Places like Great End..."[1] The imposing north-eastern cliffs, riven by gullies, rise some 600 ft (180 m) from the Esk Hause path.

On the western side of The Band is the deep ravine of Skew Gill, a tributary of Wasdale-bound Lingmell Beck.

[1] The largest is Sprinkling Tarn with its beautifully indented shoreline providing perfect foreground for views of the cliff.

Sty Head is also a walker's crossroads with other paths leading direct up Great Gable and following the outflow of Sprinkling Tarn up to Esk Hause.

As an intermediate objective Great End may easily be climbed from the main path between Esk Hause and Scafell Pike, requiring only a detour of some 400 m (1,300 ft).

Cust's Gully is a Grade 1 rock climb, but a difficult obstacle for walkers ascending from Sprinkling Tarn.