Pinnacle Ridge

Walked on 22/06/2004

Start point: Patterdale (NY 390 160)

Patterdale – Pinnacle Ridge – Gavel Pike (72) – Saint Sunday Crag (73) – Cofa Pike (74) – Fairfield (75) – Seat Sandal (76) – Grisedale Tarn – Patterdale

Weather: Sunny and warm.

Another fine and warm day today for a climb up to Saint Sunday Crag using a new route (for me) to the summit, Pinnacle Ridge, a serious and quite challenging technical grade 3 scramble.

The route begins following the Grisedale Valley path until the far edge of Elmhow Plantation is reached.

Nethermost Pike, Dollywagon Pike and Helvellyn from the entrance to the Grisedale Valley. Following the zigzag path up the slopes of St. Sunday Crag from Elmhow Plantation, a grassy terrace is reached. From here it is a right turn to traverse across the horizontal terrace. On reaching a scree fan, Pinnacle Ridge can be seen above with a large, smooth prominent slab clearly visible. This is known as 'The Cannon'.

Ullswater from the horizontal terrace.

Climbing 'The Cannon'...

and the view from the top of The Cannon.

Onwards and upwards from the Cannon

...and again - don't slip! Past The Cannon, the ridge continues over further prominent pinnacles until a difficult rock pitch is reached.

Climbing the difficult rock pitch. Once this is climbed, its virtually home and dry to reach the lower slopes of Saint Sunday Crag. This is truly an exhilarating way to reach the summit.

Looking down Pinnacle Ridge to the Grisedale Valley below. Once onto St Sunday ridge, it is eastwards first to the 'thumb' of Gavel Pike offering a great view of Ullswater.

Ullswater from Gavel Pike. Then an easy ascent to the summit of Saint Sunday Crag itself.

Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from the slopes of Saint Sunday Crag.

Fairfield from Saint Sunday Crag summit. A descent to Deepdale Hause then another ascent to Cofa Pike before the final rocky ascent to Fairfield - a flat, bouldery plateau.

Seat Sandal and Grisedale Tarn from the descent to Deepdale Hause.

Looking back to Saint Sunday Crag and Gavel Pike from Cofa Pike summit.

Bowfell, The Scafell range and Great Gable from the bouldery summit of Fairfield. From Fairfield it's a steep descent westwards and then a very steep ascent to the summit of Seat Sandal which offers good views over Grasmere.

Seat Sandal summit. From Seat Sandal, a steep descent to Grisedale Tarn and follow the Grisedale Valley path back to Patterdale.

Saint Sunday Crag from Grisedale Valley. Pinnacle Ridge is up there somewhere.

Crinkle Crags

Walked on 21/06/2004

Start point: The Old Dungeon Ghyll car park (NY 286 062)

Old Dungeon Ghyll – Pike O’ Blisco (61) – Red Tarn – Cold Pike (62) – Great Knott (63) – Crinkle Crags (64 – 68) – Shelter Crags (69) – 3 Tarns – Bowfell (70) – Climbers Traverse – White Stones on The Band (71) – The Band – Old Dungeon Ghyll

Weather: Sunny with scattered showers.

Today’s round is a high ridge round with great views of the Langdale Pikes and the Scafell range. Today started off sunny, but the clouds on the tops looked ominous.

Up the tarmac from The Old Dungeon Ghyll car park, past Wall End and then a right turn onto the fell side for the ascent of Pike O' Blisco. This view of Mickleden over Wall End is from the road.

The path to Pike O' Blisco is a steep stairway. This view of the Langdale Pikes is from the path. The path eventually levels out and the summit dome of Pike O' Blisco is reached by a rocky scramble.

The rain set in as I reached the top. Here Windermere can be seen from Pike O' Blisco summit.

Red Tarn from the descent of Pike O' Blisco. The route I took was around the far left of the tarn from this view and then straight up the side of Cold Fell following the (electric) fence all the way to the summit.

Pike O' Blisco from the summit of Cold Pike. Then it's an easy descent to the main path going to Crinkle Crags and striking northwards from the path I headed for Great Knott summit.

The Crinkle Crags from (a rainy) Great Knott summit. Great views of the Crinkle Crags ahead now, the main path is hard to miss.

The second Crinkle, Mickle Door and the third Crinkle across Great Cove. There are five Crinkles in all, each is a separate summit. The highest summit is the second Crinkle, named Long Top. The Crinkle Crags can be a very confusing place in mist as the path does not follow a direct line. At the start of the second Crinkles ascent, there is a vertical rock face approximately 3 metres high known as 'the bad step'. This requires either climbing the rock or circumventing the step by following the path to the left flank of the buttress.

The first Crinkle, left looking to the Scafells..

and the Third Crinkle looking over Mickleden.

Windermere from Long Top, the second Crinkle.

The Langdale Pikes from the fourth Crinkle, left and the Coniston fells from the fifth Crinkle, named Gunson Knott. When walking the ridge it appears there are more than five Crinkles, indeed there seems to be seven. The first top after the Crinkles is named Shelter Crags and there is a further un-named peak just before the descent to Three Tarns.

Bowfell from the summit of Shelter Crags. As the cloud was clearing, I decided to press on to Bowfell.

Bowfell looms over Three Tarns. The steep path can clearly be seen rising up to the summit.

It was well worth climbing Bowfell for the spectacular views. Here Lingcove Beck, Hard Knott, Harter Fell and Black Combe can be seen from the summit.

A distant Grasmoor, Eel Crag, Sail and Grisedale Pike over Brandreth and Allen Crags from Bowfell.

Scafell, Mickledore, Scafell Pike and Ill Crag from Bowfell.

Pillar from Bowfell. From here I took a different line of descent from the route of ascent. Following the path known as the climbers traverse from the summit alongside the Great Slab, a gigantic slab of steeply angled rock

The Great Slab of Flat Crags

Pike O' Blisco and the Coniston Fells from the climbers traverse. From the climbers traverse, a path known as The Band is joined. Just north of the path is the appropriately named White Stones.

The Langdale Pikes from the summit of White Stones on The Band. Picking up The Band again, it was a simple descent to Stool End and The Old Dungeon Ghyll car park.

Woodland Fell

Walked on 16/06/2004

Start point: Woodland (SD 248 895)

Woodland – Yew Bank (OF) – Beacon Tarn – Wool Knott (OF) – Green Moor Farm – Woodland

Weather: Dull and overcast.

A short walk today following Wainwright’s Woodland Fell chapter in his book ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’, page 102. This is a very quiet area indeed – a good place to get away from it all. Woodland Fell is the area covered in the walk, not actually the name of a fell; the summits visited are named Yew Bank and Wool Knott

Yew Bank from Strands Beck. The narrow tarmac road from the main Woodland road goes through a pleasant wood and across open pasture until Strands Beck is reached. Here Yew Bank is straight ahead and it is short climb up the pass between The Knott and Yew Bank and a right turn up to the impressive cairn on Yew Bank.

Modern cairn on Yew Bank looking to Beacon Fell. Some 100 metres east of the main cairn is an ancient cairn, marked on the O.S map.

The ancient cairn on Yew Bank. From here, it is over undulating ground and a final steep ascent to Tarn Riggs and then down to the lovely Beacon Tarn.

The twin peaks of Wool Knott across Beacon Tarn. From here it is an easy climb to Wool Knotts summit.

Beacon Tarn from Wool Knotts.

Beacon Fell and Beacon Tarn from the summit cairn on Wool Knotts. Back down to the depression and follow the easy bridleway to Green Moor Farm.

The slate footbridge over Green Moor Beck and Green Moor Farm. Follow the track through the farm and then a pleasant old wood abundant with flowers, almost back to the car.

Church of St John the Evangelist, Woodland.

A Coniston Round

Walked on 10/06/2004

Start point: Coniston (SD 304 976)

Coniston – Walna Scar road – Brown Pike (48) – Buck Pike on Seathwaite Fell (49) – Dow Crag (50) – Goat’s Hawse – Coniston Old Man (51) – Brim Fell (52) – Levers Hawse – Great How (53) – Grey Friar (54) – Little Carrs (55) – Hell Gill Pike (56) – Great Carrs (57) – Swirl How (58) – Prison Band – Swirl Hawse – Black Sails (59) – Wetherlam (60) – Coniston

Weather: Overcast with sunny spells. Very windy.

A long Coniston round today taking in all the highest tops and some of the less well known ones. It was a drizzly start but this soon cleared and there were lots of sunny intervals with some cloud coming in. There was a strong breeze all day growing to gale force by the end of the walk.

You may have noticed a distinct lack of Tarns on this walk. This is because there were so many to be seen, I have given them their own page and they can be viewed here.

The initial ascent was via the Walna Scar road which is a good hours trek from Coniston before the highest point is reached. The picture is of Cove Bridge across Torver Beck

and a shelter on the roadside 'just big enough for one person or a honeymoon couple' - AW.

A sharp ascent from the Walna Scar road to the summit of Brown Pike. The furthest fell is Black Combe with Caw visible behind Walna Scar.

An easy traverse to Buck Pike. Dow Crag is the next fell along the path, in the distance Great Carrs, Swirl How and Great How Crags coming round to Brim Fell on the right.

Another short walk to Dow Crag summit. Looking down easy gully to the pinnacle.

Looking through Swirl Hawse to Dunmail Raise in the distance.

From Dow Crag, it's a descent to Goat's Hawse and then a steep ascent back up to the Old Man of Coniston.

Dow Crag from the Old Man.

An easy, grassy ramble to Brim Fell

and then another descent/ascent of Levers Hawse to the summit of Great How

Off the beaten track now to a fairly long trek contouring round to Grey Friar, Looking out towards Eskdale and the Scafell range and then another contour round to Hell Gill Pike and Little Carrs.

Little Carrs summit looking towards Little Langdale Tarn.

The summit of Hell Gill Pike. Harter Fell is on the left and Hard Knott on the right. The Hardknott - Wrynose road can be seen on the bottom right of the picture.

An easy ascent again to Great Carrs summit...

and the memorial to the World War 2 Canadian Air Force bomber that crashed there.

Into the mist and gale force wind now up to the summit of Swirl How

Then a steep descent of Prison Band before ascending Black Sails. The picture is from Black Sails summit showing Coniston Water and Levers Water.

The sun shines over Langdale from Black Sails. Right of centre, Pavey Ark can be seen overlooking Stickle Tarn with the distinctive shape of Pike O' Stickle to the left.

Another easy traverse to Wetherlam. Pike o' Blisco and The Langdale fells are seen here from Wetherlam summit.

Mine workings on The old Man seen from the sharp descent of Wetherlam

Miners Bridge on the way back to Coniston.

Coniston Tarns

Walked on 10/06/2004

Start point: Coniston (SD 304 976)

Coniston – Walna Scar road – Brown Pike (48) – Buck Pike on Seathwaite Fell (49) – Dow Crag (50) – Goat’s Hawse – Coniston Old Man (51) – Brim Fell (52) – Levers Hawse – Great How (53) – Grey Friar (54) – Little Carrs (55) – Hell Gill Pike (56) – Great Carrs (57) – Swirl How (58) – Prison Band – Swirl Hawse – Black Sails (59) – Wetherlam (60) – Coniston

It was amazing how many tarns and stretches of water could be seen on this Coniston Round; they are shown on this page.

Boo Tarn, just off the Walna Scar road. This was nothing more than reeds and marsh.

Blind Tarn seen from Buck Pike. It is named blind because there is no outlet.

Goat's Water from Goat's Hause. Coniston Water and Morecambe Bay can also be seen.

Low Water from The Old Man of Coniston with a glimpse of Levers Water to the north east.

Levers Water and Coniston Water from Great How Crags.

Red Tarn between Cold Pike and Pike O' Blisco from Grey Friar summit.

Seathwaite Tarn from below Swirl Band.

Esthwaite Water and Windermere from Wetherlam.

Greenburn Reservoir and Little Langdale Tarn from Little Carrs.

Helvellyn via The Edges

Walked on 08/06/2004

Start point: Glenridding (NY 385 169)

Glenridding – Keldas – Lanty’s Tarn – Birkhouse Moor (45) – Hole-in-the Wall – Striding Edge – Helvellyn (46) – Swirral Edge – Catstycam (47) – Glenridding

Weather: Warm and hazy.

Back up to higher ground today with a walk to Helvellyn from Glenridding, ascending via Birkhouse Moor and Striding Edge and descending via Swirral Edge to Catstycam.

Birkhouse Moor from the Glenridding path.

Ullswater from the summit of Keldas. At 331m, this summit seems to be an omission by Birkett as it meets the 1000' criteria he sets out in his book. The summit cairn drawn by Wainwright in his Birkhouse Moor chapter has now disappeared.

Looking to Birks across (a very dry) Lanty's Tarn.

Ascending Birkhouse Moor - follow the wall up to the right, then left along Birkhouse Moor to the Hole-in-the-Wall and Striding Edge to the left.

Striding Edge, Helvellyn and Catstycam from Birkhouse Moor summit cairn.

Looking to Swirral Edge across Red Tarn from Striding Edge.

Striding Edge from High Spying How

Looking back to High Spying How from Striding Edge.

Striding Edge looking towards the chimney and Helvellyn summit.

Looking back to the chimney.

Catstycam from the summit of Helvellyn. There were only hazy views to the East today and no views at all to the West as it was covered in cloud and haze.

Swirral Edge from Helvellyn; the initial descent is steep but it is not as bad as it looks.

Striding Edge from Catstycam summit.

Looking back to Catstycam from the descent into Glenridding.

It was so warm today, I couldn't resist having a dip in this inviting pool on Glenridding Beck.

Staveley Fell

Walked on 07/06/2004

Start point: Staveley-in-Cartmel (SD 379 862)

Staveley Fell (OF) from Staveley-in-Cartmel

Weather: Overcast turning to sunny and warm.

A short walk this afternoon to the little frequented AW Outlying Fell, Staveley Fell, located at the southern end of Windermere close to Staveley-in-Cartmel. This fell is un-named on the O.S map and is the high ground between Astley’s Plantation and Chapel House Plantation.

Staveley Fell from Staveley-in-Cartmel. It is interesting to note AW called it incorrectly Staveley-in-Furness.

A steam train across Windermere on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite railway.

Things have changed since AW's days. The young plantation is now mature and going is extremely tough in places. The bracken and heather are dense; there are no paths to speak of to the summit and the ascent is through deep forestation. There were a couple of buzzards soaring high above me here.

The first cairn looking to the highest summit, now screened by trees.

Windermere and Gummer's How from Staveley Fell summit. Fairfield is in the centre distance.

The Coniston fells across Windermere from the summit of Staveley Fell.

St.Mary's Church, Staveley-in-Cartmel.

Blawith Knott and Burney

Walked on 04/06/2004

(i) Start point: Woodland Fell road (SD 256 879)

Woodland Fell Road – Blawith Knott (OF) – Lang Tarn – Tottlebank Height (OF) – Woodland Fell Road

(ii) Start point: Woodland Fell road (SD 259 852)

Burney (OF) from the Woodland Fell Road

Route Map

Weather: Sunny with a stiff breeze.

Two more short walks this morning to keep away from the crowds and the threatened bad weather. As it turned out, the weather wasn’t too bad with sunny intervals. The walks followed were the Blawith Knott and Burney chapters in Wainwright’s ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’.

Blawith Knott from the Woodland Fell road.

Giant's Grave, believed to be a Bronze Age barrow. This is right by the roadside at the start of the walk so you can't miss it. It looks like a headstone with a circle of stones on its southern side (nearest the camera in the photo).

The Coniston Fells from the summit of Blawith Knott.

Two more views from Blawith Knott; Black Combe behind...

and Stickle Pike, the Dunnerdale Fells and Caw.

Lang Tarn shares with Foxes Tarn on Scafell the distinction of being the smallest named tarn in Lakeland. This took some finding, a lot of wet areas seem to be dried up around here.

Wetherlam on the left with Dunmail Raise and Kirkstone pass visible from the summit cairn of Tottlebank Height. Coniston Water can just be seen right of centre. A short drive up the Woodland Fell road for another quick walk with a circular route of Burney.

This area is rich in prehistoric remains, including Bronze Age field systems and a mediaeval homestead. This is a view of Burney across the remains of a stone circle with the centre standing stone clearly visible.

The views from Burney are excellent for a fell of such small stature. This is a view of Coniston Water and the distant Helvellyn and Red Screes from the summit.

The Duddon Estuary from Burney.

Caw and the Dunnerdale Fells

Walked on 01/06/2004

Start point: Stephenson Ground (SD 235 931)

Stephenson Ground – Green Pikes (OF) – Pikes (40) – Caw (41) (OF) – Brock Barrow (42) – Fox Haw (43) – Raven’s Crag (44) – Carter Ground – Stephenson Ground

Weather: Overcast turning to drizzle.

A short walk this morning over another almost undiscovered jewel – Caw and the Dunnerdale Fells. It is not often you can walk completely alone for miles, especially during half term, but this was the case today.

The path from Stephenson Ground

I started from the tiny hamlet of Stephenson Ground and walked high along a ridge overlooking the River Lickle as far as Natty Bridge where the path began to rise. A heron was sat here, looking for its breakfast before it spotted me and majestically flew away.

Rock formations on Green Pikes. As the path levelled out, ahead of me was Dawson Pike with its vivid white quartz summit and a sharp left turn took me to the summit of Green Crags, a non-descript top with strange slate formations.

Caw from Green Pikes summit. A quick hop and I was onto Pikes, I could see Caw ahead, in and out of the swirling mist.

The Duddon Estuary from Pikes summit.

Ordnance column on Caw with Grey Friar appearing through the mist. A short descent and then a zigzag path led to the summit of Caw, the ordnance survey column seemingly lower than the main top. The views from here were excellent, the distant tops of Harter Fell, Bowfell and Grey Friar in and out of the mist. I hung around here for a little while to try and catch the threatened temperature inversion, but it never quite happened.

Harter Fell, The Duddon Valley, Bowfell in the far centre and Grey Friar from the summit of Caw.

Brock Barrow. Again a descent, across a flat hollow (Long Mire) a hurdle over an ancient wall and up to the rocky top of Brock Barrow - decked out with aerial masts for the Duddon and Dunnerdale valleys below.

Stickle Pike (Dunnerdale) from the summit of Fox Haw, Black Combe and Buck Barrow are in the distance. Back over the wall and onto a rocky ridge to find a curiosity, namely a solar panel with a plaque 'Global Seismology Research Group', based in Edinburgh. Along the ridge to the summit of Fox Haw with lovely views of Stickle Pike and over to Black Combe, the Whitfell group and Devoke Water - the fells I had rounded on 13th May.

Caw from Raven's Crag summit. Again following the bumpy ridge I came to the summit of Raven's Crag. A steep descent towards Carter Ground, past the old Copper Mine and through a gate where the bridleway passes through the garden. A short stroll and I was back on the tarmac for the walk back to Stephenson Ground.

Stephenson Ground.

Top o’ Selside

Walked on 28/05/2004

Start point: High Nibthwaite (SD 295 897)

High Nibthwaite – Brock Barrow – Low Light Haw (OF) – High Light Haw (OF) – Stang Hill (37) – Arnsbarrow Hill (38) – Top o’ Selside (39) (OF)- High Nibthwaite

Weather: Bright at first turning to drizzle.

Brock Barrow. This is the Wainwright nameless summit 748' (P.93 'The Outlying Fells'). The route of ascent is the steep left diagonal groove.

Allan Tarn from Brock Barrow with Blawith Knott behind, right.

Dow Crag, Coniston Old Man, Swirl How and Wetherlam from Brock Barrow.

View from the second cairn.

Low Light Haw

High Light Haw

Stang Hill summit. Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag and Red Screes can be seen through the drizzle.

Looking towards the Howgills from Arnsbarrow Hill summit.

Arnsbarrow Tarn.

Summit cairn, Top o' Selside with the Coniston range behind.

Beacon Fell across Coniston Water.

The Langdale Pikes

Walked on 25/05/2004

Start point: New Dungeon Ghyll Car Park (NY 295 064)

New Dungeon Ghyll – Stickle Tarn – Jack’s Rake – Pavey Ark (28) – Thunacar Knott (29) – Harrison Stickle (30) – Thorn Crag (31) – Loft Crag (32) – Pike O’Stickle (33) – Martcrag Moor – Black Crag (Mickleden) (34) – Buck Pike (Mickleden) (35) – Rossett Pike (36) – Rossett Gill – Mickleden – New Dungeon Ghyll

Weather: Sunny, some cloudy spells.

Pavey Ark across Stickle Tarn. The vee shows Jack's Rake to the left and Easy Gulley to the right.

Harrison Stickle from Stickle Tarn.

The approach to and looking up Jack's Rake.

Stickle Tarn and Lingmoor Fell from Jack's Rake.

Two views ascending Jack's Rake.

The view from Pavey Ark summit. Windermere and Elterwater are on the left, Esthwaite Water on the right.

Great End, Great Gable and Glaramara from Thunacar Knott summit.

Windermere and Lingmoor Fell from Harrison Stickle summit.

Pike O'Stickle from the summit of Thorn Crag.

Crinkle Crags from Loft Crag summit.

The Coniston Fells from Pike O'Stickle summit.

The Langdale Pikes and Mickleden from Black Crag summit.

Esk Pike and Great End from Buck Pike summit.

The Langdale Pikes and High Raise from Rossett Pike summit.

Angle Tarn from Hanging Knotts.

Looking down Rossett Gill to Mickleden.

Orrest Head

Walked on 23/05/2004

Start point: Windermere (SD 414 987)

Orrest Head (OF) from Windermere

Weather: Sunny and Warm

You can't miss this one - 'The way to Orrest Head is announced by a large signboard....' AW

Connie, aged 3, fulfils the AW prophecy; 'Orrest Head for many of us, is "where we came in" - our first ascent in Lakeland, our first sight of mountains in tumultuous array across glittering waters, our awakening to beauty.'

Looking across Windermere to Brim Fell, Swirl How and Wetherlam, Wrynose Pass is the dip in the centre with the Crinkle Crags and Scafell Pike to the right.

L-R: The Coniston fells, the Bowfell range, the Langdale fells, High Raise and Ullscarf from the view indicator on the summit.

Looking north with Heron Pike, Great Rigg, and Fairfield to the left and to the right Red Screes, Kirkstone Pass and then Caudale Moor.

Looking south along Windermere.

Gummer’s How

Walked on 19/05/2004

Start point: Gummer’s How Car Park (SD 390 877)

Gummer’s How Car Park – Gummer’s How (26) – Birch Fell (27) – Gummer’s How Car Park

Weather: Dull and overcast with some sunny periods.

Gummer's How from Lakeside.

Gummer's How at the start of the walk.

Looking over Lakeside and Newby Bridge towards Ulverston.

Looking north to the head of Windermere from Gummer's How summit; the sun is shining on Red Screes and Caudale Moor, left of centre.

Birch Fell from the descent of Gummer's How.

Birch Fell summit complete with tree 'cairn'.

Another view of Windermere from Gummer's How, Esthwaite Water can be seen to the left.

Seasonal Bluebells.

Whitfell Group

Walked on 13/05/2004

Start point: Hole House (SD 181 930)

Hole House – The Pike (9) – Hesk Fell (10) – Seat How (Birker Moor) (11) – Rough Crag (Birker Moor) (12) – Water Crag (13) – The Knott on Stainton Fell (14) – White Pike on Birkby Fell (15) – Woodend Height (16) – Yoadcastle (17) – Stainton Pike (18) – Whitfell (19) – Burn Moor (20) – Kinmont Buck Barrow (21) – Great Paddy Crag (22) – Buck Barrow (23) – Plough Fell (24) – Bigert (25) – Hole House

Weather: Dull and overcast with hill fog and sunny spells.

The Pike...

and Hesk Fell summit.

'The detour to The Pike' - AW 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland' page 141.

Whin Rigg, Illgill Head and The Scafell range from Seat How.

Devoke Water from Seat How.

The summits of Rough Crag....

and Water Crag - AW 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland' page 146.

Two views of Linbeck Gill, Devoke Water outfall..

Seat How behind and Caw in the distance.

Stainton Pike from The Knott - 'Seen from The Knott, Stainton Pike assumes the pyramidal shape of Bowfell..'. AW

The impressive cairn on White Pike

Stainton Pike summit.

The summit of Woodend Height

Yoadcastle.

Holehouse Tarn.

Stainton Pike, White Pike, Woodend Height and Yoadcastle from the ascent of Whitfell. Holehouse Tarn is in the foreground.

The Duddon Estuary from the summit of Whitfell.

The summit of Burn Moor looking south to Buck Barrow and Kinmont Buck Barrow.

Overlooking the Duddon Estuary from Kinmont Buck Barrow summit

Great Paddy Crag summit.

Kinmont Buck Barrow from Buck Barrow summit

The first time I have ever seen cows on a summit, on Bigert!

The sun shines! The Coniston range from Plough Fell summit - Grey Friar and Swirl How to the left of the dip, then Brim Fell, Dow Crag, Coniston Old Man, Buck Pike and Brown Pike.

Another view from Plough Fell summit, The Scafells to the left, Esk Pike and Bowfell in the centre with the Crinkle Crags and Harter Fell to the right.

The Pike from the descent of Bigert.

Mardale Skyline

Walked on 04/05/2004

Start point: Mardale Head (NY 469 127)

Mardale Head – Gatescarth Pass – Adam Seat (1) – Little Harter Fell (2) – Harter Fell (Mardale) (3) – Nan Bield Pass – Mardale Ill Bell (4) – High Street (5) – Rough Crag (Riggindale) (6) – Rampsgill Head (7) – Kidsty Pike (8) – Mardale Head

Weather: Sunny with snow and hail showers.

This is the start of my quest to climb the 541 Birkett Fells!

Haweswater from Mardale Head...

and Gatescarth Beck.

The Boundary Stone at the summit of Adam Seat, 'L' on one side

'H' on the other (Longsleddale and Haweswater).

Haweswater from the summit of Little Harter Fell. (Compare AW The Far Eastern Fells - Harter Fell 10).

Harter Fell summit in a snow shower.

Kentmere

A rainbow over Small Water ('the finest of Lakeland's tarns), from the descent to Nan Bield Pass.

Mardale Ill Bell summit with Yoke, Froswick and Ill bell in the background.

Two views of High Street summit.

Rough Crag and Haweswater from High Street. The area around the small tarn is called Caspel Gate.

Harter Fell and the Nan Bield Pass from Rough Crag summit, Small Water is just visible.

Hayeswater and the distant Patterdale Fells from the Roman Road.

The mist swirls across High Street on the walk to Rampsgill Head.

Looking North from Rampsgill Head's summit. The Nab is to the left with Hallin Fell in the centre adjoining Steel Knotts. Ullswater is just visible right of centre.

High Street from Kidsty Pike summit.

The sun shines on Riggindale and Rough Crag.

A long meander of Riggindale Beck...

and the ruins of Riggindale Farm.

The Mardale Skyline.

Haycock

Walked on 26/04/2004

Start point: Wasdale Head (NY 186 088)

Wasdale Head – Black Sail Pass – Looking Stead – Pillar – Scoat Fell – Steeple – Haycock (214) – Red Pike (Wasdale) – Dorehead Screes – Wasdale Head

Weather: Sunny and warm. Generally hazy.

Today’s the day I completed my first round of the Wainwright’s !

Wast Water reflections.

Dore Head and Dorehead Screes, the eventual descent; below Gatherstone Beck.

Scoat Fell, Black Crag and Steeple.

Haystacks, Fleetwith Pike and Dale Head from the ascent of Pillar.

Haycock visible over Scoat Fell with Caw Fell to the right from Pillar summit.

Pillar Rock.

Haycock from Scoat Fell summit cairn on top of the wall.

Steeple.

Ennerdale Water from Steeple summit.

Steeple with Pillar above Scoat Fell from Haycocks summit.

Cheers - 214 up!

Caw Fell from Haycock.

Scoat Tarn with Burnmoor Tarn in the distance.

Pillar from Red Pike summit.

Seatallan and 'The Chair'.

Four views from The Chair.

Black Sails Pass from the top of Dorehead Screes....

and looking down the screes - yikes!

Ritson's Force.

Rosthwaite Round

Walked on 20/04/2004

Start point: Rosthwaite (NY 258 149)

Rosthwaite – Great Crag (211) – Grange Fell (212) (Brund Fell) – King’s How – Grange – Castle Crag (213) – Rosthwaite

Weather: Generally dull with some rain and sunshine.

Grange Fell from Rosthwaite.

Approaching Great Crag.

Low Saddle, High Saddle and Ullscarf from Great Crag summit. Dock Tarn is visible in the centre.

Watendlath Tarn and High Seat from Great Crags Northern cairn.

Brund Fell.

Derwent Water and Skiddaw from Brund Fell, the summit of Grange Fell.

Maiden Moor behind King's How.

Derwent Water and Skiddaw from King's How summit.

Castle Crag and Dale Head from the descent of Grange Fell.

NT sign and Grange Bridge.

The Holy Trinity church, Grange and Broadslack Gill.

Glaramara, Seathwaite Fell and Green Gable from Castle Crag. The Scots Pines are mentioned by AW.

Borrowdale from Castle Crag summit.

Looking along the River Derwent to Derwent Water from Castle Crag.

Borrowdale, Ullscarf and Greenup Edge.

New Bridge near Rosthwaite; Castle Crag, Skiddaw and King's How.

High Rigg

Walked on 15/04/2004

Start point: The Church of St.John’s in the Vale. (NY 306 225)

High Rigg (210) from The Church of St.John’s in the Vale

Weather: Overcast with rain.

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High Rigg from St.John's in the Vale.

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... and again from the road to the church.

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Great Dodd from High Rigg summit.

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Bassenthwaite and Dodd from High Rigg summit.

The Church of St.John's in the Vale.

Walla Crag

Walked on 15/04/2004

Start point: Great Wood car park. (NY 272 212)

Walla Crag (209) from Great Wood car park.

Weather: Overcast with rain.

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Walla Crag from the Borrowdale road.

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Cat Gill.

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Bleaberry Fell from the ascent of Walla Crag.

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Bleaberry Fell from Walla Crag summit.

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Derwent Water from Walla Crag summit.

Derwent Water.

Latrigg

Walked on 15/04/2004

Start point: Gale Road End (NY 281 253)

Latrigg (208) from Gale Road.

Weather: Overcast with rain.

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Latrigg from the Ormathwaite road.

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Broom Fell, Bassenthwaite Lake and Dodd from Latrigg.

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Dodd and Skiddaw in the cloud from Latrigg summit.

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Keswick and Derwent Water.