill and it is on the latter that rock climbing as a sport in its own right is often said to have evolved in England. The summit is littered with boulders and takes the form of a broad tilted plateau. It is a magnificent viewpoint and since 1924 it has been the venue of an annual War Remembrance Service that is held in November.
Great Gable is 2949 feet high. It is classified as a Marilyn, a Nuttall, a Hewitt, a Wainwright and a Birkett. The picture was taken looking south-eastwards towards Great Gable from a neighbouring hill called Kirk Fell (“Church Hill”).