Blencathra

Blencathra is one of the most northerly mountains in the Lake District, United Kingdom. It has six separate fell tops, of which the highest is the 868 metres (2848 feet) Hallsfell Top.

For many years the Ordnance Survey listed Blencathra under the alternative name of Saddleback, which was coined in reference to the shape of the mountain when seen from the south. The fell-walker Alfred Wainwright popularised the use of the older, Cumbric, name, and this is now generally accepted as the true title. The Ordnance Survey now marks the summit as being titled Saddleback or Blencathra.

Blencathra is a popular mountain, and there are many different routes to the summit. One of the most famous is via Sharp Edge on the eastern side of the mountain. Sharp Edge provides some good scrambling for those with a head for heights. Hall's Fell Ridge, on Blencathra’s Southern flank also provided some scrambling, though of a less serious nature.