Wednesday 19th March 2008

Start point: Overbeck Bridge (NY 168 068)

Overbeck Bridge - Bell Rib - Great Door - Yewbarrow - Dore Head - Red Pike - Scoat Fell - Steeple - Black Crag (Pillar)  - Pillar - Looking Stead - Black Sails Pass - Wasdale Head - Overbeck Bridge

Distance: 10.6 miles     Total Ascent: 1313 metres     Time Taken: 5 hours 15 minutes

Weather: Clear and sunny. 8oC.

Route Map

It was fantastically clear today with views for miles and miles. Certainly this is one of my favourite walks, it being quite arduous and rough at all times. Coupled with a visit to Pillar, my absolute favourite fell it made for a great day out on the high fells.

Over Beck.

Yewbarrow from Overbeck Bridge.

Casper waits further up the steep climb - come on!

Red Pike from the climb to Yewbarrow.

Middle Fell.

Always a wow moment popping up at Great Door.

Lingmell, Scafell Pike and Scafell at the head of Wasdale.

Wast Water and The Screes, Burnmoor Tarn to the left.

Kirk Fell and Great Gable from the South Top of Yewbarrow.

The Screes from higher up.

The Scafells from Yewbarrow.

Casperoonals on the North Top of Yewbarrow.

Sty Head above Wasdale.

Red Pike across Dore Head.

Kirk Fell and Great Gable, Mosedale below from the rough descent from Yewbarrow to Dore Head.

Wasdale Head.

Pillar above Mosedale. Even I make it onto this photo!

Red Pike across Dore Head Tarn.

Looking the other way to Kirk Fell and Great Gable.

The Chair is a prominent cairn at the southern end of Red Pike.

The Prince of the Fells on his throne! Below is Low Tarn with Middle Fell and Seatallan beyond.

Haycock across Scoat Tarn.

The view from The Chair is magnificent.

Scoat Fell and Red Pike up to the right.

Close-up on The Scafells.

Casper enjoys the view from Red Pike into Mosedale.

The Isle of Man across the Irish Sea.

Scoat Fell from the summit of Red Pike. There was great clarity today, to the right lie the Scottish Mountains across the Solway Firth.

The boulder hop to reach the summit of Scoat Fell. The summit cairn can be seen atop the wall on the far left.

Steeple from Scoat Fell.

Pillar from Steeple.

The view to the east from Steeple.

Ennerdale Water and Scotland from Steeple.

Distant Blencathra.

Lingering snow and The Scafells from the summit of Scoat Fell.

Steeple and Ennerdale.

Ennerdale and Ennerdale Water,

There's still a big climb to do to reach the summit Pillar across Wind Gap.

Contemplation on the summit of Pillar.

What are you up to Casper?

Peaceful on the summit of Pillar.

Looking across the north-western fells to Skiddaw and Blencathra, The Pillar below left.

The Pillar above Ennerdale.

A mono view from the descent from Pillar.

Looking back to Scoat Fell, Black Crag and Pillar.

The High Stile ridge from Looking Stead.

Green and Great Gable.

Pillar from one of the tarns on Black Sail Pass.

Crossing Mosedale Beck.

Mosedale and the recently walked ridge at its head.

The old packhorse bridge at Wasdale Head looking to Pillar.

Kirk Fell towering above the Wasdale Head Inn.

The Scafells from the Wasdale road.

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