Thursday 31st May 2007

Start Point : Woolpack Inn (NY 190 009)

Distance : 8.8 miles Height Ascended : 1040 metres

Route Map

A view of Eskdale from the climb up to Stony Tarn

A gloomy view of Harter Fell

Stony Tarn below the Dawsonground and Whin Crags

Stony Tarn…………………

……………and again viewed from Cat Cove

Slight Side from near the same view point as above - Sca Fell remains obscured

Close up study of a beetle (picture by Alex)

Crinkle Crags from below the summit of Slight Side

The Illgill Head and Whin Gill ridge from Slight Side - and a glimpse of Burnmoor Tarn

Good timing - the clouds lift as we reach the summit of Slight Side offering this view of Ill Crag and Esk Pike

Sca Fell from Slight Side – Scafell Pike behind to the right

The view northwest from the summit of Slight Side - Haycock silhouetted in the middle distance above Yewbarrow

Looking down to Great Moss and the River Esk

Long Green and Slight Side from the summit of Sca Fell

Bruce ‘topping out’ on Sca Fell

Scafell Pike, Ill Crag, Esk Pike, Bow Fell and the Crinkle Crags

Wast Water - Seatallan the high point on the horizon right of centre

The northwestern aspect from Sca Fell – all summits now cloud free as the clever weatherman predicted

Mosedale

‘A table for four please……….’

Bruce waits patiently as usual

Seatallan and Middle Fell across Wast Water

Burnmoor Tarn

Sca Fell from Burnmoor Tarn

The Burnmoor Tarn Monster?

No it's a Bruce!!

Lambford Bridge

Eel Tarn and Harter Fell

Bruce at Eel Tarn

Eel Tarn and a last look back to Sca Fell and Slight Side now silouetted behind Eskdale Fell

The Woolpack Inn home to the Hardknott Brewery

and purveyor of fine ales…………well worth a visit.