Tuesday 17 December 2019

The Blencathra Ridge in all its Winter glory! 8.5miles 3500ft ascent


Starting the ridge walk from Threlkeld on the path up Blease fell

Latrigg and Derwentwater from Blease fell

Looking south to the sun breaking through above Clough Head 

Sunshine on two of the Bassentwaite fells,
Lords Seat and Broom 
fell

Cloud on a very Snowy Skiddaw

Looking ahead along the Blencathra ridge

Zooming in on Halls Fell Top

Looking along the ridge to Knowe Crags

The ridge continues ahead....

....and behind

Looking down Middle Tongue

Any loose snow was whipped up by the icy gale force winds....


Snow and dramatic cloud formations in every direction....



....and again, now on Atkinson pike, the end of the ridge

Then the view back to Atkinson pike after a knee deep (occasionally waist deep in snow) tiring descent! 

Passing the Glenderamackin valley....

.... before the final path down through Mousthwaite Comb to the
White Horse at Scales


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