Lake District, South Rake on Dow Crag, Swirl How, Great Carrs and Wetherlam.

A trip amongst the Coniston fells starting with South Rake on Dow Crag from the Walna Scar road car parking area above Coniston.

6 1/2 hrs.

Dow Crag.

Leaving the Walna Scar parking area on a fine morning.

The road is closed to motor powered vehicles.

After a mile or so with Dow Crag coming into view we turned right onto the path leading up to Goat's Water.

Ascending the scree from Goat's Water towards South Rake.

Climbers.

On South Rake which is an easy scramble looking down towards Coniston Water.

The Old Man of Coniston From South Rake.

Looking towards Goat's Hawse from the top of South Rake.

South Rake from the top.

Levers Water and Wetherlam.

On our way to Swirl How.

Seathwaite Tarn.

Swirl How Summit.

Great Carrs from Swirl How.

 Halifax LL505 came to grief on Great Carrs in the Lake District on the night of 22nd October 1944 whilst on a night navigation exercise from Topcliffe in Yorkshire.
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A swiss looking chap on Great Carrs.

On Wetherlam now looking towards the Langdale Pikes.

That's a fair old descent from Wetherlam.

Back at Walna Scar parking area.

Dusk.

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