First light over Wastwater.

The ascent of Yewbarrow.

Great Door. This gap is easily missed as the regular route now heads up to the un-named  notch up to the left.

Looking down on Bell Rib summit. The great Door is the furthest scar across the ridge.

Light over the Scafells.

Yewbarrow summit and Seatallan.

Kirk Fell seen from the cairn above Stirrup Crag.

Red Pike across Dore Head.

From the steep and scrambly descent of Stirrup Crag there is a good view down over the pinnacle. (Stirrup Crag can be avoided by an easier grass route.)

A couple of Tasmanians who I met on Stirrup  Crag. They were just about to finish their "Wainwright " round on Friday.

Stirrup Crag from Dore Head.

Harter Fell from the rise up to Red Pike. In the bottom of the picture can be seen the silhouette of Yewbarrow and just on the summit are the two Tasmanians claiming one of their last fells.

Zeta strikes a regal pose in the Red Pike Chair, or should that be "throne"?

The cairn at point 2629'. from here I had to descent towards Low Tarn for another odd reference photograph.

Low Tarn. Now back up to the summit.

Red Pike's precariously placed summit cairn.

And my route ahead to Pillar, still with a touch of cloud.

Sun in Black Comb. Only two days ago I was down in there looking for waterfalls.

A special place. This spot near Black Crag was where just over 3 years ago I came up with the original idea of the Wainrights in Colour project. here I am comparing the book to the actual scene.

Steeple's east face from near Black Crag.

Heading up to Pillar and the look back to Red Pike and Yewbarrow.

Pillar summit.

Distinctive Great Gable.

A sunlit Haystacks with Innominate Tarn.

After a very low pass over Black Sail, a "Herc" turns over a now crowded Wasdale Car Park.

The view over Black Sail Pass as I descended towards Looking Stead.

Turning off the main path I was to follow the High Level Route to Pillar Rock.

This narrow and "airy" path give some fine view down into Ennerdale.

Robinson cairn and the first view of Pillar Rock.

On a rock nearby is fixed this plaque.

The afternoon sun just touches the highest crags. My route is now up to Shamrock Traverse, the sloping rake at the top left of the photograph.

A steep zig-zag path leads up to the start of the rake.

The beginning of the Shamrock Traverse. This narrow path has a couple of patches of rock which on this day has a covering of wet greasy moss. Care was needed.

Looking back down on the traverse.

Pillar High Man. The route continues up to the left on a steep scree slope.

High Man and Pisgah from above.

Once again back on Pillar summit. From here I headed towards Scoat Fell.

The unusual summit cairn of Scoat, placed on the wall top.

Steeple seen across Mirk Cove.

The short ridge route towards Steeple from Scoat Fell.

The evening sun on Steeple summit.

From the summit I was to return to Scoat Fell along the ridge and back up the edge seen here.

After a short detour to Mirkin Cove I took the path down towards Scoat Tarn.

The split boulder by the tarn.

Middle Fell and Seatallan in the late light.