27th August 2009

today's walk: Wild Boar Fell


Wild Boar Fell from the starting point in Mallerstang


the railway bridge at the start looking across Mallerstang to Hugh Seat


Wild Boar Fell from the railway bridge


heading under the railway viaduct over Ais Gill


looking back down at the viaduct


after crossing a lot of bog my ascent route went up this ridge towards the escarpment


looking back down this vague ridge over Mallerstang


the escarpment of Wild Boar Fell from the top of the ridge


looking south from below the escarpment


a line of weakness offers an ascent route through the cliffs


looking back down the final steep ascent


looking south along Mallerstang from The Nab


the cairns on the southeastern corner of the plateau zooming in on Ingleborough and Great Coum


on the very flat summit plateau looking west to the distant Lakeland fells


looking south along the eastern escarpment


panoramic shot northwards along the eastern escarpment


the cairns at the southeast corner of the summit plateau


two more cairns looking east over Mallerstang


Wild Boar Fell summit looking west to the Lakeland fells


360 degree panorama from Wild Boar Fell - click on the image for a larger version


the descent ridge northwards from The Nab with the Pennines in the distance


part way down the ridge with Mallerstang on the right


looking back at The Nab from a ruin part way down the ridge


looking down from the ridge onto Angerholme Pots


one of the Angerholme potholes


Wild Boar Fell from one of the potholes


descending southwards into Mallerstang


back at the viaduct over Ais Gill