Saturday 30 November 2019

Great Gable from Honister pass 7.5miles 2860ft ascent

 My walk with Danny up Great Gable and Honister Pass

Climbing up from Honister Pass to follow the ridge leading south
Great Gable

Arriving at Grey Knotts 2287ft with our first sight of Great Gable

The view west to Buttermere and Mellbreak fell

Danny capturing the view from our next summit of Brandreth 2346ft

Pillar, Scoat fell and Haycock from Green Gable 2628ft

Great Gable from Green Gable....

....and Green Gable from the final climb up to Great Gable summit

Into the sun silhouetting Scafell Pike (left) and Scafell (right)

Great Gable summit 2999ft and the broken butty box that saved the day...... and Danny from a broken back!!!!! 

Pillar, Scoat fell, Steeple, Haycock and Red Pike
ie (The Mosedale 
Round) 

Wasdale Head and Waswater from the start of a difficult,
steep 
descent

Arriving at Beck Head with the difficult part done! 

Following 'Moses Trod' on the high level route
above Buttermere and 
Crummock Water on the return to Honister

Thanks to Danny for his entertaining company and a very enjoyable walk on a perfect day.

Tuesday 26 November 2019

Harter fell (Dunnerdale) from Seathwaite 9.5miles 2400ft


My walk today with Jim (a friend from church).

Crossing the River Duddon close to Seathwaite village

Looking down the Duddon valley

Sheltering for lunch on Harter Fell summit 2142ft
in gale force 
winds and a severe wind chill

The Duddon estuary into Morecambe bay

Looking across the valley to Grey Friar (fell) summit shrouded in
cloud 

Continuing the steep descent to the Duddon valley....

....and again

The view to the north up the valley

A final look back to Harter fell


Thursday 14 November 2019

Latrigg and Dodd from Keswick 11.5 miles 2700ft


Sunrise on Penrith castle whilst waiting for the bus to Keswick

Leaving Keswick behind and looking back to Newlands valley and fells

Looking down Derwentwater to Borrowdale and snow on the tops of the central fells

The Skiddaw range from Latrigg only a lowly 1200ft but a great
viewpoint

Keswick and Derwentwater from Latrigg

Snow on the Helvellyn range from Latrigg...

...and long shadows in the sunlight on St John's in the Vale

Leaving Latrigg for Dodd with some Autumn colour on the way...

...and again

Sun on Derwentwater - now walking up Dodd...

 ...from the view point part way up the fell

The fell top memorial stone and plaque 1647ft

The Solway firth and Galloway fells

Lunchtime admiring the view down Bassenthwaite

Walking back to Keswick through Dodd Wood

Wednesday 6 November 2019

Shap to Mardale - (Haweswater) 11.5 miles 2,350ft


Shap village from the path to Swindale

The Goggleby Stone - one of a series of processional stones leading to an ancient stone circle

"Is it Bill or is it Ben" and where's Little Weed?

Descending into Swindale  

Crossing Swindale Beck

Blea Water with the High Street ridge behind,
from Selside Pike 
655m

One of the survey pillars built to sight the Haweswater reservoir
just visible behind

Summit cairn on Artle Crag

The smallest summit cairn in Lakeland (probably), on today's high
point of Branstree fell 713m (2339ft)

Another fantastic view point for lunch - shame about the cloud!

Descending through the cloud to Gatesgarth pass

Riggindale with High Street at its head
(also known as Racecourse 
hill and was once used as such)

Approaching the shoreline of Haweswater 

Haweswater in all its autumnal colours.... 

and again....

and again