5th October 2008

Today's walk (Keswick rambling club): Steeple - Scoat Fell - Pillar


Crag Fell and Anglers Crag seen over Ennerdale Water at the start of the walk


tranquil at the head of Ennerdale Water


Crag Fell and Ennerdale Water from a spring on Lingmell


a lot of water in Low Beck


Ennerdale Water and Great Borne from the lower part of the Steeple ridge


Pillar with our descent ridge over White Pike on its left from the ridge to Steeple


on the upper part of the ridge to Steeple with the Scottish coast in the distance


Little Gowder Crag and Caw Fell with the Isle of Man in the distance


Skiddaw and Blencathra in the distance of this shot north from Steeple


Steeple from the ridge to Scoat Fell


looking down on Steeple and the connecting ridge from the slopes of Scoat Fell


Great Gable from the slopes of Scoat Fell


on the summit ridge of Scoat Fell


Steeple from near the top of Scoat Fell


Red Pike with the Scafells to the left from Scoat Fell


the stony descent from Scoat Fell


zooming in on the fields at Wasdale Head


Great Gable and the Scafells from Black Crag


descending to Wind Gap with Pillar ahead


Mosedale Beck from Wind Gap with the Scafells ahead and Yewbarrow on the right


zooming in on the Scafells


Scoat Fell and Steeple from the slopes of Pillar


Pillar summit looking south to Black Combe and possibly a glimpse of north Wales


looking north from the edge of the summit plateau with the top of Pillar Rock in sunshine below


descending the north west ridge of Pillar looking to Ennerdale Water


White Pike breaks the ridge on the way down with Ennerdale Water beyond


zooming in on Criffel across the Solway from White Pike


Scoat Fell and Steeple from the descent ridge


the lower part of the ridge, Crag Fell, Ennerdale Water and Great Borne ahead


the easiest way to cross a spaty High Beck


Pillar, Steeple and Scoat Fell from Ennerdale Water