the Brown Crag ridge from Swirls

looking up the well made path to Brown Crag ..

.. and down it to Thirlmere

looking southwest over Steel Fell to the Coniston fells

zooming in on Steel Fell and the Wythburn Valley

Catstycam and SWirral Edge as I reach the Helvellyn ridge

White Side, Raise and Keppel Cove from the ridge

Red Tarn and Striding Edge from the ridge

Catstycam and Ullswater from Helvellyn summit

360 degree panorama from Helvellyn - click on the image for a larger version

Helvellyn summit shelter looking south (very welcome for a coffee stop on this windy morning)

Striding Edge from above ..

.. and from the side

one cairn on the rather ambiguous summit of Nethermost Pike looking east

looking over Hard Tarn to St Sunday Crag

looking down Grisedale to Place Fell

looking west over Harrop Tarn

Crinkle Crags and Bowfell with Harrison Stickle in front and Steel Fell below

view west from Dollywaggon Pike

Seat Sandal and Grisedale Tarn from the slopes of Dollywaggon Pike

Fairfield and the foot of Grisedale Tarn from the slopes of Dollywaggon Pike

descending into the valley of Tongue Gill

the Tongue Gill valley looking to the Coniston fells

Helm Crag and Harrison Stickle from the valley

Helm Crag from near the foot of the valley