Great Gable
Great Gable is one of the 214 Wainwright mountains mentioned ( fur ) in the northern English Lake District National Park and is assigned to the Western Fells. He is one of the ten highest and most famous mountains of the Lake District.
The origin of the name of the Norse form is mikill gafl adopted for Large gable, as the silhouette of the mountain is reminiscent of the gable of a house.
Geography
Great Gable is located at the northern end of the Wasdale and is separated by the Windy Gap called pass from the lower " Bruderberg " Green Gable in the Northeast. The pass Beck Head separates him in the west of Kirk Fell, another prominent mountain at the end of Wasdale.
Each of the central valleys of the Lake District offers a way to reach the summit of Great Gable. In the southwest of the Wasdale, Ennerdale in the northwest, northeast and east of the Borrowdale Great Langdale is the starting point for walks. The most popular routes meet at Sty Head Pass with the Styhead Tarn and lead further on the southeast shoulder to the highest point. All routes are relatively steep and covered with loose gravel. Except for slightly lower Green Gable there is no high-altitude routes to other mountains of the Lake District, which underlines the independent position of Great Gable. The summit is covered with large rocks. Because of the independent position without connections to other mountains you have one of the best views in the Lake District on Great Gable. In the summit area there is a memorial plaque in honor of originating from the surrounding soldiers who fell during the First World War. Every year a memorial service will be held there on Remembrance Sunday.
On the north side ( Gable Crag ) and south ( Westmorland Crag, The Napes and core Knotts ), there are some striking rocks that are suitable for rock climbing. Especially The Napes plays an important role in the history of the British mountaineering and rock climbing. The ascent of the spire by Walter Parry Haskett The Nape Smith in June 1886 is generally regarded as the beginning of English rock climbing as an independent sport. The Napes is valued today with the British D Difficulty.
Others
In January 1945, the RAF machine crashed during a training flight when she flew to the summit of Great Gable. Parts of the wreckage were found in 2013 in the nearby lake Wast Water.
Napes Needle