May 28, 2022
Descending Helm Crag to Grasmere
Descending Helm Crag to Grasmere
After ascending Helm Crag there was nothing for it but to descend. Click any image to see each of them enlarged to full-size.
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Descending Helm Crag to Grasmere
Descending Helm Crag to Grasmere
After ascending Helm Crag there was nothing for it but to descend. Click any image to see each of them enlarged to full-size.
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Grasmere to Helm Crag
Grasmere to Helm Crag
The next morning we walked out of Grasmere past someone’s lovely garden and hiked up a steeper trail to Helm Crag (about 350 meters). The views were stunning. Another 10-mile day. You should go if you get the chance! Click any image to see each of them enlarged to full size.
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Hiking the fells
Above the Lion and the Lamb (part three – final) ~ Steve Tanham
Above the Lion and the Lamb (part three – final) ~ Steve Tanham
It was past four in the afternoon. We had been walking for over five hours. Despite our best smiles – and Jon’s chocolate – we were tired, very tired.
A home-made drawing of the problem… The journey from Helm Crag to Calf Crag took a little bit longer than planned…
We were approaching Calf Crag (see above) and desperately looking for something – a path that should have been climbing…
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Above the Lion and the Lamb (Part Two) ~ Steve Tanham
Above the Lion and the Lamb (Part Two) ~ Steve Tanham
Reblogged from Sun in Gemini:
We were on the Helm Crag plateau, about to climb up and beyond the Lion and the Lamb rocks to reach the start of the ridge. When you’ve just done a steep climb, it’s natural to feel that you’re ‘at the top’. In our case, this assumption was to prove expensive…
A home-made drawing of the problem…
Above: it was time to say goodbye to the gentle landscape of…
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A rock tor known as the Howitzer on Helm Crag
Autumn In The Lakes ~ Day 2
Autumn In The Lakes ~ Day 2
The hostel had been quiet all night and remained that way until early on in the morning, so I decided to lie in, getting up only because my tummy was rumbling. My bunkmate had already got up and I saw her in the kitchen, where she apologized for waking me up. She hadn’t as I’m a light sleeper, and that was the last I saw of her as by the time I got back to the room she had left. I keep breakfast…
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