25th January 2007

Today's walk: Skiddaw Little Man - Skiddaw - Latrigg


Catbells, Hindscarth, Robinson and Keswick from Spooney Green Lane


Robin beside the lane - it was too icy to drive up Gale Road


the Helvellyn ridge and High Rigg from the path up Skiddaw


Latrigg and Derwentwater from the path


zooming in on Derwentwater


snowdrifts beside the path as Skiddaw Little Man comes into view


Blencathra and Lonscale Fell from the slopes of Little Man


Skiddaw Little Man from the cairn on Lesser Man


the Helvellyn ridge, Lesser Man and Latrigg from the cairn on Little Man


Skiddaw from Skiddaw Little Man


Blencathra from Skiddaw Little Man


the ice encrusted fence on the slopes of Little Man


looking over the fence to the Back of Skiddaw fells


looking back up the fence to Little Man


Derwentwater


cloudier weather over Newlands Valley


Skiddaw summit ahead with cloud rolling in


Skiddaw summit ..


.. and again looking west


Ullock Pike from the top of Skiddaw


a glimpse of Bassenthwaite Lake


looking south along the summit ridge in very volatile conditions


looking east to the Back of Skiddaw fells


Skiddaw summit shelter in a bitterly cold wind


almost a view of Longside Edge from Skiddaw summit shelter


stormy skies to the west on the way down


back in sunshine with the Helvellyn ridge in the distance


zooming in on Clough Head and Great Dodd


the Helvellyn ridge from the summit ridge of Latrigg


looking west along the summit ridge of Latrigg


evening sky over Derwentwater from Latrigg