Walk : An Easdale round – Helm Crag (1,299ft), Gibson Knott (1,379ft), Calf Crag

(1,762ft) from Grasmere

Date : 1^st October 2012

Weather : Heavy showers off and on throughout

Distance : 7 miles round trip

Difficulty : Easy – A good path to Helm Crag and little in the way of scrambling

Which part of Lakeland is this walk situated

Terrain Overview

Overview

A good walk overall with easy paths to follow and nothing overly steep

Helm Crag from Easdale Lane

On the track towards the Lancrigg Hotel with Easdale Beck in full flow

Past the front of the hotel and the start of the climb to Helm Crag

The stone stairway leading up past Jackdaw Crag

Grasmere from the path

Looking across the valley to Easdale Tarn. In the background Harrison Stickle and Pavey Arc in Langdale

Nearing the summit of Helm Crag

The small rock formation that is the “Lamb” of the Lion and the Lamb

Fairfield across the A591

Ste settles down on top for lunch

The Howitzer – the true summit of Helm Crag

The path down to Gibson Knott – straightforward walking

Ste on the summit of Gibson Knott

Me doing a bit of cairn maintenance on the summit of Gibson Knott

Third fell of the day – Calf Crag – just as some serious weather starts to come our way

Then the weather came in !!!

At the height of the down pour just as we reach the summit of Calf Crag

We just had to shelter as best we could until the storm passed

… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4sqxf-eXjQ&feature=g-upl

Storm passed just about as we head back down

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