we tried to drive to Mungrisdale to climb Bowscale Fell but the road was sheet ice

Clough Head from near Mungrisdale

Skiddaw and Bassenthwaite Lake from the forest above Beck Wythop

heading for Sale Fell on the path above the forest

Skiddaw from the path up Sale Fell

approaching Sale Fell summit with Helvellyn in the far distance

Skiddaw from near the top of Sale Fell

360 degree panorama from Sale Fell - click on the image for a larger version

zooming in on the Helvellyn ridge

Sale Fell summit from the west top with Skiddaw behind

Ling Fell from the west ridge of Sale Fell

looking towards cockermouth and the coast from the west ridge of Sale Fell

Eskin

path on the south side of Sale Fell above the Wythop Valley

Skiddaw from the Wythop Valley

evening light on Skiddaw from the head of the Wythop Valley