Harrison Stickle is the highest of the Langdale Pikes, and its top is a little rocky crest with a cairn at either end. The word stickle means a steep hill with a rocky peak, and the name suits it, with crags towering over Stickle Tarn and Great Langdale and the deep ravine of Dungeon Ghyll on its south-west side. Neolithic people quarried greenstone below the summit to make stone axes, which were traded as far away as East Anglia.
New to the Wainwrights?Read our guide: What Are The Wainwrights?Rock 6 m SSE of cairn
Pebbly sandstone and breccia of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group, forming steep crags above Great Langdale.
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Our Route
Also on this route: High Raise (Langdale), Sergeant Man, Thunacar Knott, Pike of Stickle, Pavey Ark, Loft Crag
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
