A wet and windy morning on Grange Fell today planning for some events later in the year. I climbed from Troutdale to Kings How before making a quick descent due to the strong winds on the tops.

A good day climbing Mellbreak and Hen Comb today, setting off from the Kirkstile Inn at 10am we climbed the steep northern end of Mellbreak, the wonderful path winds it's way up between the crags to the northern summit of Mellbreak, with wonderful views over Loweswater, Crummock Water and across to Grasmoor.

From the northern summit of Mellbreak we followed the ridge south to the slightly higher southern top descending the southern end of the ridge over Scale Knott and Black Beck, following the track up towards Floutern Tarn.

As we climbed the southern flanks of Hen Comb we turned off the track, climbing north up the grassy slopes to the summit of Hen Comb. We stopped out of the breeze to eat our sandwiches before descending the fine northern ridge of Hen Comb, over Little Dodd to descend to cross Mosedale Beck and follow the track back to the Kirkstile Inn.

A good days Navigation Training on Lingmoor Fell today. We climbed from Elterwater by Banks Quarry and up onto Lingmoor Fell running several navigation exercises on the southern slopes of the fell.

We climbed to the summit, Brown How, stopping for lunch on the top before descending towards Lingmoor Tarn with several more exercises en route back towards Lingmoor Quarry and down by Bield Crag to Dale End and the track back to Elterwater.

A glorious day on Scafell Pike today, climbing from Seathwaite we followed the Sty Head path and up along the Corridor Route to a sunny Lingmell Col, the fells were in sunshine but there was a low mist over the Irish Sea with the Isle Of Man sticking up through the cloud. A little cloud blew up the valley and shrouded the summits for a short while but this soon cleared.

We climbed from Lingmell Col to the summit of Scafell Pike and stopped in the sunshine for our sandwiches, there was hardly a breath of wind on the summit today as we sat and watched the last of the cloud clear the Helvellyn ridge to the east.

After lunch was eaten we followed the ridge north over Broad crag and Ill Crag to descend over Esk Hause and down the old drove road back to Seathwaite.

A damp and windy day on Helvellyn today, we climbed from Wythburn Church following the path up over Birk Side climbing into the clouds just above Comb Crags.

We continued to the summit of Helvellyn, having the summit shelter to ourselves for a little while before others started to arrive.

From the summit we followed the ridge north, descending from the Lower Man to continue to the summit of White Side and Raise before descending to Sticks Pass and the path down to Stanah.

 

A great day climbing Scafell Pike from Seathwaite today, we set off from Seathwaite at 9am and climbed by Grains Gill below Great End to Esk Hause following the path through Calf Cove to Ill Crag and across Broad Crag to Scafell Pike.

There was a little cloud on top, but this was being blown over quickly in the strong wind giving us good views all around. As we sat near the summit eating our sandwiches an RAF Search and Rescue helicopter landed a few meters away from us, out on training!

After the helicopter left we descended to Lingmell Col and followed the Corridor Route down to Sty Head and back to Seathwaite.

A great day climbing Wansfell from Ambleside today, climbing from the town alongside the Stock Ghyll Falls and up the steep path climbing to Wansfell Pike, the slightly lower of the two summits of Wansfell, but with the superior view!

Another day climbing Scafell Pike from Seathwaite today.

We set off at 9am and followed the path to Sty Head in intermittent light drizzle and climbed onto the Corridor Route following this to Lingmell Col, the drizzle continued for much of the day and at around 2500ft we reached the cloud base.

From Lingmell Col we climbed to the summit of Scafell Pike, reaching very wet snow at around 3000ft, it was quite windy on the summit so we got the storm shelter out and stopped to eat our sandwiches before continuing along the ridge, descending quite difficult ground to Broadcrag Col before crossing Broad Crag and Ill Crag to Calf Cove and Esk Hause, now out of the snow.

As we descended below Great End by Ruddy Gill we emerged from the cloud and followed the drove road back down to Grains Gill and the path back to Seathwaite.

Another great day climbing Scafell Pike from Seathwaite today, this time in bright sunshine from start to finish!

We set off from Seathwaite at 9am and followed the Sty Head path to Sty Head Pass and onto the Corridor Route, the Weather was wonderful with great views all around, although the far distance was a little hazy. We climbed from the Corridor Route to Lingmel Col and onto the summit of Scafell Pike. The views were great, although a little hazy in the far distance.

We stopped on the summit for a while eating our sandwiches and admiring the view before descending over Broad Crag and Ill Crag before descending over Esk Hause following the drove road down to the Grains Gill path and Seathwaite.

A great day climbing Scafell Pike from Seathwaite today, the weather was a little cloudy as we climbed to Scafell Pike, but cleared as we were sat on the summit giving us some wonderful views on the way down and a magnificent Brocken Spectre.

We set of just after 9am from Seathwaite Farm, in the Borrowdale Valley and climbed above Stockley Bridge following the path to Sty Head, from Sty Head we followed the Corridor Route, climbing into the cloud just above the 2000ft point. There was very little to see from here to the summit, and we climbed via Lingmell Col to the summit of Scafell Pike in good time. As we approached the summit the cloud began to clear, and we saw a very feint Brocken Spectre behind us.

We continued to the summit and we rewarded as we ate our sandwiches with breaks in the cloud to some wonderful views over Scafell and across Eskdale.

After lunch we descended towards Broadcrag Col where we saw a wonderful Brocken Spectre, with a double aura! After a few photos the spectre faded and we continued crossing Broadcrag Col to Broad crag and Ill Crag and descending through Calf Cove to Esk Hause and the path down below Great End, taking the drove road and the Grains Gill path back to Seathwaite in bright sunshine.

A good short walk above Troutbeck today climbing Sallows and Sour Howes.

We climbed from Troutbeck Church by The Howe to the Garburn Track and Garburn Pass, climbing from the pass to the grassy summit of Sallows.

Although not as clear as yesterday there was a good view from the summit, particularly south over Windermere.

We descended west to cross the wall and followed the ridge south to the summit of Sour Howes, stopping for a while on the summit to admire the views south before descending west over Backstone Barrow back down to the Garburn Road and followed the track back down to Troutbeck Church.

Wonderful weather today on Silver How for a Navigation Training day. We sett off from Elterwater in bright sunshine and climbed onto the ridge above High Close and ran several navigation exercises along the ridge to Megs Gill before climbing to the summit of Silver How.

We stopped for lunch on Silver How to admire the view over Grasmere and Rydal Water, without a breath of wind, before continuing along the ridge by Lang How and Swinscar Pike, descending by Megs Gill to Chapel Stile and back along the river to Elterwater.