Friday 25th to Monday 28th March 2005
An Easter trip backpacking for a couple of days with Peter, Lottie and Dave, and a day on Illgill Head and Whin Rigg with Peter, Lottie, Catherine & Chris. The western fells got the best of the weather, particularly in the evenings - cloud dominated the eastern views.
Our route took in Middle Fell, Seatallan, Haycock and Caw Fell on Friday; Whoap, Lank Rigg, Haycock (again), Scoat Fell, Steeple and Red Pike on Saturday; Yewbarrow on Sunday; and Illgill Head and Whin Rigg on Monday.
Peter, Lottie and Dave almost ready to go
Friday 11:21 AM
Pretty tree encountered near the start
Friday 11:36 AM
Wast Water
Friday 11:36 AM
About to head up into the mist
Friday 12:02 PM
In the mist
Friday 12:33 PM
The summit of Middle Fell
Friday 1:41 PM
Leaving Middle Fell for Yewbarrow
Friday 1:47 PM
A patch of afternoon sun highlights Great How across Burnmoor Tarn
Friday 1:50 PM
Greendale Tarn
Friday 2:04 PM
Grasmoor from Caw Fell in the afternoon light
Friday 5:28 PM
Camping
Friday 6:25 PM
Dave enjoys the sunset across Lank Rigg
Friday 6:34 PM
Sunset haze in the east
Friday 6:40 PM
Full moon rising
Friday 7:12 PM
Sunset sky
Friday 7:28 PM
Wild camp near Caw Fell
Saturday 9:25 AM
Four Herdwicks
Saturday 10:06 AM
Food stop
Saturday 10:23 AM
Dave and Lank Rigg
Saturday 10:35 AM
Wild and lonely Whoap Beck
Saturday 10:39 AM
Peter, Lottie and Dave head up Lank Rigg
Saturday 10:40 AM
On the way up Lank Rigg from Whoap
Saturday 10:56 AM
Caw Fell and the south Ennerdale ridge from Lank Rigg
Saturday 11:03 AM
Peter and Lottie on the summit of Lank Rigg
Saturday 11:03 AM
Looking back to Caw Fell from Lank Rigg
Saturday 11:06 AM
Haycock
Saturday 12:28 PM
Middle Fell and Seatallan
Saturday 2:08 PM
Red Pike and Scoat Tarn from Haycock
Saturday 2:33 PM
Scoat Fell
Saturday 2:41 PM
A patch of afternoon sun highlights Great How across Burnmoor Tarn
Saturday 2:48 PM
Climbing Scoat Fell, with Ennerdale Water behind
Saturday 3:01 PM
Steeple
Saturday 3:22 PM
Red Pike from Scoat Fell
Saturday 4:06 PM
Red Pike (looking inaptly named from this direction)
Saturday 4:12 PM
Scoat Tarn
Saturday 4:21 PM
Looking steeply down to Mosedale
Saturday 4:35 PM
Wild camp by Scoat Tarn
Saturday 5:26 PM
Scoat Tarn sunset
Saturday 6:26 PM
Dave is first to leave in the morning
Sunday 9:54 AM
Looking back across Scoat Tarn to our camping spot
Sunday 10:49 AM
The imposing north ridge of Yewbarrow
Sunday 12:42 PM
Lottie scrambling on Yewbarrow
Sunday 1:00 PM
Lottie scrambling (complete with full pack)
Sunday 1:00 PM
First view of the pub (and of C+C's tent, but we didn't know it yet)
Sunday 1:13 PM
Lottie on the summit ridge of Yewbarrow
Sunday 1:22 PM
Wastwater and the Screes
Sunday 1:55 PM
Wast Water
Sunday 2:58 PM
Peter and Lottie descending by Dropping Crag
Sunday 3:08 PM
Looking back up Yewbarrow from near Overbeck Bridge
Sunday 3:27 PM
Great Gable from Wasdale Head
Monday 10:47 AM
A patch of afternoon sun highlights Great How across Burnmoor Tarn
Monday 11:07 AM
Lottie & Catherine near Brackenclose; Pikes Crag in the mist beyond
Monday 11:09 AM
Molly
Monday 11:15 AM
Buckbarrow across the lake
Monday 11:17 AM
Peter and Lottie on the Burnmoor path with Kirk Fell in the background
Monday 11:37 AM
Molly
Monday 11:42 AM
Wasdale Head
Monday 12:08 PM
Yewbarrow
Monday 12:32 PM
Along the ridge to Whin Rigg
Monday 1:07 PM
Harter Fell and Green Crag
Monday 1:17 PM
Muncaster Fell
Monday 1:37 PM
Dark cloud over Irton Fell
Monday 2:14 PM
Entering the woods
Monday 2:43 PM
In Miterdale Forest
Monday 2:58 PM
In the woods
Monday 3:05 PM
Reaching the edge of the woods
Monday 3:12 PM
Ducks on the river
Monday 3:29 PM
Lottie and Peter crossing the River Mite
Monday 3:32 PM
Upper Miterdale
Monday 4:12 PM
Upper Miterdale
Monday 4:16 PM
The dramatic head of Miterdale
Monday 4:25 PM
Looking back down Miterdale
Monday 4:36 PM
A patch of afternoon sun highlights Great How across Burnmoor Tarn
Monday 4:50 PM
Great How again
Monday 4:58 PM
Great Gable from Wasdale Head
Monday 6:05 PM
The standard "postcard" view of Wasdale from the foot of the lake
Monday 6:20 PM