Ill Bell's north-east ridge
Tue 4 Nov 2014
Route: Kentmere Village - Hartrigg - Kentmere Reservoir - north east ridge - Ill Bell - Yoke - Rainsborrow Tarn - Garburn Pass - Kentmere Village
Distance: 8.50 miles
Ascent: 2,450ft
Time: 4 hours 5 minutes
With: On Own
Notes:
Blue sky and sunshine to start, light winds, clouded over towards the end of the walk.
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Looking towards Kentmere Hall and Garburn Pass
On the road up Kentmere to Hartrigg
Rainsborrow Crag, Ill Bell, Froswick, High Street and Lingmell End
Reservoir Cottage
Kentmere Reservoir's outflow
Looking across Kentmere Reservoir to Lingmell End
Ill Bell's north-east ridge
Looking across to Lingmell End as I gain height
Ill Bell's north-east ridge
Froswick
Looking back down the top section of the ridge
Red Screes from Ill Bell's summit
...and Windermere
Ill Bell's three summit cairns
Looking across too the high fells, looks like there may even be some snow on Scafell Pike
Kentmere
Looking back to Ill Bell from Yoke
Wansfell with the Coniston fells behind
Yoke's summit
Rainsborrow Tarn
Red Screes on the left and the Helvellyn range in the distance
Heading for the Garburn Pass from Yoke
Looking back to Yoke
Heading back down to Kentmere village from the Garburn Pass
Previous Walk: Howtown to Glenridding (Ullswater shoreline) (Sun 2 Nov 2014)
Next Walk: Ard Crags and Knott Rigg (Sat 15 Nov 2014)