4th August 2008

Today's walk: Skiddaw Little Man - Skiddaw - Lonscale Fell


Skiddaw from Gale Road car park


the sky over the Mell Fells


the northwestern fells from the Howell cross


the Helvellyn ridge from the cross


Skiddaw Little Man behind a cloud from the cross


zooming in on Catbells and Keswick from the ascent path


zooming in on the southern arm of the Coledale horseshoe with Barrow and Outerside in front


looking south over Keswick and Derwentwater from the ascent track


Grisedale Pike and Braithwaite as some cloud drifts in


looking back at Lesser Man from Little Man as cloud drifts in from the west


zooming in on Lesser Man


a gap in the mist reveals the valley below and the ascent track


Carrock Fell and the Caldew valley from Little Man


zooming in on the Solway from Little Man


Skiddaw from the descent off Skiddaw Little Man


looking back at Little Man from the slopes of Skiddaw


Skiddaw summit ridge looking north towards the summit


Lonscale Fell from the ridge


looking back south along the ridge from the summit with Little Man on the left


Blencathra and Lonscale Fell from Skiddaw summit


view east from the top while the west was obscured in mist


descending from the ridge with Little Man ahead


view south to Derwentwater from the south end of the Skiidaw summit ridge


sunshine behind Skiddaw House with Great Calva to its left


view south to Thirlmere from the top of Lonscale Fell


zooming in on Derwentwater from the top of Lonscale Fell


descending from Lonscale Fell with the Helvellyn ridge ahead


zooming in on Robinson catching some sun


Latrigg with the northwestern fells beyond


Bleaberry Fell and Walla Crag with Scafell Pike and Great Gable in the distance


High Rigg with Helvellyn behind