8th October 2008

Today's walk (Keswick rambling club): Grisedale - Hard Tarn - Nethermost Pike - Dollywaggon Pike - Grisedale Tarn - Grisedale


heading into Grisedale


Nethermost Pike reflected in a puddle on the track on the south side of Grisedale


looking up Grisedale to Dollywaggon Pike


looking down Grisedale from the slopes above Ruthwaite Lodge


looking down Ruthwaite Cove to St Sunday Crag


Hard Tarn from the south


Hard Tarn from the north with St Sunday Crag beyond


Hard Tarn lies on top of a ledge of rock


climbing above Hard Tarn towards the east ridge of Nethermost Pike


on the steep east ridge of Nethermost Pike with Nethermost Cove below


Dollywaggon Pike and Hard Tarn from the ridge


looking down on the lower part of the ridge ..


.. Ruthwaite Cove below


on the narrow part of the ridge ..


.. a few awkward moments


the grassy slopes leading up to the summit plateau of Nethermost Pike - St Sunday Crag behind


a glimpse of Ullswater from one of the cairns on Nethermost Pike


Striding Edge with Catstycam beyond from Nethermost Pike


Hard Tarn from High Crag


heading for Dollywaggon Pike


Hard Tarn and the ridge of Nethermost Pike from Dollywaggon Pike


looking west over Steel Fell from the slopes of Dollywaggon Pike


descending to Grisedale Tarn


Fairfield from the descent path


looking down Grisedale to Place Fell


looking back up Grisedale from the path on the north side


Place Fell ahead as we near the end of the path