Scafell Pike via Mickledore (ascent) and the Corridor Route (descent)

Lingmell beck, completely dried up in the current heat wave.

A gentle climb (for now) up Lingmell Gill.

 Looking back to Waswater, the deepest in Lakeland. 

Wasdale Head from the end of the gentle bit!

Our route lead across the screes to the gully 

below the high crag, centre left. 

Looking back down the steep scree filled gully.

Our first full view of Scafell 964m 

(not Scafell Pike where we were heading)

Another look down to Waswater

"As the tourist route is dull, 

the Mickledore route is exciting"

(Wainwright) - How true!

A clear view of Lord's Rake and The West Traverse on Scafell. 

A very agile Danny conquers the massive summit cairn on 

Scafell Pike, the highest point in England!

No need for selfies up here with plenty of willing photographers.

The summit trig point 978m (3209ft).

L to R - Great Gable, Green Gable, Brandreth, above Styhead tarn.

Piers Gill, definitely no way down its bed but a tricky path leads

along its right edge.

Looking back at Piers Gill below Lingmell from the Corridor

Route... our way down. 

 Lingmell valley leading us back to Wasdale Head

 Back at the Wasdale Head Inn - 

After a walk to linger long in the memory!

Thanks Danny for your enjoyable company.

Click here to see Danny's blog of the walk

A walk over Bleaklow Head to Glossop

Leaving Hadfield Station along the disused Woodhead railway line 

Joining the Pennine Way over Bleaklow moor

Approaching Bleaklow summit along Wildboar Clough

Woodhead reservoir at the top Longdendale

Part of the Pennine Way leading across the moor to Snake Pass

The summit cairn on Bleaklow Head 633m (2076ft)

Nearing Glossop for the train home

A walk over Robinson, Hindscarth and Dale Head in the Newlands Valley, Keswick

Today's walk in view (R to L) Robinson, Hindscarth, Dale Head.

Newlands chapel at Little Town

Dale Head above Little Dale cove

Looking down Newlands valley from the climb up Robinson

Zooming in on Great Gable flanked by the Scafells
from Robinson summit 737m (2418ft)

Buttermere and Crummock water from Robinson summit

The road up Honister pass from the path to Hindscarth 727m

The road up Honister pass from the path to Hindscarth 727m

High Crag and High Stile above Buttermere

Fleetwith Pike

Newlands valley from Dale Head summit

Here's that walker again on Dale Head summit 753m (2470ft)

Descending via Dale Head tarn to Borrowdale

Rosthwaite village in Borrowdale

 New Bridge crossing the river Derwent at Rosthwaite

Glenridding to Grasmere via Helvellyn

Glenridding beck passing through the village

 Ullswater from the path to Keldas

Joining the path to Helvellyn in Grisedale

Helvellyn from the 'Hole in The Wall'
(A plane was once landed on the summit!)

Striding edge above Red tarn

Zooming in on walkers on Striding edge

Red Tarn from the start of Swirral Edge

The view along Swirral Edge to Catstycam 890m (2919ft)

Helvellyn summit plateau

 Helvellyn trig point 950m (3117ft)

A very recent addition to the summit plaques

The view east from the summit -
Catstycam, Red Tarn and Ullswater

The tribute plaque to Foxie the dog who stayed with the body of his dead master, Charles Gough after he fell from Striding Edge in 1805  

Looking down to Thirlmere from Nethermost pike

High Crag and Dollywagon Pike

Grisedale Tarn after the descent from Dollywagon

Grisedale Tarn again from the path up Seat Sandal 

Grasmere from the top of Seat Sandal 736m (2414ft)

Helm crag from the path into Grasmere

The Swan hotel in Grasmere