22nd September 2008

Today's walk: The Bannisdale Horseshoe (Wainwright's Outlying Fells p260)


Kendal and Scout Scar from near the start of the circuit


AW recommends an agile companion and Andrew fitted the bill


the gate leading to open fell is padlocked and must be climbed


the approach to Whiteside Pike


the cairn on Whiteside Pike looking to Capplebarrow


this embedded stone in the cairn obviously long postdates AW


the view eastwards from Whiteside Pike


an awkward wall crossing gives access to Todd Fell


Long Sleddale from Todd Fell


Whiteside Pike from Todd Fell


another awkward crossing to leave Todd Fell and regain the ridge path


looking back to Whiteside Pike and Todd Fell from the slopes of Capplebarrow


Long Sleddale from Capplebarrow


Green Quarter Fell and Skeggles Water with Sour Howes and Sallows beyond from Capplebarrow


Green Quarter Fell and Skeggles Water from the 1819' top, highest point of the horseshoe


Kentmere Pike seen over Long Sleddale almost cloud free


looking down Bannisdale from its head


now follows a rough and boggy traverse to the ambiguous summit of Long Crag


our first top Whiteside Pike seen over the head of Bannisdale with Benson Knott in sun beyond


the route from Long Crag to White Howe


the trig point on White Howe summit


Arnside Knott and Morecambe Bay from White Howe


AW asked for a stile here between White Howe and the next, one foot lower, top


a view into Bannisdale from the steep descent off the 1736' top


descending towards the final top, Lamb Pasture


Bannisdale from Lamb Pasture


looking over fields to Benson Knott from Lamb Pasture


Ulgraves on Potter Fell from Lamb Pasture


very tussocky going as we descend from Lamb Pasture


the final descent from the ridge


the track down to Thorn Cottage


looking back along the old Shap road to Mabbin Crag

Andrew's pictures of this walk