My start point at the New Dungeon Ghyll at 8am. The cloud was just touching the fell tops, was I going to be lucky?

The new "Pay and Display" sign showing the new system for "Pay by Phone" (as long as you can get phone reception.)

First stop was to the large boulder below Scout Crag. from there it was back past the NDG hotel.

Dungeon Ghyll from the route up towards Loft Crag.

Langdale below.

Harrison Stickle ahead.

Instead of just heading up to the summit of Loft Crag I had to first descend to Pike How, seen here on the left.

Cloud over a distant Wetherlam.

On Pike How.

Pavey Ark and Mill Gill.

Harrison Stickle from Pike How. to see the sketch of this scene click here.

From Pike How I knew I would get this good view of my next target, the waterfall at the top of the ravine. Looking down on it gives me an idea of the best (and safest) line of approach. My route now was to retrace my steps back round to the top of the ravine and then to descend to the waterfall via the grassy spur on the left.

The waterfall from close-up. Ascending out of the ravine I headed up to the next ravine of Dungeon Ghyll.

The Ghyll under Thorn Crag.

Next it was up to Loft Crag via the route that passes here under Gimmer Crag. At this point I was "buzzed" by a Peregrine Falcon, the whoosh of its flight was just above my head as it stooped after prey in the valley below. I was heading now up to the summit of Loft Crag via the chockstone route.

The 10' chockstone. This is an awkward step. The gully is steep and as can be seen from the lush grass it is wet, mossy and infrequently used. After a look at the possibilities I erred on the side of caution and decided to seek out a simpler route.

From the same location as the photo above this is the view down into Langdale.

An enjoyable bit of route-finding got us here to the top of Loft Crag.

A fine aspect over to Pike 0' Stickle.

Between Loft Crag and Pike o' Stickle is this gully known as South Scree. Guess where I was heading next- correct- a steep descent into this gully for one more target.

Zeta takes up temporary residence in the cave, the place with possible connections to the ancient stone axe factory.

What goes down must come up, my route ahead back up the scree slope.

Loft Crag from the summit of Pike o' Stickle. it would have been a simple task to now just head back over towards Harrison Stickle, as most people do but my route was to take me a bit further to the north west.

Pike o' Stickle from Martcrag Moor where after a short visit to the cairn I then headed over to Stake Pass. To see the sketch from near this location click here.

There was a view that I needed from near here, a position looking down into the Langstrath Valley before returning back up to Stake Pass summit.

Stake Pass summit.

Work in progress on Martcrag Moor. the Fix the Fells team were repairing the paths on this very boggy area of moor.

Once back up near Pike o'Stickle I headed north towards Thunacar Knott, the rise on the skyline.

Sunlight catches Pike o' Stickle behind us.

Thunacar Knott with High Raise on the right.

Sunlight strikes the top of Pavey Ark from the summit of Harrison Stickle. my path was round to the right of this picture and on to that top.

The path to Pavey Ark.

Back to Harrison Stickle fro  the perched boulder near Pavey Ark summit.

Heading off the fell down North Rake I passed close to the top of Easy Gully.

The face of Pavey Ark dominates Stickle Tarn. It was a simple descent from here down the path alongside Mill Gill.

Nearing the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel the view back up to Harrison Stickle over the falls. It had been another rewarding day on the fells, twelve hours well spent.