the start in Kirkby Stephen up the steps to the church

the church from the passage at the top of the steps

looking back at Frank's Bridge

looking back at Kirkby Stephen

the vast hole of Hartley quarries looking forward to the hills ..

.. and looking back down the quarries

it looks as if this notice has been here a long time

zooming south to Wild Boar Fell

looking back down the bridleway as the sun comes out

looking west over the Eden Valley

looking up the path to brightening skies

looking back along the new path heading more directly to the Nine Standards

the four most northerly of the Nine Standards

stormy skies over the four most southerly of the Nine Standards

the central and largest cairn looking west

eight of the nine from the south east ..

.. and all nine from the south west

the boggy approach to the trig point on the true summit of the hill

the nine standards from the trig point

Dukerdale from my descent route

sun on Coldbergh Scar from my descent route

Rowland has left the car on the Yorkshire border and cycled back to Kirkby Stephen via Tan Hill Inn