A lot of the iconic views of the lake district come from Langdale. Blea Tarn provides many spots for taking great photos if you afford the time. Not only is the tarn stunning but it's surrounded by dramatic crags and buttresses.
PARKED UP AT BLEA TARN AND HEADING TOWARDS BLEA TARN HOUSE.
JUST BEFORE REACHING BLEA TARN HOUSE, A TRACK LEADS OFF TO THE RIGHT, HEADING FOR LINGMOOR FELL
CATHERINE ON THE CLIMB UP TO LINGMOOR FELL
THE LANGDALE PIKES
THE BAND LEADING UP TO BOWFELL
UP ON LINGMOOR FELL
HOW DO YOU STOP LOOKING ACROSS TO THE LANGDALE PIKES?
KEEP LOOKING
SIDE PIKE AHEAD
NO EASY WAY UP ONTO SIDE PIKE FROM THIS SIDE. WE HAD TO GO AROUND
FOLLOWING THE TRACK LEFT OF SIDE PIKE
BAGS HAD TO COME OFF TO GET THROUGH THIS GAP. EASY ENOUGH FOR CATHERINE, NOT SO FOR ME.
TRAVERSING AROUND SIDE PIKE. BLEA TARN IN THE DISTANCE WITH WETHERLAM BEHIND.
AFTER THE TRAVERSE OF SIDE PIKE WE SAT ON IT'S SUMMIT FOR LUNCH. WE THEN DROPPED DOWN TO THE ROAD, HEADING FOR OUR NEXT SUMMIT.
LANGDALE
HEADING UP PIKE OF BLISCO
LOOKING BACK. SIDE PIKE AND LINGMOOR FELL IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS SHOT.
A SURPRISE SHORT SCRAMBLE AS WE ASCEND PIKE OF BLISCO
PIKE OF BLISCO SUMMIT
VIEW FROM PIKE OF BLISCO. I SEE LAKE WINDERMERE
THE VIEW DOWN INTO LANGDALE
LOOKING OUT TO CRINKLE CRAGS AND BOWFELL FROM PIKE OF BLISCO
BOWFELL
LANGDALE
SIDE PIKE IN THE CENTRE
LAKE WINDERMERE
BOWFELL FROM RED TARN
CRINKLE CRAGS AND BOWFELL
WRYNOSE PASS
FROM WRYNOSE PASS FOLLOWING THE PATH AT BLEA MOSS TOWARDS BLEA TARN