the starting point with good parking at Hengill Bridge on the B6277 south of Alston

the start of the ski tow looking north down the valley of the River South Tyne

excellent going up the hill along the line of the ski tow

looking back west down the ski run - the map is inaccurate here, there is only one ski tow

the top of the ski tow looking north

looking back west to the top of the ski tow as the going deteriorates

the summit is around here somewhere - looking east to the 1m lower trig point

this could be the summit tussock looking west

a watery challenge to reach the trig point over the border in County Durham

looking east over Burnhope Reservoir into Weardale from the trig point

looking back west to the vague 1m higher summit in Cumbria

bog on the way back with cloud lifting from the Dun Fells and Cross Fell

a pair of Canada geese on top of the fell - looking north

a cairn on the north of the fence posing as a summit ..

.. but surely looking southeast it is higher but unmarked on the south of the fence

zooming in on the cloud lifting from the Dun Fells and Cross Fell

looking north towards Alston from near the top of the ski run ..

.. and again when nearly down to the road

Alston on the way home ..

.. a town which has solved the traffic calming problem by retaining cobbles

the old clock inside Alston church

view west from Hartside summit on the way home