Route: Mungrisdale - Souther Fell - Scales Fell - Blencathra - Atkinson Pike - Mungrisdale Common - Glenderamackin Col - Bannerdale Crags - Bowscale Fell - east ridge - Mungrisdale
Distance: 10.75 miles
Ascent: 2,900ft
Time: 5 hours
With: Anne
Notes:
Glorious. A hard frost, blue skies, sunshine and no wind
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Great Mell Fell from above Mungrisdale as we head up Souther Fell
Looking across to The Tongue which leads onto Bowscale Fell
Looking back down on Mungrisdale as we gain height on the ridge
Bannerdale Crags with Blencathra behind from Souther Fell's summit
Heading south along Souther fell's broad top. Clough Head on the left, Crinkle Crags to Great Gable on the skyline
Scales Fell leading onto Blencathra with White Horse Bent on the right
Zooming in on Sharp Edge and Foule Crag
Looking back to Souther Fell from Scales Fell
Heading up Scales Fell
The top part of Scales Fell with Doddick Fell joining from the left
Looking back down on Scales Fell and Souther Fell from Blencathra's summit with the North Pennines in the distance across the Vale of Eden
Hallsfell Top, Blencathra's summit
The view south, the Dodds leading to Helvellyn from Blencathra's summit
Gategill Fell Top with the north western fells behind from Hallsfell Top
The Skiddaw fells from Blencathra's summit
180 Westerly panorama from Blencathra's summit
Heading for Atkinson Pike, Blencathra's northern most top
Blencathra's summit from Atkinson Pike
The flat topped Mungrisdale Common from below Blue Screes
Mungrisdale Common with Skiddaw on the left and Great Calva on the right
Looking back to Blencathra from Mungrisdale Common's 'summit'
180 North Westerly panorama from Mungrisdale Common's summit
Bowscale Fell from Bannerdale Crags
Blencathra from Bowscale Fell's summit
Looking over The Tongue and Souther Fell to the High Street ridge
Carrock Fell with High Pike on the far left
Previous Walk: Helvellyn from Swirls (Sat 28 Jan 2006)