Ambleside to Patterdale via Fairfield and St.Sunday Crag: 11 miles 3825ft ascent

Leaving Ambleside on the path over Stocks Ghyll

Ambleside, with Hayes Garden Centre and Lake Windermere

Rydal water from Low Pike

The eastern ridge of the Fairfield Horseshoe 

(L to R) Bowfell, Scafell, Mickledore Gap, Scafell Pike
and Great End (on the horizon)

Brotherswater from Dove Crag

Fairfield summit plateau from Hart crag

Windermere from Rydal Head
and the western ridge of the Fairfield Horseshoe

Fairfield summit and its wind shelters 873m (2864ft)

The way ahead, off Fairfield - Cofa Pike and St. Sunday Crag

Looking back at Cofa Pike

Grisdale tarn and Seat Sandal from the path up St Sunday Crag

Helvellyn from the summit of St Sunday Crag 841m (2759ft)

Striding Edge leading to Helvellyn 

Ullswater from the northern cairn on St Sunday

Spot the farmer in his fields

Glenridding pier on Ullswater 

Barnard Castle to Langthwaite (Arkengarthdale) North Yorkshire. 14.5m 2000ft

Leaving Barnard Castle by the River Tees

How to incorporate a stone circle into your garden!

Climbing over Hoove with a 'Geordie' Meanderthal in the distance.

The A66, trans-pennine road passing through the Stainmore gap from Hoove summit 553m (1800ft)

Lunchtime in comfort and in the company of two more
'Geordie' Meanderthals at a shooting hut above Arkengarthdale

Descending into the remote Arkengarthdale

Arkengarthdale with the village of Langthwaite in the distance

The last mile or so alongside Arkle Beck

Langthwaite village

The Red Lion and the surrounding area was used for the filming of the TV series 'All Creatures Great and Small'.

Bowfell via the Climbers Traverse and the Great Slab

Setting off from the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel

The Langdale pikes

Langdale valley from the start of The Band

Field patterns in Langdale

Pike'o'Blisco

Leaving the Band at the start of the Climbers Traverse

Looking back down the Band

The Climbers Traverse leads to the Flat crag, Great Slab, Cambridge crag and Bowfell Buttress, all popular with climbers.

Arriving at the bottom of the Great Slab

Starting the climb up the side of it

A water stop part way up

Arriving at the top just below the summit of Bowfell

Looking south to Windermere from the summit

(L to R)  Scafell, Mickledore Gap, Scafell Pike
from Bowfell summit

South again from the summit

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Danny at Bowfell summit 902m (2,959ft)

Mickleden from our lunch spot.
(Where was Danny lunch you might like to ask?)

Then came the descent to Angle tarn and Rossett Gill

Looking back up to the Great Slab

Descending Rossett Gill into Mickleden

A final look back up Mickleden to Bowfell and Rossett Gill

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