A god day today on the Langdale Pikes, great weather and some stunning views.

We climbed by Stickle Gill, via the zig-zag path below Tarn Crag to Stickle Tarn following the North Rake to the summit of Pavey Ark. From Pavey Ark we took in the nearby summit of Thunacar Knott before continuing onto Harrison Stickle where we stopped for our sandwiches.

After lunch we crossed the combe to scramble to the summit of Pike O'Stickle bore descending over Loft Crag and following the path alongside Dungeon Ghyll back to the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

Some stunning clear views today.

A great few days in the high fells over Thursday and Friday, setting off late morning on Thursday we climbed from Wha House in the Eskdale Valley to Slight Side and Scafell, meeting the cloud as we climbed to Scafell.

From Scafell we descended by Fox's Tarn to re-climb by Mickledore to Scafell Pike.

After a short break on the sumit we continued over Brad crag and Ill Crag to Esk Hause, desceding on the Borowdale side to our camp site, with views over Borrowdale and Great Gable.

Although there was a little cloud covering the high tops we had some great views through the evening with most tops eventally clearing.

On Friday we set off just after 8.30 to climb to the summit of Esk Pike before continuing to Bowfell, wonderful clear views from the summit including a great views of yesterdays route over the Scafells.

As we descended to Three Tarns the cloud blew over us, covering Bowfell behind and the Crinkle Crags ahead, we continued along the Crinkles ridge stopping on the summit of Long Top for our lunch before descenting to Red Tarn and down to Great Langdale.

A great day in Langdale today, we set off from the New Dungeon Ghyll climbing alongside Stickle Gill, climbing up the zig zags below Tarn Crag and up to Stickle Tarn.

After a break on the shore of the tarn we set off around to the eastern flank of Pavey Ark, climbing the North Rake route to the summit. We stopped for our lunch just below the summit rocks with a wonderful view over Stickle Tarn below.

After lunch we continued to Harrison Stickle, the highest point of the day with great views over the Langdale Valley. From Harrison Stickle we descended over Harrison Combe climbing again to the rocky summit of Pike O'Stickle before descending over Loft Crag and down the path alongside Dungeon Ghyll back to the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

A fantastic day above Langdale today climbing from the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel we headed up climbing to the summit of Pike O'Blisco, great weather so far although some of the high tops were in cloud, including the Crinkles and Bowfell.

We continued past Red Tarn and up the gentle path to the First Crinkle, the cloud was coming and going over the ridge all the climb, but by the time we reached the First Crinkle the cloud had lifted, we stopped here for our lunches before continuing onto the second top, Long Top, the highest of the Crinkle Crags, via the 'Bad Step'.

After a brief stop on each of the remaining Crinkles we continued over the Shelter Crags down to Three Tarns before climbing the steep path to the summit of Bowfell, the Scafells were still in a little cloud but all other tops were clear by now, although it did look very dark further east over Hight Street and the Pennines.

We descended to the top of Bowfell to the top of the Great Slab, descending over the Slab to the base of Bowfell Buttress and following the Climbers Traverse to meet the top of The Band path and followed this down to the valley and back to the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

A fantastic days walking.

Another good day today on the Langdale Pikes, from the New Dungeon Ghyll hotel we climbed by Stickle Gill to Stickle Tarn.

The views were great to the south over Windermere and down to Morcambe Bay. We continued to climb over the North Rake to the summit of Pavey Ark then onto Thunacar Knott to Harrison Stickle.

After a short lunch stop out of the wind on the summit of Harrison Stickle we continued to the summit of Pike O'Stickle, descending over Loft Crag and down alongside Dungeon Ghyll back to the Langdale Valley.

A great day on the Crinkle Crags today, yesterdays rain meant that all the waterfalls were full and spectacular.

We climbed from the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel to Red Tarn and followed the ridge over the Crinkles, stopping for lunch on the first crinkle before climbing to Long Top, the highest Crinkle via the 'Bad Step'.

We were just in the cloud on the tops with occasional views down into Langdale and Eskdale, but as we descended towards Three Tarns we dropped below the cloud base and were rewarded with some great views all around.

We descended in sunshine down The Band to Stool End Farm and back to the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

Another great day in the Langdale Valley today, this time a day spent scrambling above the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

We set off from the New Dungeon Ghyll this morning climbing alongside Stickle Gill crossing the bridge but instead of following the main path we turned right, climbing alongside Tarn Crag Gill for a little while before turning into the gill and scrambling up the rocks through the waterfalls.

We had great fun scrambling upp the ravines, although the water levels were a little higher than usual and we had to miss out a few of the wetter sections.

From the top of the gill we picked a good line on some nice looking rock which took us to the summit of Tarn Crag. From the summit we had great views south over Morcambe By and the surrounding fells as well as our next objective, Jack's Rake and Pavey Ark.

We descended from Tarn Crag to Stickle Tarn and followed the path along the eastern shore, stopping on a boulder for our lunch before pressing on to climb Jack's Rake, we made good progress climbing the rake and after several stops on the terraces too admire the views we emerged on the summit of Pavey Ark.

From the summit we descended the North Rake path back down to Stickle Tarn and down by Stickle Gill back to the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

A surprising day on the Langdale Pikes today, we set off from the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel in thick cloud and rain climbing alongside Stickle Gill to Stickle Tarn.

At the tarn we could only see a few metres into the mist, so we pressed on heading for the North Rake path on the far side of the tarn, as we reached the usual crossing point of Bright Beck we realised thet the water was pretty high, so we continued along the beck looking for a better place to cross.

After a while it was decided that we may as well continue along Bright Beck and climb directly to Thunacar Knott, a great idea as Bright Beck proved to be surprisingly interesting as it climbed between crags in steep ravines.

As we climbed out of the beck we emerged on the Sergeant Man to Thunacar Knott path, turning left to the summit of Thunacar Knott. Here the constant drizzle stopped and the clouds parted, giving wonderful views north over the Borrowdale Fells to Skiddaw and beyond to the Solway, even the Scafells were now out of cloud.

A short walk then brought us to the rocky Pavey Ark, our original first destination, before continuing along the rim of the bowl above Stickle Tarn to the summit of Harrison Stickle, the highest of the Langdale Pikes. There was still cloud in the valley below, but we could see down to Windermere and Elterwater.

We stopped on the summit for our sandwiches and to admire the splendid views, as we were here the weather improved further and the bright skies came over Bowfell towards us.

After our rest we crossed Harrison Combe to climb to the rocky summit of Pike O'Stickle, yet again some great views, before descending over Loft Crag and down to Dungeon Ghyll and the path down over Pike How and back to The New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

A near perfect day in the snow today, we set off from Buttermere just after 8am climbing by Sour Milk Gill onto the summit of Red Pike, a wonderful view over the Solway and out to the Isle Of Man with Ireland just visible beyond!

We followed the ridge east climbing to the summit of High Stile and then onto High Crag, descending the steep slope of Gamlin End and onto Haystacks.

The snow was quite deep in places and much of the usually boggy ground on the southern side of Haystacks was frozen over, progress on this ground was slow but we pressed on to climb to the summit of Brandreth and followed the ridge over Green Gable to climb to the summit of Great Gable, watching a snowboarder on theslopes of Green Gable and a paraglider above our heads on Great Gable. We had lost a lot of time between High Crag and Brandreth so it was decided not to climb Scafell Pike, the boulder fields on Broad Crag and Ill Crag would not much fun in the dark!

Instead we descended to Sty Head and followed the path to Sprinkling Tarn and onto the summit of Seathwaite Fell and then over the Allen Crags, here the sun set and we descended by Angle Tarn to Rossett Pike in the dark and down the Rossett Gill path to Mickledore and the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, for a well earned drink, arriving at the hotel at 7.50pm, 10 summits and a great day on the fells.

A wonderful day on Bowfell and the Crinkles today, we  set off from the Old Dungeon Ghyll in Langdale at 10am and climbed along The Band, into the thick cloud pretty quickly. This continued as we climbed towards the Climbers Traverse path, the snow was getting thicker as we climbed, but at this level it was still pretty wet snow, we decided against the Climbers Traverse path and climbed directly to the summit, emerging from the cloud as we climbed, through now thicker and firmer drier snow.

We were rewarded with a Brocken Spectre as we climbed towards the summit. We took shelter  from the cool wind on the summit of Bowfell and watched as the cloud blew over the Scafell Range while we ate our sandwiches.

After lunch we descended to Three Tarnsas we ppassed the top of the Great Slab we saw another Brocken Spectre, over the slab. We descended to Three Tarns and followed the ridge climbing onto the Crinkles. The snow at three tarns was a little wetter again, but it improved again as we climbed onto the Crinkle Crags.

The skies cleared throughout the afternoon giving us some wonderful views from Long Top, the highest of the Crinkles. We descended by Bad Step and crossed the final Crinkle and followed the long slope down to Red Tarn and the Brown Howe path down to Oxendale and the Langdale Valley, a wonderful day in the snow.

A great day climbing the Langdale Pikes today, setting off from the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel just after 10am we climbed by Stickle Ghyll and up the zig-zags by Tarn Crag to Stickle Tarn and followed the path around Stickle Tarn to the North Rake climbing to the summit of Pavey Ark.

From Pavey Ark a short walk brought us to the summit of Thunacar Knott and then to Harrison Stickle, our highest point of the day. We stopped out of the breeze just below the summit to eat our sandwiches before we continued, crossing Harrison Combe to climb to the rocky summit of Pike O'Stickle before descending over Loft Crag and down alongside Dungeon Ghyll back down to the valley.

A good day in good weather, many of the higher summits spent most of the day in cloud but we were dry and with good views all day!

A great day on the Langdale Pikes today, we climbed in good weather to Stickle Tarn, walking around the tarn to climb to the start of Jack's Rake.

After a short stop below Easy Gully we began climbing Jacks Rake, making good progress and emerging in sunshine onto the summit of Pavey Ark.

From Pavey Ark we continued to the summit of Harrison Stickle, stopping out of the light breeze to eat our packed lunches with a wonderful view over Stickle Tarn and Pavey Ark, watching others progress up Jack's Rake.

From Harrison Stickle we crossed Harrison Combe to the summit of Pike O'Stickle before descending to Loft Crag, following the path alongside Dungeon Ghyll back to the Langdale Valley.

A great day on Bowfell today, we set off from the Old Dungeon Ghyll and climbed from Stool End up The Band, turning off onto the Climbers Traverse path and crossing to the foot of The Great Slab.

As we reached the slab the cloud blew over us and we were in cloud for much of the next few hours walking.

We climbed up the Great Slab, emerging above it to walk to the summit of Bowfell and stopped for our packed lunches just below the summit rocks, unfortunately no views here today so we pressed on, descending in very thick cloud to Ore Gap and crossing the summit of Esk Pike to descend to Esk Hause and Angle Tarn.

As we reached Angle Tarn the cloud began to break and we were rewarded with some wonderful views from the summit of Rossett Pike.

We descended the Rossett Gill path to Mickleden in warm sunshine and followed the valley back to the Old Dungeon Ghyll.

A good day on the Langdale Pikes today. We set off from the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel and climbed by Stickle Gill following the zig-zags below Tarn Crag to Stickle Tarn in thick mist by now. We circled the tarn to climb the North Rake route to the summit of Pavey Ark.

We traversed the rim of the combe above Stickle Tarn to the summit of Harrison Stickle, the highest point of the day, stopping in the shelter of some rocks to eat our lunches before continuing over the summits of Pike O'Sticle and Loft Crag, descending alongside Dungeon Ghyll back to the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

A good day climbing Bowfell and the Crinkle Crags today, the weather wasn't great but we had a good time climbing Bowfell by the Climbers Traverse and the Great Slab.

As we set off from the Old Dungeon Ghyll this morning the weather was looking promising with only the tops of The Crinkles and Bowfell in the cloud but as we climbed The Band the rain set in continuing for the rest of the day.

We climbed from The Band onto the Climbers Traverse to the foot of Bowfell Buttress, although this was invisible in the mist, and climbed The Great Slab to the summit of Bowfell.

We didn't stop for long on the top of Bowfell, the view wasn't up to much, so we descended south to Three Tarns and cmbed by the Shelter Crags, stopping for lunch in the shelter of the crags while the rain briefly stopped.

We continued crossing the Crinkle Crags climbing to the summit of Long Top, the highest of The Crinkles and descended by the newly laid path crossing the final Crinkle and descending out of the cloud to Red Tarn.

From Red Tarn we climbed to the summit of Pike O'Blisco back in the cloud before descending the southern path from the summit, the pitched path was very slippery and took some care to descend but we made it down to the road and the Old Dungeon Ghyll in one piece.

A great day climbing The Langdale Pikes by Jack's Rake.

We set off at 10am and climbed the zig-zags above Stickle Gill to Stickle Tarn and followed the path along the eastern side of the tarn to the foot of Jack's Rake.

The weather was great, although there  was quite a strong breeze we were well sheltered so we pressed on climbing Jack's Rake with some magnificent views and few difficulties we reached the summit of Pavey Ark in good time, the wind here was pretty strong so we didn't stop for long, descending a little and taking the lower more sheltered path to Harrison Stickle.

After a short stop on the summit of Harrison Stickle, our highest point of the day, we descended, crossing Harrison Combe and climbing to the summit of Pike O'Stickle. There were magnificent views from here across the Langdale Valley, we descended and found a nice sheltered spot in the sun to eat our sandwiches before crossing to the summit of Loft Crag, where a light shower passed over before we descended to the path alongside Dungeon Ghyll, following this back down to the valley.

After meeting outside The New Dungheon Ghyll Hotel we got on our way to tackle the Langdale Pikes. The weather forecast was showing a continuation of the strong winds have had recently, coupled with a bit of rain/ sleet but otherwise clear. As we set off it was clear but after a few hundred meters up the Stickle Ghyll the heavens opened and we donned our waterproofs (we were probably being quite optimistic not to start with them on! haha) The waterfalls up the Ghyll were full to the brim and made great viewing. Soon enough we had climbed up to Stickle Tarn. The usual crossing across the stream coming from the tarn was quite full, and not wanting to drop back down the ghyll a hundred meters or so we opted to walk all the way around the tarn to meet the path that leads up to Pavey Ark. This little walk around the Tarn turned out to be really nice and a nice change. We met our path a few minutes later and were back on track. We made our way up the loose path through the crags and then followed it up the gully to the summit plateau. The summit of Pavey Ark provided amazing views back down to Stickle Tarn, down the Langdale Valley towards Windermere and also of our next objective Harrison's Stickle (Thunacar Knott is sometimes included on this route, but due to wind direction and now sleet that was coming we opted to skip it out to avoid the pain! haha) By the time we made our way onto the summit of Harrison's Stickle we had not had a shower for a little while and we just had the winds to contend with. We descended off of Harrison's and made our way across the flat ground to Pike 'o Stickle. We were at its base within minutes and scrambled up its short but steep path and bagged the summit. We didnt stay long and retraced our steps back to its base. We now walked the short distance to Loft Crag (where Pike'o Stickle looks much more impressive!) and then found a little crag to sit behind to offer us shelter from the wind while we had some lunch. After our short stop we followed the track back down to the the New Dungeon Ghyll. A bracing but excellent day climbing a fantastic group of fells!

The Langdale Pikes is a real gem of a walk, and even more so on a windy day! Due to the close proximity of the four summits it means there is only limited time spend on high exposed ground.

We started from outside the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel and joined the very good track that runs up the side of Stickle Ghyll. Just as we had set off it had begun to rain, but after a few minutes this had eased, and due to the climb we were all already stripping off layers! Soon enough we were up at the impressive Stickle tarn, with the even more impressive cliff face of Pavey Ark ahead of us. Our route today did not take us up the classic scramble of Jacks Rake, so we followe the path around the flank of the cliff and climbed up the good gully path. Just as we emerged at the top of the path we were hit with a hail storm, and the previously bagged layers were quickly put back on! We bagged Pavey Ark, and after a few minutes of admiring the fantastic view we pressed on towards Harrissons Stickle. The summit of Harrisons Stickle was extremely windy so again we didn't linger for long. We crossed the short plateau that lies between Harrisons Stickle  and Pike O Stickle and were ready to take on our third summit of the day. Pike O stickle has a path that leads to the summit, but it is best enjoyed when scrambled, so we all picked a line of our own and made our way to its rounded summit. From this summit we made our way to Loft Crag, where we sheltered for a spot of lunch. The descend brought us out of the wind, and after about an hour we were back outside the hotel.

A wonderful day on The Langdale Pikes today.

We set off from the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel at 10am and climbed the steep path by Stickle Ghyll, branching off up the zig-zags below Tarn Crag to reach Stickle Tarn in bright sunshine, the views today were spectacular and there were plenty of people heading off up Jack's Rake, but instead we followed the path around Stickle Tarn to the North Rake climbing this steep but easy path to the summit of Pavey Ark.

From Pavey Ark we traversed to the summit of Harrison Stickle easily finding a good spot to the south of the summit cairn to eat our sandwiches while admiring the glorious view over the Langdale Valley.

After lunch we descended into Harrison Combe and crossed to the short scramble up onto Pike O'Stickle before descending onto Loft Crag from here we followed the path alongside Dungeon Ghyll descending to Pike How and back down to the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel for a well deserved drink.

An absoloutely amazing day climbing some of Langdales finest.

I met Terry and Carol at the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel and we set off to make our way  up the band. The sun was already high in the extremely clear skies, and we knew it was going to be a hot one! We made our way up The Band towards Bowfell, and as we got higher our views of The Langdale Pikes and the Crinkles just got better and better! We took the climbers traverse off of The Band and made our way to the base of The Great Slab. We climbed to the summit of Bowfell via the path alongside the impressive Great Slab, from where we for incredible views in all directions. We stopped just off of the summit for a bite to eat, during which we enjoyed one of the best views of the Scafells.

After lunch we descended to the Three Tarns before starting the next part of our journey over The Crinkle Crags. We climbed up and over the different Crinkles, and as we got to Long Top (the highest) we opted to avoid The Bad Step. With the Crinkles under our belts we walked across easier ground towards Cold Pike. On the way we took in Great Knott, and then climbed the short distance up to the summit of Cold Pike.

We enjoyed another stop on this summit, which is a great viewpoint back over The Crinkles with Bowfell behind. Still enjoying the afternoon sun we descended down to Red tarn before re-ascending up to our final summit of the day, Pike O' Blisco. We took a few minutes on this summit to soak up what we had achieved over this route, before starting our descent back to the valley floor.

On our way down a Hercules flew through the valley across the face of the Langdales which was highly impressive.  We got back to the ODG just as the sun was setting behind The Crinkles to provide us with one final great view of our entire route. An amazing route, and Happy Birthday Carol!

A superb day up Bowfell and The Great Slab, then onto Esk Pike and Rossett Pike.

Starting from the Old Dungeon Ghyll we made our way through the farm (where we saw a bright orange goat chasing two deer, very odd!) and onto the path that climbs up The Band. We ascended The Band (a large spur that leads to Bowfell) and the morning heat was already blasting down on us. Towards the top of The Band we took the path over its crest and onto the climbers traverse. After walking along the narrow track we ascended up the rocky path next to The Great Slab. A short walk from the top of the slab brought us to the fine summit of Bowfell.

We stopped on the summit for our lunch and enjoyed the incredible views it has to offer, especially over towards the Scafells. While we were having our lunch we could see some showers working their way across the bottom of the park, but fotunately they didnt look like they would come near us.

From Bowfell we descended, and then climbed up and over Esk Pike, from which we descended to Esk Hause. Now on our return leg we descended a short distance to Angle Tarn, from which we again climbed up to the summit of Rossett Pike. Now with just our descent left we took the steppy path down into Mickleden, and then enjoyed the flat track back to the Old Dungeon Ghyll.

Another great day on Bowfell today, we set off from the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel just before 10am and climbed the long path up The Band, turning off this path to climb onto the Climbers Traverse and following this along to the base of the Great Slab.

So far we had had a few snow flurries, but nothing too bad, the Slab was pretty greasy today, so we followed the rocky path to the side of the Slab emerging near the summit of Bowfell.

As we reached the summit of Bowfell the latest snow flurry cleared giving us some wonderful views to the Scafell range.

From Bowfell we descended to Ore Gap, stopping in some shelter fr our lunches before climbing to the summit of Esk Pike, descending over Esk Hause to Angle Tarn, by now in warm sunshine as we climbed to the summit of Rossett Pike and the good views of the Great Slab.

All that was left now was the descent by the new Rossett Gill path and down into the Mickleden Valley, following the track back to the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

Another wonderful day out on the Langdale Pikes today, the weather was far better than had been expected, the cloud today was well above the summits, we climbed from the New Dungeon Ghyll by Stickle Ghyll and followed the zig-zags up by Tarn Crag to Stickle Tarn.

After s short stop by the tarn we pressed on, following the shore of the tarn west and climbing onto the North Rake path, climbing this steep path to the summit of Pavey Ark, stopping for our lunches on the summit rocks to admire the view.

After lunch we pressed on crossing to the summit of Harrison Stickle, a great viewpoint over the Langdale Valley.

From the summit of Harrison Stickle we descended into Harrison Combe and picked up the path down by Dungeon Ghyll, dropping down by Pike Howe and back to the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

A great day today climbing Bowfell and the Crinkles from the Old Dungeon Ghyll.

We set off from the Old Dungeon Ghyll climbing The Band, it was quite hard work today in the heat, but as we climbed higher there was a little more breeze.

From The Band we climbed onto the Climbers Traverse and followed this to the foot of the Great Slab and climbed the slab emerging a short walk away from the summit of Bowfell.

The views today were a bit hazy, but from the summit of Bowfell we had a wonderful view across Upper Eskdale to the Scafell Range.

After a short lunch stop we left Bowfell and descended to Three Tarns, climbing again by the Shelter Crags and onto The Crinkles following this wonderful ridge to Long Top, the highest of the Crinkle Crags, descending by the 'Bad Step' and crossing the final Crinkle.

We descended the long slope down to Red Tarn deciding to include the summit of Pike O'Blisco making short work of the steep climb to the summit. By now Bowfell and the Crinkles were in cloud, but the views over the Langdale Valley were good.

We descended the path east from the summit of Pike O'Blisco dropping eventually down to the roadside just above Side Farm and following the lane back to the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

Another fantastic weekend of toughing it out on the 24 Peaks Challenge in 24 Hours.

On Saturday morning I met the group in Buttermere, and after a few minutes of finalising kit we were on our way (8.17am). The start of the challenge is not a kind one as we got straight into the climb by heading up the steep steps leading to Red Pike. We made great progress up this steep climb, despite intentionally taking it easier as to not burn out. After the final scramble we were on the summit of Red Pike after 1 hour and 20 minutes. There was a bit of mist on the Buttermere Fells but there was more over towards Great Gable where we would be heading later.

From Red Pike we followed the ridge and a short climb brought us up to summit number 2, High Stile. From High Stile another ridge walk brought us quickly onto summit 3, High Crag. With 3 summits in the bag within a couple of hours we now had a large descent to deal with. We descended the steep slope of Gamlin End before heading across Scarth Gap. From here we scrambled quickly up the slope to the summit of Haystacks, unfortunately not one of the 24 peaks!

We headed south from Haystacks past Inominate Tarn and weaved our way around the many tarns and outcrops before joining the track that climbs up to the Moses Trod Path. We joined this path for a short while before cutting off to hoin the northern slope of Green Gable. A short drag up into the mist brough us summit number 4, Green Gable. Great Gable soon followed as we headed across windy gap and up over the boulders to its windswept summit. We didnt linger long as we were planning on having Lunch at Styhead pass. We reached Styhead Pass after the knee crunching descent and the break was very well received!

After the break we were back on the ascent and we made our way up the Corridor Route to the summit of Lingmell. We were still climbing really well and focused on now reaching the highest summit in England. The group continued to climb well and after about 20 minutes we were on the summit of Scafell Pike. We were lucky enough to have some views so we took a moment to soak them up before heading onto our next peak. We crossed Broad Crag Col follwed by Broad Crag and Ill Crag before a short ascent brought us up to Great End. We continued with great pace across Esk Hause and summited Esk Pike shortly after. 9 down, 1 to go. We crossed Ore Gap and picked our way through the boulders and onto the summit of Bowfell.

With all of Day 1's peaks done we now just had to descend, and we had 1 hour 30 to get to the bottom to do it in 12 hours. We descended to the Three Tarns before turning east and joining The Band. We walked very quickly down the good path and we got to the bottom at about 12 hours exactly!

The alarm clock went off way too soon on Sunday morning, but we had some unfinished business to attend to, so out of bed we had to get! Unfortunately 3 of the 10 were unable to continue onto day 2 of the challenge.

After meeting in Ambleside at 7am we got our lift to the Kirkstone Pass, a great place to start the second day as its 350m above sea level. However, despite having a head start the first slope up Red Screes was by no means an easy one. We set off and the sun was already breaking through the patchwork of clouds, it was looking like a good day. We actually made amazing progress up this steep slope and we were on the summit after just 35 minutes.

We took a few minutes to have a breather on the summit, but then we made our way across the grassy slopes to Dove Crag. Hart Crag and Fairfield followed soon after. With just over 2 hours gone we were now on the toughest section of the day. We descended down the steep western side of Fairfield before climbing the very steep slope on the side of Seat Sandal. From this summit we had to descend straight away. Back in the col we chose to take the steep runners path up to the summit of Dollywagon Pike, this was hard work, but once again the group climbed well.

We were now onto the easier section of the walk and the summits would start to come much quicker. After Dollywagon Pike we took in Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn, White Side and Raise. We had just 3 summits left and we seemed to be walking better than ever. It had been windier across these last few summits, but the sun was starting to come out again. We cracked on to the Dodds, and we had soon taken in Stybarrow Dodd, Great Dodd and our final summit, Watson's Dodd. We had done it, all we had to do was descend down to the roadside.

We descended down the grassy slope towards Castle Rock, and after passing the rock face we had made it to the roadside. John met us at the bottom and produced some champagne to celebrate our success. We had managed to complete the second day in just 8 hours 20 minutes, brining our total time to 20 hours and 20 minutes! Well done Chaps!!

A perfect day today climbing the Langdale Pikes from the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

We set off from the New Dungeon Ghyll just after 10am and climbed up by Stickle Gill to Stickle Tarm, the views today were wonderful.

From Stickle Tarn we climbed the North Rake path up onto the summit of Pavey Ark.

After a short stop on the summit of Pavey Ark to admire the views we were off again, crossing to the summit of Harrison Stickle. there was next to no wind today, and we sat by the summit of Harrrison Stickle to eat our sandwiches with a glorious view in front of us.

After lunch we descended into Harrison Combe, crossing to the summit of Pike O'Stickle, the views here were probably the best of the day.

After the short scramble down we crossed to the summit of Loft Crag and then down by Dungeon Ghyll back to the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

A good day today climbing the Crinkle Crags from the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel in Langdale.

We climbed from Stool End up The Band, making good progress up the path to Three Tarns, at Three Tarns the wind was quite strong, and we were in quite thick cloud, but we pressed on, crossing the Shelter Crags and then up onto the Crinkles, crossing the ridge in good time and were soon coming down of the final Crinkle by Cold Pike and down to Red Tarn, we were just dropping out of the cloud as we came down to Red Tarn and as we dropped down the path towards the valley we had some good views over the Langdale Pikes and even a brief glimpse of the Crinkles ridge as it emerged from the cloud for a short while.

We dropped down into Oxendale and followed the track back by Stool End to the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, a great days walking.