Start Point: Overbeck Bridge (NY 168 068)
Overbeck Bridge – Bell Rib – Great Door – Yewbarrow (South Top) – Yewbarrow (North Top) – Dore Head – Over Beck – Overbeck Bridge
Distance: 3.9 miles Total Ascent: 580 metres Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes Start Time: 08:30
Weather: Cold, windy on top, 2°C
There was a bit of a change in the weather today and it was completely different to the wet and windy weather of the last week – clear and bright with snow lying from around 300m. When I got to Wasdale, I stopped to take a couple of photos of the classic view but…there was no battery in my camera. Schoolboy error! Too late to go back so it was on with the walk anyhow, therefore I apologise if today’s photos are not up to the usual quality, they were taken with an iPhone (we still enjoyed the walk anyway!).
The Wasdale classic view.
Bell Rib, Yewbarrow.
Climbing towards the snow line.
Looking across to Middle Fell.
Wast Water from the steep climb.
Great Door.
Amen to this.
A lovely view across to Lingmell, Scafell Pike and Scafell from the Yewbarrow ridge.
Fun and frolics in the snow.
Snowy Red Pike.
Kirk Fell and Great Gable from the summit of Yewbarrow.
Walking the ridge, Pillar to the left and distant Skiddaw ahead.
Good job Fletcher and Dougal are all fur and fluff, the wind was chilly today.
Kirk Fell and Great Gable.
Looking towards Seatallan.
Looking back towards the summit, the sun glinting on Burnmoor Tarn and the Irish Sea beyond.
The Scafells.
Kierk Fell from the edge of Stirrup Crag.
Pillar above Mosedale.
Dougal - The Lion King - contemplates the tricky descent to come.
Made it! Down at Dore Head Tarn.
Pillar from the same place.
Stirrup Crag.
A great view through to Sty Head.
A penny for them Fletcher, heading back to Wasdale.
Looking back to Dore Head, plenty of snow around today.