11th January 2003

Today's walk: Seat Sandal


Steel Fell from above Dunmail Raise


the icy path beside Raise Beck


filling the water bottle from a partly frozen waterfall in Raise Beck


using crampons higher up the Raise Beck path


St Sunday Crag from the slopes of Seat Sandal


climbing above Raise Beck with High Seat, Bleaberry Fell and Skiddaw in the distance


a rescue helicopter flying over the western slopes of Dollywaggon Pike


Seat Sandal summit


a break in the mist reveals Grisedale Tarn with Ullswater in the distance


heading onto the south ridge of Seat Sandal


further down the south ridge


Helm Crag from the ridge


looking down Little Tongue Gill to Grasmere from the point where we left the ridge