Tuesday 26 February 2019

Legburthwaite to Grasmere via the 'Old Pony Track' over Helvellyn. 10miles 3220ft ascent


Looking back towards the Vale of St John from the climb up
Fisherplace Gill

Some of the many waterfalls in the gill

The Skiddaw range comes in view as height is gained

Watsons Dodd from the upper reaches of the gill 

The Skiddaw range again above Keswick

Some of the western fells with Great Gable (top left) and Pillar
(top right)

Brown Cove Crags with their impressive gullies

Catstye Cam above the Glenridding valley

Kepple cove with Ullswater just appearing

Looking back west to Thirlmere

Mist in valleys looking to the Coniston fells 

Swirral Edge and Red Tarn as Helvellyn summit is reached

The summit plateau

Red Tarn again with Striding Edge

The summit trig point 950m (3117ft)

Mist still in valleys in the afternoon

Leaving the summit for Nethermost Pike and Dollywagon

St Sunday Crag from Nethermost Pike

The ever popular route up from Grisedale Tarn

Grisedale Tarn

Grisedale Tarn again with Seat Sandal behind

Looking back up Tongue Gill

Waiting for the bus (which never came!)
outside the Swan Hotel, Grasmere.

A final look up to the 'Lion and the Lamb' (Helm Crag)

Wednesday 20 February 2019

Cautley Spout and The Calf (Howgill fells) 6miles 2000ft ascent




A rather damp start from the Cross Keys Temperance Inn,
now National Trust owned


River Rawthey flowing towards Sedbergh

Heading up the valley towards the waterfalls

Starting the steep climb up the side of the falls

Onwards and Upwards

One of the Andy Goldsworthy OBE sculpture sheepfolds scattered
across Cumbria..... www.sheepfoldscumbria.co.uk/html/info/list.htm

.....a great place of shelter for lunch

The Calf summit trig point 676m 2218ft the highest point in the
Howgill fells, with the most amazing views....honestly Danny!

Descending from 'the mists of time'
or should that be 'the times of mist'

A final look back at the falls -
spot the couple still on the way up. 

Almost back at the 'temperance inn'.
No chance of a pint here then!

Tuesday 5 February 2019

High Cup Nick circular from Dufton 9.5 miles 1800ft ascent


Heading into the valley on the path from Dufton 

 Looking back across the Eden valley to the Howgill fells

Starting the climb up the valley

High Cup Nick comes into view....

.....getting closer

Wild ponies grazing in the valley

Looking back down the length of the valley....

....and at the awkward climb ahead before....

....finally emerging on the summit of the Nick...

....with its stark geology

....and again

The Pennine Way passes across the top and continues over about ten miles of remote fells before dropping into Teesdale  

Spot the bridge in 'the bridge photo' 

Descending back to Dufton with Dufton Pike, Knock Pike and Burney Hill in view to the west..

....and Murton Pike and Roman Fell to the east

Approaching Dufton village....

....on the Pennine Way

Dufton village green