Route: Latrigg car park (end of Gale Road) - Jenkin Hill - Skiddaw - Jenkin Hill - Latrigg car park
Distance: 6.25 miles
Ascent: 2,050ft
Time: 2 hours 55 minutes
With: On Own
Notes:
Very windy. In cloud from 2,000ft. The forecast was for 90% chance of cloud free summits, I picked a 10% one!
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The north western fells
The Helvellyn ridge under cloud
In the cloud going round the side of Little Man
The gate before the final pull up onto Skiddaw's summit ridge
Skiddaw's summit trig point
... and shelter
On the way down
A break as I lose height
Derwent Water and Keswick
Heading down Jenkin Hill
The north western fells
Zooming in a bit on Grisedale Pike
Gate by the site of the tea shop, long gone
The Hawell Monument
Previous Walk: Helvellyn from Swirls (Sat 21 Nov 2015)