The River Glenderamackin, which runs through Mungrisdale village

Heading out of the village, Bannerdale Crags, my first target for today is the one at the head of the valley on the left. The big hill in the middle of the photo is The Tongue, my path today goes to the left of it, you can just about make it out in the bracken?

Looking back towards the village as I start the long steady climb to Bannerdale Crags

Tim's looking a bit wet already, maybe I should have brought his coat with us today?

Looking across the valley towards Souther Fell

The cloud kept rolling over the top of Bannerdale Crags, it had been forecast to lift by mid-morning, but no signs of that so far!

Looking back at the cairn which marks the final steeper section up towards my first objective, Bannerdale Crags

Looking back along the very straight path I'd just come up

As we headed around the head of the valley the cloud came down again, it also started to rain again!

I think the weatherman had got his timing of the rain clearing away a little wrong today

Looking down one of the gullies on the steep face of Bannerdale Crags

Tim on a rather wet and breezy Bannerdale Crags, I thought this was supposed to be August? It felt more like October to me

A brief glimpse of Sharp Edge as I headed towards the col between Bannerdale Crags and Atkinson Pike

I had thought about cutting the walk short at the col and heading back down the valley, but the rain had eased off

So we headed up towards Atkinson Pike, stopping off at the wind shelter for a buttie and some coffee

Tim leading the way up the path on Blue Screes, towards Atkinson Pike, it's steep but fairly short

Tim posing for another cairn shot on Atkinson Pike

Passing the white cross on our way to the summit of Blencathra

Poor Tim did look very bedraggled by the time we reached Blencathra, the weather was still horrid, no summit views today

Typical though, as we started down Scales Fell the cloud started to clear

Scales Tarn with Sharp Edge rising behind it, and Bannerdale Crags off to the right

It definitely looked like the forecasted improvement in the weather had arrived, about two hours late for me though!

Cloud clearing away over the Dodds from Scales Fell

A glimpse of Thirlmere over High Rigg

My return route would be down to the col on the right of the photo and then drop down to the River Glenderamackin which I'd follow back to Mungrisdale village

Looking across to Bannerdale Crags as I descended over Scales Fell

Looking back up at the summit, the weather still looked horrid up there

Zooming in on Sharp Edge

This is the valley I'd walk along back to Mungrisdale village, once I'd crossed the river and picked up the path on the other side

Heading down to the footbridge over the river

Looking back up at Bannerdale Crags as I walked back along the valley

The final stretch back along the river to the village

It was a totally different day when we got back, sun and blue skies, and warm, definitely back to been August