Photo post: Lake District Backpack, Ambleside to Keswick

Here are some shots of my two night backpack over the Bank Holiday weekend. ‘Twas freakishly warm yet damp and muggy… not the best conditions for walking in some ways but grand all the same. Click on the thumbnails to view larger images.

Route: Ambleside – Loughrigg Tarn – Lingmoor Fell – Pike o Blisco – Camp – Crinkle Crags – Bowfell – Esk Pike – Great Gable – Green Gable – Brandreth – Grey Knotts – Honister – Dale Head – Dale Head Tarn (Camp) – Tongue Gill – Allerdale Ramble.

Approaching Elterwater

Bridleway leaving Elterwater

Langdale Pikes from Lingmoor Fell

Dropping down to Blea Tan

Camp near Pike o Blisco

Dinner… yum

No, it’s not the pee bottle

Camp near Pike o Blisco

Sunset over Bowfell

Path to the Crinkles

Path cairn to Crinke Crags

Crinkle Crags

Crinkle Crags

For the front cover of Trail… probably (not)

Bowfell appears out of the cloud

Looking to Scafells

Cloud clearing over the Scafells

Great Gable appears out of the cloud

Great Gable Summit

Looking to Ennerdale

Honister Slate emporium

Looking to the Newlands Valley

Camp Dale Head Tarn… hardly original, but dry spots are hard to find

Kicking back at Dalehead Tarn

Morning, path to Tongue Gill

Tongue Gill at the end of a lovely Lake District backpack