After a few excursions on the bike it was time to 'make up' with the dog, who was feeling a little ignored, and actually take him on the fells. A revisit to central hills North of Grasmere was overdue, I prefer to cover these hills before the main tourist season starts but unusually the fells where just as busy today, on a mid-week day in March with depressing cloud forecast! The forecast actually appeared to be correct but as the wind picked up the cloud lifted off the hills and the predicted 10% chance of cloud free summit became a 100%.
Sour Milk Gill from the Far Easedale track...
Far Easedale...
a little height gained, Sour Milk Gill again...
the route up Tarn Crag, disappointingly encased in cloud...
which briefly lifts to grab a glance of Easedale Tarn...
before coming down again, only to clear as the summit is sighted...
again it clouds up, only to clear as I reach the summit, now devoid of its cairn...
the vague route to Codale Head...
High Raise is only a short walk away...
High Raise's trig, the Southern Fells would have been a bad choice...
Pavey Ark & Harrison Stickle from Sergeant Man...
& again on the descent to Blea Rigg...
Coledale & Easedale Tarn seperated by Belles Knott & Tarn Crag...
Harrison Stickle, Pavey Ark & Stickle Tarn...
the pimple of Sergeant Man stands out clealy from Blea Rigg...
Blea Rigg's summit...
descending to Easedale Tarn...
Tarn Crag over Easedale Tarn...
descending to Easedale...
I have to admit to hating Blea Rigg - not sure why - maybe just too many lumps and bumps. Not keen on Loughrigg either for the same reason I think. I think those fells are busy year-round, especially the walk up to Easedale Tarn.
ReplyDeleteCarol.
I think all the fells seem busier nowadays, I may just have been lucky on my last few visits :D I know what you mean about Blea Rigg its a fair distance to either Sergeant Man or Silver How.
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