Pillar from Wasdale Head. Lake District. 8th Sept 2021

A walk in the Lake District to the 892m summit of Pillar
The walk starts from Wasdale Head car park at the Head of Wast Water and heads up to the Black Sail Pass.
From the top of the Black Sail Pass we turn left and head towards Pillar, first reaching the summit of Looking Stead (627m). From Looking stead the route continues up to Pillar, with some fairly straight forward scrambling for a small section of the path. The summit of Pillar (892m) is flat with a trig column and shelter. There is superb views from the summit but even better views from the Ennerdale side of the summit looking down to Pillar Rock and the Ennerdale Valley. The route then re- traces the outward route back to the Black Sail Pass and down to Wasdale Head. Distance is around 7.6 miles

[@adge_ventures4915]

My go to resource for routes. Absolutely brilliant Eddie. Thank you and keep them coming please 😊 Adge

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi Adge, thanks for such positive feedback, it is really appreciated. Thanks again for watching.Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@nick1065]

Absolutely stunning Eddie. If that doesn’t make folk pick up their boots and rucksacks nothing will! Will try this next year when we’re next up. Nick and Liz

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Thanks Nick, really appreciate the positive comments. It is a great walk with stunning views all the way. I have been up to Pillar from Ennerdale and much prefer this route from Wasdale. Fingers crossed you get good weather when you do this route. Thanks again for watching and commenting, it is greatly appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@Thunderwing1955]

Thankyou, great video, done this route several times over the years, in not so clement weather, usually do the horseshoe including Little Scoat Fell, Red Pike & down the side of Yewbarrow. The view from Red Pike is arguably one of the beast views in the lakes as it takes in Wastwater and the fells behind Whin Rigg & Illgill Head, if you haven't done the horseshoe, its a lovely walk. The best memory though associated with that walk for us, was taking our two border collies with us Bill & Molly, which are now sadly long gone, beautiful place with wonderful memories. Well timed and spaced video shots as well, which helps to keep your attentions. thanks again. Ian

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi Ian, thanks for the positive feedback on the video, it is appreciated. We walked part of the Horseshoe a couple of months back, walking up Yewbarrow, Red Pike, Scoat Fell, Steeple and then went over to Haycock instead of Pillar. We did not get the views from Yewbarrow & Red Pike due to cloud cover, but the clouds cleared once we got to Scoat Fell, so got some great views for the rest of the walk. We wanted to do do Pillar as a separate walk to take it all in, that is why we went back to do the walk in this video. We were pleased we did as it was a superb day with great views all the way. Pleased you have those treasured memories with Bill & Molly, your two Border Collies. Thanks for watching & again for the kind comments. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@jamesgreen7922]

Great video. I did the exact same trip on 2nd sept. Camped on pillar, woke up to a cracking cloud inversion, the followed the route around to Yewbarrow (stopping at scout tarn for water). We camped on. Yewbarrow also, then came down to overbeck bridge. Going up and down Yewbarrow was quite daunting but ok in good weather. Thanks for posting. 👍👍

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi James, sounded like you had a great camp on Pillar with the cloud inversion. Pillar is up there with our favourite fells and would definitely do this walk again. Camping on Yewbarrow must have been great aswell! Yewbarrow is a tricky fell to climb. Thanks for watching & for the kind comments, it is appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@jonm4989]

Another good one Eddie and as per usual you’ve described your route and scenery perfectly.

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Thanks Jon. It is a great walk with stunning views and one we would definitely do again, we had a great day. Thanks again for watching & for the kind comments, it is always appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@jonm4989]

@@eddiecaisley5746 thanks Eddie, looking forward to your next one

[@robholmes6041]

Great vid... another fantastic watch.....nice to name to hills and mountains too.😀

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Thanks Rob. Pillar is definitely one of our favourites, it has fantastic views. We had a great day. Thanks again for watching & for the kind comments, it is appreciated. Cheers. Eddie.

[@Barnyz]

Stunning views from start to finish but I especially enjoy the craggy rocky bits at about 12mins in. Splendid video thanks for sharing 👍👍👍 edit 15.25 ish also an 11 out of 10 view!

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Thanks, it was a superb walk with great views all the way, we both enjoyed the walk and would definitely do it again. The views down to Pillar Rock & Ennerdale were superb and we sat up there for a while taking in the views. Thanks for watching & for the kind comments, it is appreciated. Cheers. Eddie

[@jarekgalik3909]

My 3rd episode with you Guys - music, content, info - brilliant !!

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi Jarek, thank you for the kind comments. it is appreciated. This was a great walk with superb views all the way, we had a great day. Thanks again for watching & commenting. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@andys1760]

Excellent video Eddie Cracking weather for you. Always look forward to seeing you on the fells

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi Andy. You are right, it was a cracking day! This was a great walk with superb views all the way. We both had a great day. Thanks for watching & for the kind comments, it is always appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@jonniebee03]

Another great video Eddie. We will be doing this walk in April. Can't wait

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi, Thanks. Pillar is one of my favourites. I have been up from the Ennerdale side, but much prefer this route. The views are superb all the way. I am sure you will enjoy this walk when you do it. Thanks for watching & commenting, it is appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie. ( apologies for the late reply)

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Nice hike and video. Thank you for sharing. Wishing you a wonderful weekend. Stay Safe, and looking forward to seeing you again soon.

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Thanks, this was a great walk with superb views all the way. We both had a great day. Thanks for watching & for the kind comments, it is appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@davidburgess9058]

My, Eddie you've captured some beautiful scenery there. That's a cracking photo of you stood on that rock with the mountains behind. Carol never fails to put a smile on my face when she touches these summit cairns, she he looks so happy :o) Ennerdale looks amazing from where you were. Really stunning views. Did your Great End walk a couple of weeks back and had a great day. That's a cracking walk too. I see what you mean about coming down off Seathwaite Fell. It's a bit steep but I find it so much easier with the walking poles extended. There was plenty of ground to dig them into. Still not got round to Yewbarrow yet. I'm still humming and hawing about it. Oh, by the way enjoyed watching you and Alan going up Blencathra looked great fun. Cheers Eddie and thanks for posting. David

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi David, this was another great walk with superb views all the way. Carol is always so happy to reach the summits (as well as myself) Pleased you did the Great End walk and had a good day, it is steep coming down from Seathwaite Fell, so pleased you found it easier with the walking poles. Yewbarrow is a fell that a lot of people ( including myself) put off doing, it is tricky heading up, but gives you a great sense of achievement when you reach the summit. I had a great day with Alan on Blencathra, but disappointed we had no views from the summit. Carol and myself where back in Wasdale on Thursday and did Great Gable & Kirk Fell, another superb walk. Thanks again for watching & for the kind comments, it is always appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@davidburgess9058]

@@eddiecaisley5746 Oh one last thing Eddie. Will you be putting your Great Gable/Kirk Fell walk up? Cheers David

[@eddiecaisley5746]

@@davidburgess9058 Hi David, yes, just been looking through the footage and photos from yesterday's walk. As usual I have took far too much video and too many photos, so I have plenty editing to do, to keep me busy this week. Cheers. Eddie.

[@unowhotravelchannel]

Hi Eddie, uncanny as we were in Wasdale Head just a couple of weeks ago! We did a small handful of Wainwrights but not Pillar! Loved your hike and views, will definitely refer to it when we’re next in the area! Kind regards, Simon👍

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi Simon, that is uncanny! Wasdale is a superb part of the Lakes with some great walks. We really enjoyed this walk to Pillar, the views were superb all the way. Look forward to seeing your videos from Wasdale. Thanks for watching & commenting, it is always appreciated. Cheers. Eddie.

[@vs123]

Awesome view beautiful

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Thanks, we had some great views on this walk and really enjoyed the day. Thanks for watching & commenting, it is appreciated. Cheers. Eddie.

[@tomstrider2506]

Amazing videos.

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Thanks Tom, I try to capture the great views we encounter on our walks as well as some of the routes we take. Thanks for watching & for the kind comments, it is appreciated ( and thanks for the sub) Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@Tonywozere99]

Nice to see the views I missed a couple days ago when it was thick with clag. Cant win them all!

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi Tony, yes cracking views from Pillar. Pity it was thick clag when you where up there. You will have to go back up again sometime. Thanks for watching and commenting, it is appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@SilvoTours]

Another excellent video Eddie .. Pillar is looming large on my list hope I get "Caisley" weather

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi Ian, hope you are well. We both agreed that Pillar is up there with our favourites now ( we have a few, ha!) We had a great day, the walk had superb views all the way. Hope you get "Caisley" weather when you do Pillar to get the great views! Thanks for watching & for the kind comments, it is always appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@MountainManJohnFilms]

Great vid, nice and simple and informative ! Such a beautiful area. I camped on the top and it was one of the memorable evenings for sure.... Thanks for the Sub too....looks like I've a few Vids to catch up on 😂.

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi John, thanks. This is a great walk with superb views all the way. It must have been great for you camping on Pillar. I will be catching up on your videos. Thanks again for watching & commenting, it is appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie..

[@MountainManJohnFilms]

@@eddiecaisley5746 that's cool. I'm behind you on my audience but hey, who cares! Those hills are awesome..... Hope you find something you like. I do a varied bunch of stuff 🤪

[@andrease2320]

nice see you back

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Thanks. We had a great day with superb views all the way. Thanks for watching & commenting, it is appreciated. Cheers. Eddie.

[@anthonypayne1]

Breathtaking views Eddie, you could even see Burnmoor Tarn looking to the Scafell's! What a place to stop for a coffee too! 👍👍👍

[@eddiecaisley5746]

We had a cracking day Anthony, superb views all the way. You are right, it was a great coffee stop! Thanks for watching & commenting, it is always appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@rrocketman]

I like your style👍

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Thanks, this was a great walk with stunning views. Thanks for watching & for the kind comments. Cheers. Eddie.

[@AlanMETALMAN]

Super clear footage, great views and what a place to stop for coffee at Looking Stead. Never been up Piller before but the views were superb. Funny how Scafell looked higher than the Pike on your video and those shelters were a great place to admire those views. Cheers Alan

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi Alan, Carol said exactly the same thing about Scafell looking the higher of the two, she thinks they have got the measurements wrong, ha! This was a cracking walk and definitely one we would do again, it had great views all the way. We were ready for our coffee by the time we got to Looking Stead. Thanks for watching & for the kind comments, it is always appreciated. Looking forward to seeing your Ben Nevis adventure. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@daciatravel.647]

Vanderfull video!

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Thank you. This was another great walk with superb views. Thanks for watching & commenting, it is appreciated. Cheers. Eddie.

[@stubloggs6358]

Beautiful weather to start a walk, love the openess of that Valley as you approached the climb, that gill would be tricky in full flow. Sprawling views down the ennerdale vallley to enjoy a coffee.................tremendous views in every direction off Pillar and an endless supply of wildcamping pitches(have you ever considered a wildcamp Eddie ? )..............a really cracking walk and some great pics mate........ATB.........Stu.........👌👍📷

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi Stu, you're right, it was superb weather, and really warm when we got back to the car. We were thankful there was a breeze when we were higher up! I thought the same, when crossing that stream, it would be entirely different after some heavy rain. The walk had great views all the way and we had a great day. I have always wanted to be on the fells for sunset & sunrise, so might have to try a wild camp sometime, I don't think Carol would though! Thanks for watching Stu & for the kind comments, it is appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@stubloggs6358]

@@eddiecaisley5746 Our lass said she would never do a wildcamp but after she did one she loved it, got to get good weather though, cheers mate.

[@eddiecaisley5746]

@@stubloggs6358 I Will tell Carol that. Cheers.

[@peterh8970]

Really enjoyed your walk Eddie, thanks for sharing. So much great scenery. I didn't realise the top of Pillar was so flat. I must get up there next time. Looks like a great day of weather as well. Glad you kept stopping to take in the views!

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi Peter, thanks, it was a superb walk with stunning views all the way. The top of Pillar is surprisingly flat, but still has superb views all around, definitely worth the effort. Thanks for watching & commenting, it is appreciated. Cheers. Eddie.

[@sorryofficer1]

Nice film. Enjoyed it so much, thanks. Determined to do this when my dicky ticker is sorted out👍

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi Steve, thanks. It is a really good walk with cracking views all the way. Definitely a walk we would do again. I have been up to Pillar from Ennerdale, but much prefer this route from Wasdale. Fingers crossed your dicky ticker gets sorted and you get to do this walk. Thanks again for watching & commenting, it is appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@ashleyjarnold]

Fantastic video, hike and weather, first class views everywhere. We've never been to Wasdale as it's difficult to get to but planning this week to finally get there. Hope the weather holds for next week. Regards, Ashley

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Thanks Ashley, it was a great walk with superb views all the way. Wasdale is a stunning part of the Lake District with some great walks. Yes, fingers crossed the weather is good for next week. Thanks for watching and commenting, it is always appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@alanglasgowbassist]

Great video Eddie. I was on the High Stile range the same day as you filmed this. It was a fantastic day and very hot. Still got Pillar to do ( amongst many others ). It looks like a fantastic walk.

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi Alan. This was a superb walk with great views all the way, definitely one we would do again. Pillar is up there with our favourites now ( we have a few though, ha!) The High Stile range is a great walk also, but quite tough, especially in the heat, as you're right, it was hot that day! Thanks for watching & for the kind comments, it is always appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@johnd8538]

What do you film with Eddie? As usual this was a stunning film with great commentary, there can't be many nicer places on the planet when you get a day like that in the high fells.

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi John, I use a GoPro Hero 8 for the video footage and a Nikon D5600 DSLR camera for the still shots. This was a great walk with superb views all the way, we both had a great day. Thanks for watching & for the kind comments, it is always appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie

[@Mudanzas]

Hi Eddie. Love that walk to Pillar though haven’t done it for a long time since I decided to climb all the Wainwright’s a few years ago😊. Much prefer your GoPro footage to mine, your colours are alot more natural. Do you do much editing to the video footage or is it down to the settings on the GoPro? Cheers atb

[@eddiecaisley5746]

Hi Stuart, we really enjoyed this walk, it had great views all the way. It is a walk we would definitely do again. I have my GoPro set to record with a flat colour profile and then I adjust the colours etc during editing. It has been trial & error, but now I have my settings wrote down, which I tend to use for each video. I find sometimes the GoPro standard settings can be over saturated with a lot of contrast for my taste. Recording with the GoPro Protune set to flat gives a lot of flexibility during editing. I suppose it boils down to personal taste. Thanks for watching & for the kind comments, it is always appreciated. Take care. Cheers. Eddie.

[@Mudanzas]

Thanks Eddie. Really grateful for that. I’ve just watched a couple of other videos about the settings and they said exactly the same thing. ‘Might need to reduce the sharpness too. Best regards Stuart 😊