Start point: The Old Sawmill tearooms. (NY 234 281)
Dodd (207) from The Old Sawmill tearooms.
Weather: Dull and cool.
Stream near The Old Sawmill Tearoom.
Forest stream.
Derwent Water from the ascent of Dodd.
The Coledale and Newlands Fells from Dodd.
Dodd summit.
Latrigg with the Helvellyn ridge in the distance from Dodd.
Start point: Brumston Bridge (NY 185 293)
Brumston Bridge – Ling Fell (205) – Old Scales – Kelswick – Rivings – Sale Fell (206) – Brumston Bridge
Weather: Dull and cool.
Sale Fell from the ascent of Ling Fell.
Skiddaw and Longside Edge from Ling Fell summit.
Looking to Skiddaw along Wythop Beck.
Lord's Seat and Broom Fell from the summit of Rivings.
Ling Fell from Sale Fell.
Skiddaw, Longside Edge and Dodd from Sale Fell summit.
Brumston Bridge.
Start point: Seathwaite (Dunnerdale) SD 22761 96012
Seathwaite (Dunnerdale) – High Wallowbarrow – Grassguards – Green Crag (203) – Ulpha Fell – Harter Fell (Eskdale)(204) – Birks Bridge – Fickle Steps – Seathwaite (Dunnerdale)
Weather: Showery, in and out of the cloud.
Wallowbarrow Bridge.
The River Duddon, entering Wallowbarrow.
Wallowbarrow Crag
Harter Fell from Grassguards.
The Scafells, Bow Fell and Esk Pike from Green Crag summit.
Harter Fell from Green Crag summit.
Looking over Devoke Water towards the Duddon Estuary from Green Crag summit.
Harter Fell - 'the true summit from the official'.
The head of Eskdale from the summit of Harter Fell.
The sun shines on Bow Fell and Esk Pike - from Harter Fell.
Birks rapids and Birks Bridge.
Fickle Steps, the River Duddon crossing.
Harter Fell from Seathwaite.
Seathwaite Church.
Seathwaite – Stockley Bridge – Seathwaite Fell (199) – Sprinkling Tarn – Angle Tarn – Rossett Pike (200) – Angle Tarn – Allen Crags – Glaramara (201) – Combe Head – Rosthwaite Cam – Rosthwaite Fell (202) (Bessyboot) – Seathwaite
Clear and bright becoming hazy later in the day.
Seathwaite Fell from Seathwaite.
Stockley Bridge.
Seathwaite Fell summit, Derwent Water in the distance.
Great Gable across Sprinkling Tarn, the wettest place in England.
Angle Tarn.
The Langdale Pikes from the summit of Rossett Pike.
Allen Crags summit.
Rosthwaite Fell from Glaramara summit.
Bessyboot across Tarn at Leaves.
Rosthwaite Cam across Tarn at Leaves from Bessyboot, the summit of Rosthwaite Fell.
Walk 1 – Tarn Crag (Easedale) (196) from Grasmere.
Low lying cloud and drizzle.
Heading into Easedale.
Tarn Crag from Easedale.
Sourmilk Gill waterfalls.
...and closer up.
Easedale from the ascent of Tarn Crag.
Easedale Tarn.
Tarn Crag summit.
Walk 2 – Arnison Crag (197) from Grisedale Bridge.
Fine weather now.
Ullswater from Arnison Crag summit.
Gray Crag and Hartsop Dodd from Arnison Crag summit.
St.Sunday Crag and Birks from Arnison Crag summit.
Arnison Crag from Grisedale Bridge.
Walk 3 – Gowbarrow Fell (198) from Aira Force car park.
Weather remains fine.
Ullswater from the ascent of Gowbarrow Fell.
The Northern end of Ullswater from Gowbarrow Fell summit.
The upper falls at Aira Force.
Walk 1 – Cow Bridge – Dovedale – Hart Crag – Hartsop Above How (193) – Cow Bridge
Cloud coming in on the tops with a cold wind.
Cow Bridge on 3rd February...
compared with the start of today's walk.
Brock Crags across Brothers Water.
Dovedale.
Dove Falls, Dovedale.
Hart Crag summit.
Hartsop Above How summit.
Brothers Water from Hartsop Above How.
Hartsop Dodd.
Angletarn Pikes.
Wordsworth's daffodils near Glencoyne Bridge.
Walk 2 – Great Mell Fell (194) from Brownrigg Farm
Weather worsening now, turning to rain with a lot of cloud.
Accessing Great Mell Fell.
Great Mell Fell summit, Little Mell Fell behind.
Little Mell Fell.
Walk 3 – Little Mell Fell (195) from The Hause
Weather even worse now with gale force winds.
Little Mell Fell summit.
Grasmere – Steel Fell (186) – Calf Crag – Greenup Edge – Ullscarf (187) – Long Crag – Sergeant’s Crag (188) – Eagle Crag (189) – Sergeant’s Crag – Low White Stones – High Raise – Thunacar Knott (190) – Sergeant Man – Blea Rigg (191) – Silver How (192) – Grasmere
A raw and bitterly cold day, icy wind on the tops with lots of snow.
Helm Crag from the ascent of Steel Fell. Loughrigg is to the distant left.
Steel Fell summit cairn.
Two un-named tarns on the walk to Calf Crag, Greenup Edge behind.
Calf Crag summit.
A frozen Ullscarf summit cairn.
Greenup Valley.
Ullscarf.
Sergeant's Crag summit.
Borrowdale from Eagle Crag.
Icicle formation on Low White Stones.
High Raise Trig. column.
High Raise from Thunacar Knott.
Sergeant Man summit looking towards Stickle Tarn and Pavey Ark.
Stickle Tarn, Harrison Stickle and Pavey Ark across Bright Beck.
Two Tarns - Codale Tarn.....
and Easedale Tarn.
Pike O'Stickle from Blea Rigg summit.
Grasmere and Rydal Water from Silver How.
Newlands Hause – Knott Rigg (184) – Ard Crags (185) – Knott Rigg – Newland Hause
A cold day, icy wind on the tops with some snow.
Knott Rigg from the ascent from Newlands Hause, Wandope and Crag Hill to the left.
Sail, Scar Crags and Causey Pike behind Knott Rigg and Ard Crags.
Robinson from Knott Rigg summit.
Ard Crags and Causey Pike from Knott Rigg summit. Derwent Water can be seen behind with Catbells to the right.
Causey Pike from Ard Crags summit.
Looking back to Knott Rigg from Ard Crag summit with High Pike, Red Stile and Starling Dodd in the distance.
Wandope, Crag Hill and Sail from Ard Crag's summit.
Robinson from the descent.
Loweswater – Darling Fell – Loweswater Fell – Low Fell (182) – Sourfoot Fell – Smithy Fell – Fellbarrow (183) – Loweswater
A cold day, icy wind on the tops with some snow.
Burnbank Fell from the Mosser Road.
Loweswater from the ascent of Darling Fell.
Mellbreak, Crummock Water and Buttermere from Darling Fell summit.
Crummock Water from Loweswater Fell summit.
..and a similar view from the summit of Low Fell.
Whiteside and Grasmoor from Low Fell.
Fellbarrow summit with Hopegill Head, Whiteside and Grasmoor behind.
Start point: Blea Tarn car park (NY 296 043)
Blea Tarn – Side Gates – Busk House – Lingmoor Fell (181) – Side Pike – Blea Tarn
A frozen, clear day which was warm in the sunshine.
The Langdale Pikes from the Blea Tarn road at the start of the walk.
Little Langdale Tarn from High Bield with Wetherlam in the centre and Swirl How and Great Carrs to the right.
Dunmail Raise in the distance with Steel Fell to the left and the Fairfield ridge to the right.
The Langdale Pikes with Lingmoor Tarn to the right.
Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from the summit of Lingmoor Fell.
Blea Tarn and Pike O' Blisco from Lingmoor Fell.
Side Pike from the ridge running up to Lingmoor Fell with Bowfell and The Band behind.
The Langdale Pikes, L-R Pike O' Stickle, Loft Crag, Thorn Crag, Harrison Stickle, Pavey Ark.
The Langdale Pikes across a frozen Blea Tarn.
Lingmoor Fell from the Yewdale Road.
Brotherilkeld Farm – Lingcove Bridge – Great Moss – Esk Hause – Great End (179) – Ill Crag – Broad Crag – Scafell Pike– Foxes Tarn – Scafell – Slight Side (180) – Catcove Beck – Brotherilkeld Farm
A clear start with mist coming in as the day progressed. The highest tops were enveloped in cloud with intermittent snow.
Bow Fell from Brotherilkeld Farm.
Scafell Pike and Ill Crag from the gorge of the Esk.
The Scafell ridge to Slight Side from Great Moss.
Scafell from Cam Spout.
Looking up to Esk Hause and Esk Pike from Great Moss.
Esk Pike in the mist from Esk Hause.
Maiden Moor and Derwent Water from Esk Hause.
Great End from Esk Hause.
The Langdale Pikes left of centre and Windermere in the distance from Great End summit.
Looking along the Eskdale Valley from Ill Crag summit.
Scafell Pike from Broad Crag summit.
Broad Stand and Wastwater from Scafell Pike.
Scafell Pike from the climb to Foxes Tarn.
Foxes Tarn - the smallest tarn in Lakeland.
Long Green and Slight Side from Scafell. Harter Fell can be seen through the mist.
Whin Rigg, Illgill Head and Burnmoor Tarn from Slight Side summit.
Slight Side from Catcove Beck.
Mungrisdale – Bannerdale Crags – Mungrisdale Common (177) – Cloven Stone – Mungrisdale Common – White Horse Bent – Souther Fell (178) – Mungrisdale
A clear day at last, there was a cold wind above 500 metres.
Bannerdale Crags on the road from Mungrisdale.
Blencathra appears over the lip of Bannerdale Crags.
Blencathra from Bannerdale Crags summit.
Skiddaw from the 'summit' cairn of Mungrisdale Common.
Derwent Water and the distant Fells from Mungrisdale Common. L-R: Bowfell, Esk Pike Scafell, Lingmell, Great Gable, Kirk Fell, Dale Head, Hindscarth, Pillar, Robinson. In the foreground, Blease Fell is to the left and Lonscale Fell to the right.
'Cloven Stone' - marked on the O.S map and by AW.
White Horse Bent
Sharp Edge and Blencathra from White Horse Bent.
outhwest from Souther Fell, in the foreground Clough Head is to the left, Blencathra to the right. On the horizon L-R: Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Esk Pike, Scafell, Lingmell, Great Gable, Brandreth and Kirk Fell.
Blencathra and Scales Fell from the summit of Souther Fell.
Near Wasdale Head – Straighthead Gill – Illgill Head (175) – Whin Rigg (176) – Greathall Gill – The Screes – Near Wasdale Head
The cloud base was low at 350 metres today, so no high level views again today.
Wastwater from the bridge over Lingmell Gill.
A view of Wastwater over Wasdale Head Hall farm.
Illgill Head summit cairn.
Whin Rigg summit cairn.
A view along Greathall Gill ravine.
Wastwater from the descent of Whin Rigg.
Wastwater from the path along the screes.
Wastwater Screes from the West bank of Wastwater.
Cow Bridge – Boredale Hause – Place Fell (173) – Low Moss – Nettleslack – Beda Head – Beda Fell (174) – Boredale Hause – Cow Bridge
The rain was very heavy today, with many areas flooded and gale force winds on the tops. Some interesting shots but no good views unfortunately.
Angletarn Pikes and Place Fell shrouded in mist, flooded fields in the foreground.
A swollen Goldrill Beck touches the top of Cow Bridge.
Angletarn Beck in full force.
Further along Goldrill Beck from the ascent to Boredale Hause.
Looking towards Patterdale, Arnison Crag is on the left.
Place Fell summit.
Beda Fell summit, very very wet, very very windy!
Near Bassenthwaite (NY 237311) – Watches – Ullock Pike (170) – Long Side (171) – Carl Side (172) – Skiddaw – Broad End – Bakestall – Cockup – Near Bassenthwaite
A gloomy day, the cloud base being at a very low level, so no good views today unfortunately.
A view of Bassenthwaite Lake from the beginning of the walk on the climb to Watches.
The summit cairn of Watches.
The strange rock formation on Watches.
Ullock Pike summit cairn.
Long Side summit cairn.
Carl Side summit.
Carlside Tarn.
Skiddaw summit trig and viewpoint columns.
I wish...!
Bakestall summit.
Southerndale Beck.
Sadgill – Gatesgarth Pass – Branstree (166) – Artlecrag Pike – Selside Pike (167) – High Howes – Tarn Crag (168) – Grey Crag (169) – Great Howe – Sadgill
Started out fine with the snowline being at 500 metres, however on return the snow had made it down to the valley.
Sadgill Bridge at the start of the walk. Five hours later the valley was completely snowbound.
Looking up the lane from Sadgill, Buckbarrow Crag to the right.
Looking along the valley from Brownhowe Bottom, Sleddale Forest in the distance.
The summit cairn of Branstree, well above the snow line now.
One of the large cairns on Artlecrag Pike.
The approach to Selside Pike, High Howes is to the right.
Haweswater appears through the mist on the ascent of Selside Pike.
The summit cairn of Selside Pike.
The Haweswater survey column on the slopes of Branstree in-between two un-named tarns. Artlecrag Pike is behind the column.
...and a close up of the survey column.
The summit cairn of Tarn Crag, near blizzard conditions now.
The summit cairn of Grey Crag - white out!
Troutbeck Church – The Howe – Sour Howes (162) – Sallows (163) – Hagg Gill – Troutbeck Park- Troutbeck Tongue (164) – Ing – Town Head – Troutbeck – Nanny Lane – Wansfell (165) – Nanny Lane – Troutbeck – Troutbeck Church
A fine day with some low lying cloud.
Troutbeck Tongue in the sunshine, Yoke in the clouds.
Sour Howes summit, Windermere behind.
Windermere from Sallows with Sour Howes in the foreground.
The summit mound of Sallows looking East to Longsleddale.
Wansfell from Sallows.
Mines a.. - set in stone off the Garburn Road
Waterfall on the descent of Sallows.
Looking up Hagg Gill and the High Street Roman Road, Caudale Moor on the left, Thornthwaite on the right.
Looking over to Heron Pike and High Pike from Troutbeck Tongue.
Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick and Ill Bell from Troutbeck Tongue summit.
Caudale Moor behind Troutbeck Tongue and on the right, Thornthwaite, Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke from Ing Lane.
Sallows on the left and Sour Howes on the right from the ascent of Wansfell.
Thornthwaite, Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke from Wansfell summit.
Windermere from Wansfell, as Wainwright's drawing.
Troutbeck Church.
Seathwaite – Hanging Stone – Base Brown (159) – Blackmoor Pols – Green Gable – Gillercomb Head – Brandreth (160) – Grey Knotts (161) – Borrowdale Yews – Seathwaite
A damp day with low lying cloud.
Sourmilk Gill from Seathwaite.
Seathwaite Fell from Seathwaite farm.
Sourmilk Gill from ascent to Gillercomb.
A view of the Borrowdale valley from the ascent of Gillercomb.
Wainwright's Fallen Stone on the way to Base Brown.
The Hanging Stone on Base Brown.
Raven Crag from Base Brown.
A misty Base Brown summit cairn.
Ennerdale appears through the mist from Gillercomb Head.
Tarns on Gillercomb Head.
Brandreth summit with Ennerdale Water just about visible.
Buttermere nearly visible from Grey Knotts summit.
Base Brown from Grey Knotts.
Borrowdale Yews and Seathwaite from the descent of Grey Knotts above the Plumbago mines.
A view up Grains Gill with Glaramara to the left and Seathwaite Fell on the right.
Kiln Bank Cross – Stickle Pike (OF) – Tarn Hill (OF) – Great Stickle (OF) – Stickle Tarn – Kiln Bank Cross
Stickle Pike route map.
3D image of the route.
Stickle Tarn from Stickle Pike.
Stickle Pike.
Looking across the Duddon Valley to Harter Fell and the Scafells.
Stickle Pike with the Scafells behind.
Cairn on the Dunnerdale Fells.
From the descent of Stickle Pike, Scafells to the left with Bowfell in the centre.
Spout Force Car Park – Brown How on Whinlatter – Whinlatter (154) – Tarbarrel Moss – Ullister Hill – Lord’s Seat (155) – Barf (156) – Lord’s Seat – Broom Fell (157) – Graystones (158) – Kirk Fell on Lorton – Spout Force – Spout Force Car Park
A clear day, warm for the time of year.
Graystones from the Spout Force car park.
Brown How on Whinlatter summit. L-R Grisedale Pike, Eel Crag, Sand Hill, Hobcarton Crag, Hopegill Head, Ladyside Pike, Grasmoor (in cloud), Whiteside.
The Eastern top of Whinlatter looking toward the Skiddaw massif.
Skiddaw from Tarbarrel Moss.
The High Street ridge from Tarbarrel Moss.
Lord's Seat from Ullister Hill.
Looking to Longside Edge and Skiddaw from Lord's Seat summit.
Broom Fell from Lord's Seat.
Skiddaw and Longside Edge from the summit of Barf.
Broom Fell summit cairn looking towards Skiddaw and Longside Edge.
Whinlatter from Widow Hause.
Broom Fell and Lord's Seat from Graystones summit with Skiddaw in the distance.
Lorton Vale from the descent of Graystones. Mellbreak has the sunrays shining on it in the centre.
Spout Force waterfall.