10th December 2008

Today's walk (Keswick rambling club Christmas lunch walk): Souther Fell


on the north ridge of Souther Fell with Mungrisdale below


walls in the flat fields below from the ridge


zooming in over Penrith to Cross Fell and the Dun Fells


measuring wind speed on the ridge - the strongest gust was 41mph


Bowscale Fell from the ridge


Blencathra and Bannerdale Crags from the ridge


zooming in on Great Dodd and Clough Head


avoiding an icy pool on top of Souther Fell


zooming in south to Scafell Pike and its neighbours


on the long ridge of Souther Fell ..


.. heading for the big cairn which is not on the summit


zooming in south from the cairn


zooming in on Blencathra


Bannerdale Crags


descending on the eastern side of Souther Fell


looking east to Great Mell Fell


Great Dodd and Clough Head


on the track down the eastern slopes ..


.. leading back down to Mungrisdale


lunch in the Sportsmans Arms