5th October 2007

Today's walk: head of Wastwater - Illgill Head - Whin Rigg - foot of Wastwater


Kirk Fell and Great Gable from the river flowing into Wastwater


heading for Illgill Head


Lingmell from the path


Wastwater and Wasdale Head Hall Farm


zooming in on the farm


Herdwick sheep


Kirk Fell and Wasdale Head


looking back down the path to Kirk Fell and Great Gable


Middle Fell seen across Wastwater


Wasdale Head, Kirk Fell, Great Gable and Lingmell from the ridge of Illgill Head


the head of Wastwater from near the top of Illgill Head


360 degree panorama from the shelter on Illgill Head - click on the image for a larger version


the head of Wastwater from above the Screes


Buckbarrow from above the Screes


Yewbarrow, Kirk Fell and Great Gable


looking back to Illgill Head from the slopes of Whin Rigg


Wastwater Youth Hostel below with Buckbarrow and Seatallan beyond


360 degree panorama from Whin Rigg - click on the image for a larger version


the west Cumbrian plain from Whin Rigg - Sellafield power station now without its cooling towers


descending the west ridge of Whin Rigg with Muncaster Fell ahead


Wastwater from the descent path by Greathall Gill ..


.. and again from near the foot of the path


zooming in on Wastwater foot and Yewbarrow, Kirk Fell and Great Gable


the quiet outflow from Wastwater


Wastwater from its foot


the cliffs of Whin Rigg from the water's edge


the biggest section of scree on the south shore of Wastwater


Britain's favourite view according a recent TV poll