20th March 2009

Today's walk: Seat Sandal


climbing above Dunmail Raise looking south to a very hazy Helm Crag


looking down on Raise Beck which has been diverted northwards to flow into Thirlmere


the Helvellyn ridge appears as I climb through the cloud


cloud over Grisedale Tarn from the north side of the ridge


St Sunday Crag and Fairfield from Seat Sandal summit


Skiddaw and the slopes of Helvellyn from Seat Sandal summit


the Helvellyn ridge from Seat Sandal summit


zooming in south to the Scafells and Great Gable


a diversion down eastwards to look for Grisedale Tarn with St Sunday Crag beyond


panoramic shot of the Helvellyn ridge, Grisedale Tarn, St Sunday Crag and Fairfield


360 degree panorama from Seat Sandal - click on the image for a larger version


descending the west ridge of Seat Sandal which swung south into cloud


looking back north to Dunmail Raise as I drop below the cloud


the Vale of Grasmere ahead from the south ridge


Steel Fell now clear of cloud from near the foot of the ridge


Gibson Knott and the Greenburn Valley from the same spot


panoramic shot from the same spot


looking back to Seat Sandal clearing of cloud


the Travellers Rest inn


Helm Crag from the bus stop at the Swan