Patterdale to Howtown (Ullswater)

 Patterdale to Howtown (Ullswater) via Angletarn Pikes, Brock Crags, Rest Dodd and The Nab. 10miles 2850ft.

Leaving Patterdale over Goldrill Beck

Glenridding ferry landings on Ullswater

Brotherswater with High Hartsop Dodd behind from the path to Angle
tarn

Angle tarn from the summit of Angletarn Pikes 1857ft

Angle tarn again from the path to Brock Crags

Approaching the summit of Brock Crags 1842ft

 Rampsgill Head on High Street with the path to Rest Dodd below

Looking north from the summit of Rest Dodd 2283ft

The Nab now lies straight ahead 

The Nab lies in part of the Red Deer forest reserve and if you walk
quietly you can sometimes catch a glimpse of them like this from the summit of The Nab 1887ft

Now looking back at the Nab from Martindale

I passed an Outward Bound group on The Hause above Ullswater 

Descending now to Howtown on Ullswater

A final cup of coffee on the side of Ullswater

Base Brown, Green Gable & Kirk fell from Borrowdale 10miles 4000ft

I was chatting to the volunteer lads who were working to 

'Fix the Fells'on the pic with the shed. 

I told them about Lancashirecam  and they were happy
to be featured. 

They also asked me to send their picture to Fix the Fells
organisers to put on their website. which I will do.

Looking down to the start at Seathwaite farm from the climb to Base
Brown

These three great lads were volunteers from 'Fix the Fells'.
 They do a fantastic job repairing paths that are eroded and are dangerous or in bad condition.
A great big Lancashirecam thankyou to them! 

This is what they were working on today 

Now at the summit of Base Brown 2120ft....

 ....which afforded a great view of the Piers Gill route on Lingmell
fell where Danny and I were a fortnight ago

This was the view from the same place down into Borrowdale

Next came the summit of Green Gable 2603ft with Great Gable
straight ahead and Windy Gap below

Kirk fell my next climb, with its path to summit, can also been
seen 

Descending from Windy Gap with Ennerdale ahead

Looking back to Great Gable from the climb up Kirk fell 

Wastwater and Yewbarrow of last week's walk from Kirk fell

Yours truly posing on Kirk fell summit 2631ft

Gable crag, and I think Napes Needle is just visble towards the
bottom right corner 

Now heading for Styhead tarn having climbed back over Windy Gap 

Finally nearing the start at Seathwaite farm after crossing
Stockley bridge

Yewbarrow and Buckbarrow (Wasdale). 7.5miles 3350ft

A short visit to Wastwater before starting the climb up.... 

....Yewbarrow 

The climb goes up the side of Bell Rib the nearest of the two peaks

Looking west down Wastwater

Danny crossing the side of Bell Rib 

Arriving at 'Great Door'.... 

....now looking down on the summit of Bell Rib

After further climbing to the summit Great Gable appears

Brew time next to the summit cairn 2058ft

Danny descending via Stirrup Crag

Lunch time after crossing over,  Over Beck.

After returning to the car and a short drive along Wastwater we
then started climbing Buckbarrow... 

After reaching the summit 1410ft we could see to Ravenglass and the
estuary of the river Esk

Finally back at the car with a last lingering look to the Scafell
masiff.

Thanks Danny for your company
on another great day's walking
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This picture shows the Buckbarrow Achilli Ratti  climbing hut with Buckbarrow Fell behind.
I used to stay there regularly getting on for 50 years ago with
Michael Jackson, Bernard Popham, Martin Morris and others.

Lingmell fell via Piers Gill from Wasdale Head 7 miles 2550ft

My thanks to Danny for his entertaining company including his recitation of a Lancashire dialect poem over lunch!

Leaving Wasdale over Lingmell beck

Great Napes crags on Great Gable

Arriving alongside Piers Gill with Lingmell summit ahead. The gill
itself is impassable and definitely not to be followed! 

Great Gable again from the path above the gill

Danny on 'a bit of scramble'!

Looking into Piers Gill 

Just wondering when this is going to roll down the fell

Another section of the path alongside the gill

Now on top of the summit crags at 2649ft

" No Danny, that is definitely not the way we're going down"....

...."This is the way we're going"

Looking down at the Wasdale Head Inn

Mickledore with Scafell Pike (L) and Scafell (R) 

Looking up Mosedale to Pillar as we arrive back at Wasdale Head