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: 09:40
Weather: Mild. 14C.
I was looking forward to getting to Wasdale once more, it seems like ages since I was over that way. The weather started off looking quite promising but by the end of the walk it had clouded over and ended up a little dull but the great scrambling sections at either end of the fell made up for that.
Yewbarrow route map.
Early morning mist in Eskdale.
Britain's favourite view.
Great Gable.
Bell Rib on the southern tip of Yewbarrow from Overbeck Bridge.
Middle Fell.
Red Pike.
Autumn colours.
The steep climb to imposing Bell Rib.
Red Pike from Dropping Crag...
...and the view from the edge to Seatallan across Over Beck.
Looking down the scree chute to Wasdale, Dropping Crag is lower right.
Scafell through Great Door.
The Scafell Pikes.
Looking across to Burnmoor Tarn from the second cleft on the south ridge.
Illgill Head and Whin Rigg - The Screes.
Caw Fell and Haycock in the sunshine as the clouds come over the rest of Wasdale from the cairn on Bull Crag.
Nice haircut boys (and no I haven't chopped Dougal's ear off!).
Low Tarn nestling below Red Pike, Haycock beyond.
Great Gable and lenticular cloud.
The summit of Yewbarrow.
Walking the ridge to the north top of Yewbarrow, Pillar in cloud beyond and Red Pike rising up from Dore Head to the left.
What's going on over there?
Kirk Fell to Scafell - a panoramic view from the north top.
Great End and Lingmell with cloud caps, Scafell Pike and Scafell without - all towering over Wasdale Head.
The mountain lion checks out the route of descent...
...the feared (by some) Stirrup Crag - Dougal is already path finding below.
From Dore Head, the upper band of rock looks unassailable.
Down at Dore Head tarn.
Yewbarrow from the back.
Casper and Dougal.
Looking to Middle Fell along Over Beck.
Autumn hue.