Pike 'o' Stickle and Harrison Stickle (Langdale) 7.5miles 2660ft ascent

Setting off up Mickleden from the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

Pike 'o'Stickle (L) Loft Crag (R)

Reflections in the icy path from the early morning sun

Esk Pike and Rossett Gill with long shadows on the drumlins
(glacial moraine) in the valley

Reaching the snow line on the steep climb up Pike 'o' Stickle, Bowfell behind

Pike 'o' Stickle summit

An exhilarating last push to the summit..... 

.....and again

.....and again

Loft Crag summit with Gimmer Crag on its right shoulder

You're never alone on the Lakeland summits

Harrison Stickle (L) our next objective.
Windermere on the horizon from Pike 'o'stickle summit
709m (2326ft) 

Looking down the Langdale valley from Harrison Stickle

The crags of Pavey Ark above Stickle Tarn, Helvellyn range on the horizon

A very contented Danny on Harrison Stickle summit
736m (2415ft)

Looking ahead to our route down 

Stickle Tarn

Crampons - essential footware!

Stickle Tarn and Pavey Ark

The New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

Finally back to the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel -
One of my best days ever on the fells!
Thanks for your enjoyable company Danny.

High Rigg and Keswick circular from Threlkeld 11.25m 2050ft ascent

Leaving the warmth of the bus in a very frosty Threlkeld 

The A66 crossing the river Greta with Lonscale fell
and Skiddaw above

Blencathra  summit catching the sun

High Rigg today's lowly objective with Helvellyn
in cloud to the left

Blencathra again from Low Rigg

Tewet Tarn with snowcapped Grizedale Pike behind

The little known but picturesque Tewet Tarn again

St. John-in-the-Vale church on the pass between the two valleys to
serve each valley equally 

 ......and again

Climbing High Rigg with Carlisle Diocesan Youth Centre below

Looking south to Thirlmere from the High Rigg summit cairn -
1163ft, 355m

Thirlmere and the central fells in cloud

The autumn colours seem to have lasted a long time this winter

Looking back at High Rigg from Naddle Beck

Derwentwater and the Coledale fells from the path to Walla Crag

Entering Keswick

'A bridge photo' with Grizedale pike framed behind

The stretch of tree-top walkway high above the river Greta

Following the old railway line back to Threlkeld

Spring's coming back in Threlkeld

Ambleside to Windermere via Latterbarrow and Bowness. 12.5miles 1700ft

Leaving Ambleside at sunrise.....

....and again

 Following the River Brathay 

Holy Trinity church - Brathay

Wray castle

 Blelham Tarn with Ambleside and Wansfell Pike behind

Entering Latterbarrow near Hawkshead
owned by the National Trust

Zooming in on Hawkshead from the climb up Latterbarrow

The monument on the top of Latterbarrow 245m (804ft)

Views from the top - The Langdale Pikes... 

Crinkle Crags and Bowfell

Lake Windermere and Ambleside

Wetherlam and Swirl How in the cloud behind

Approaching Belle Grange on the shore of lake Windermere

Views from  the lakeside track to the Bowness ferry

 ....and again

 ....again.

The finger points to Thornthwaite crag
(where Danny was standing last week)

Crossing on the ferry to Bowness

Bowness ferry landings