Status Quo on Skiddaw

A hectic week or two meant that I hadn't been able to hit the fells, so on the first opportunity it was pretty disappointing to find  them shrouded in low cloud. Surprisingly Skiddaw just had a little whiff of the grey stuff licking its summit and that looked like it would be blown clear - a better proposition then the obscured Great Gable.

Of course this is Skiddaw and any fancy notions of actually getting a view are ill founded.

The sun is out to play, looking towards Binsey...

a little more cloud has formed...

darkening in...

Ullock Pike, no view...

Longside, no view...

Carlside, no view...

brief glimpse of Ullock Pike & Southerndale...

Skiddaw, no view...

another brief break, descending to Broad End...

blue sky returns...

descending to Barkbethdale...

the majority are now clear, looking back at the foot of Southerndale...

* my apologies if you where expecting Status Quo to be performing at the summit!!!