20th August 2008

Today's walk (Keswick rambling club): Stonethwaite - Eagle Crag - Sergeant's Crag - Ullscarf - High Saddle - Low Saddle - Watendlath - Stonethwaite


heading towards Eagle Crag from Stonethwaite


zooming back into upper Borrowdale from the lower slopes of Eagle Crag


bracken on the lower slopes of Eagle Crag with Greenup Gill below


the steep gully on Eagle Crag with Langstrath far below


emerging from the gully with Borrowdale beyond


diversion to look up Greenup Gill


Sergeant's Crag from the slopes of Eagle Crag


approaching Eagle Crag summit with Borrowdale below


Borrowdale from Eagle Crag summit


the awkward step down from Eagle Crag with Langstrath below


looking back over Eagle Crag from Sergeant's Crag


descending from Sergeant's Crag with Rossett Pike ahead and Bowfell in mist beyond


Sergeant's Crag and Eagle Crag from above Long Crag


the long broad ridge towards the top of Ullscarf


descending from Ullscarf


Low Saddle and Blea Tarn ahead on the descent from Ullscarf


Sergeant's Crag and Eagle Crag from Low Saddle


Watendlath Tarn with Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite Lake beyond from Low Saddle


Blea Tarn with Blencathra in the distance and the dark shape of Raven Crag


descending from Low Saddle towards Watendlath


approaching Watendlath with Grange Fell to the left and Skiddaw in the distance


Watendlath Tarn


Watendlath Tarn with Low Saddle in the distance


on the Watendlath to Rosthwaite track


upper Borrowdale from the track


Rosthwaite and its surrounding fields


now on the Stonethwaite branch of the track descending towards upper Borrowdale


Eagle Crag in sight again as we approach Stonethwaite


zooming in on Eagle Crag