Blea Rigg to Sergeant Man - Photo Gallery

After the heavy snow earlier in the week, the roads were clear enough to get safely to Grasmere. I expected an icy walk but there was much more snow than I expected, and I changed my mind and walked up a path I haven't used before, it took me from Near Easdale to the hause between Yew Crag ans Great Castle How. These minor peaks are subsidiary summits of Blea Rigg, and I walked and climbed to the undulating ridge and made a steep scramble up a snow slope to the summit of Blea Rigg. I made the long walk to Sergeant Man, strenuously stepping every step in the deep snow, before the ascending the final rocky ridge to its summit. The view from the summit was fantastic, the air was clear and the light was good. I had intended to descend to Codale Tarn, but without navigating properly I came across a set of footprints heading down towards Broadstone Head, the footprints disappeared but I carried on down through even deeper snow. It started to go dark as I started my descent to Far Easedale and it was difficult to follow the footprints in the snow, but eventually found my way back to Grasmere.

© Andy Wallace 9th January 2010