Langdale - October 2004
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Kermit's Langdale Walk
Open Air Club trip to Langdale. Very wet weather with a very wet weather warning.
 | Are we there yet? 20041003 Start of the day, everyone out of the coach. People playing 'hold your breath between motorway bridges' are relieved to have arrived. |
 | Looking up towards the traumautic Climb 20041003 Looking up towards Loft and Thorn Crags. The start of the day, no rivers yet. |
 | Langdale 20041003 Looking across the Langdale Valley towards the south side of the Langdale Valley |
 | Not a stream! 20041003 Catherine ready to cross the stream. She managed to stay out of the stream and stay dry. |
 | Becky and the stream 20041003 Becky getting across the stream, with the aid of a handy walking pole. |
 | Tranquil View 20041003 The view east down the Langdale valley. Meanwhile people are falling in now. |
 | 20041003 More people crossing the stream, with the help of Alan and Emma. Becky is nearly there. |
 | Blea Tarn 20041003 View of Blea Tarn. |
 | Picture stop 20041003 Catherine and Becky celebrating being halfway up the Loft Crag path. Behind them is the Langdale Valley |
 | Nearly There 20041003 Nearly the top of Loft Crag and into the pikes. |
 | Blea Tarn 20041003 A better view of Blea Tarn. |
 | Blea Tarn and beyond 20041003 Blea Tarn with hills of the South East lake district beyond. |
 | Dinner time 20041003 Catherine and friends having dinner on Leeds festival ground sheets (a cunning plan to stay dry). Fruit trading was to follow. At this point the weather started to degrade...and we decide not to bother going any higher. |
 | Detour 20041003 A quick trip up Pike of Stickle |
 | Um 20041003 Quick Route down towards the valley. |
 | People 20041003 On Pike of Stickle again, ready to go back to the proper path |
 | Pike of Stickle 20041003 Becky with Pike of Stickle behind her. |
 | 20041003 View down Stonethwaite fell |
 | Group Pose. 20041003 Everyone, minus me, near Mansey Pike |
 | Rain drops. 20041003 View into Langdale and across Langdale Coombes (foreground left). Above Langdale Coombes is Pike of Stickle, pointing up out of the Langdale Pikes |
 | Nearly back into the valley 20041003 Clouds dropping into the valley |
 | Angle Tarn 20041003 Angle Tarn at the base of Bowfell. We now turn left and go down Rossett Gill, just as the clouds start dropping. |
 | Panorama 20041003 A shot of the Langdale Valley, with Blea Tarn visible |