18th March 2009

Today's walk in the Howgill Fells (Keswick rambling club): Cautley Spout - The Calf - Yarlside


Great Dummacks from the starting point at Cross Keys ..


.. and from the bridge over the River Rawthey with cloud rolling in


heading for Cautley Spout


Cautley Spout middle falls


Cautley Spout upper falls


looking back down the valley from the steep path beside the falls


climbing out of the mist above Cautley Crag


look there's the top of Yarlside!


above the cloud on the edge of Cautley Crag


Brocken Specre


Arant Haw above the cloud from near the top of Calders


Yarlside from Calders


heading from Calders to The Calf


The Calf summit looking west to the invisible Lake District


the summit tarn on The Calf looking north


looking north into Langdale from the slopes of The Calf


descending to Bowderdale Head with Yarlside beyond


looking south into the valley of Cautley Holme Beck from our descent to Bowderdale Head


on the steep and trackless ascent of Yarlside from Bowderdale Head


looking down to Bowderdale Head from the slopes of Yarlside


Yarlside summit


looking east to Harter Fell and Wandale Hill from the top of Yarlside


tea stop on the southeast ridge of Yarlside


steep descent of the ridge with the Rawthey Valley below


heading down the ridge towards Ben End


the final descent with Cross Keys below