Skiddaw from Spooney Green Lane

the Coledale Fells from Spooney Green Lane

Derwentwater from the lower slopes of Skiddaw

looking south to the lower part of the path

looking south over Derwentwater from higher up the path

Skiddaw Little Man appears and the path is still remarkably free of snow ..

looking down over the gate below Little Man ..

.. where the path moves to the eastern flanks and conditions change dramatically

looking back down the path on the east of Little Man

as the path starts to climb onto Skiddaw looking east to Lonscale Fell with Blencathra beyond

drifts against the fence looking to the back of Skiddaw fells

Little Man and Derwentwater from the fence

Skiddaw summit in the cloud

a very brief clearance eastwards to Blencathra ..

.. and to Lonscale Fell with Clough Head beyond

my footprint with Grivel Spiders fitted - invaluable in these icy conditions

a very brief glimpse of Longside Edge and Ullock Pike from the south top ..

.. and volatile conditions southwards with the River Derwent just glimpsed below

heading for Little Man

looking south over Derwentwater almost free of cloud

Skiddaw, now cloud free, from Little Man

Carlside and Longside Edge from Little Man

360 degree panorama from Skiddaw Little Man - click on the image for a larger version

Lesser Man from Little Man with the High Street and Helvellyn ridges in the distance

Mungrisdale Common and Blencathra from Lesser Man

zooming in towards Newlands Valley from Lesser Man

Little Man from Lesser Man

Derwentwater from Lesser Man

Clough Head from the Hawell monument