Brecon Beacons, Pen y Fan, Fan y Big & Corn Du.

Pen y Fan, Fan y Big & Corn Du in a nice circular from the A470 car park.

6 1/2 hrs.

A misty Pen y Fan summit.

View down Cwm Cynwyn.

Peak District, Kinder Scout.

A few pics from my wander over Kinder Scout on Christmas eve.

6hrs.

Woolpacks.

Work continues restoring the plateau.

Yorkshire Dales, Ingleborough from Clapham.

Ingleborough from Clapham returning via Crummack Dale.

6hrs.

Ingleborough summit cairn.

Trow Gill.

Peak District, Alport Castles & Bleaklow from Fairholmes.

Alport Castles & Bleaklow from Fairholmes, Derwent.

7hrs.

Upper Derwent Reservoir.

Approaching Alport Castles.

Brecon Beacons, Bannau Sir Gaer from Glyntawe.

Bannau Sir Gaer from Glyntawe on The Beacons Way in changeable weather.

7 hrs.

Start of walk below Fan Hir to the left.

Arriving at Llyn y Fan Fawr just below the cloud.

Brecon Beacons, Pen y Fan & it's adjoining peaks.

Corn Du, Pen y Fan, Cribin and again Pen y Fan from the A470 car park.

6 1/2 hrs

Eastern slope of Pen y Fan.

Parking on the A470.

Peak District, Kinder Scout.

A walk around the Edges of Kinder with a couple of shortcuts starting from Barber Booth.

7 hrs.

On my way to Jacob's Ladder.

Start of Jacob's Ladder that leads up onto Kinder Scout.

Lake District, Riggindale Crag to High Street & Loadpot Hill.

Riggindale Crag to High Street & Loadpot Hill from Haweswater.

7 1/2 hrs.

Riggindale Crag.

Start of the ascent to High Street.

Lake District, Harter Fell & High Street from Haweswater.

Harter Fell & High Street from Haweswater returning via Kidsty Pike.

5 1/2 hrs.

Haweswater.

View from the car park at Hawsewater.

Lake District, Grey Knotts, Brandreth & Fleetwith Pike from Honister.

Grey Knotts, Brandreth & Fleetwith Pike from Honister on a much better day weatherwise.

4 1/2 hrs.

Parking at the National Trust car park next to the slate mine.

Dale Head & Yew Crag.

Lake District, Blencathra & Bowscale Fell from Mosedale.

Blencathra & Bowscale Fell from Mosedale with a visit to Skiddaw House.

8hrs

Parking at Mosedale just on from Mungrisdale.

Bowscale Tarn in thick mist.

North Wales, Heading North from Barmouth.

Parked up in Barmouth I headed north to see how far I would get before having to turn back, I had eight hours on the parking ticket.

8hrs.

Parked at barmouth.

Looking down on Barmouth from the first ever land donation to the National trust.

Galloway Forest Park, Lamachan Hill from Glentrool.

Lamachan Hill from Glentrool.

8 1/2 hrs.

Setting off up the valley following The Southern Upland way to Loch Dee.

Looking over to Merrick in the distance.

Galloway Forest Park, Merrick from Glentrool.

First time in Galloway Forest Park so opted for Merrick from Glentrool.

7 1/2 hrs

Bruce's Stone near the start of the walk.

Start point.

Lake District, Ullscarth & High Raise from Watendlath.

Ullscarth & High Raise from Watendlath returning via Dock Tarn.

8hrs.

Watendlath Tarn.

Watendlath Farm.

Peak District, Win Hill and Kinder Scout.

A free afternoon saw me headed out into the Peak District and a climb of Win Hill and then off to the eastern edge of Kinder Scout returning via Ladybower dam and over Win Hill again.

6hrs.

Up there....

Parkin Clough, a bit steep.

Lake District, Place Fell, High Dodd & Sleet Fell.

Second ascent of Place Fell by a different route up and down.

5hrs

Starting the ascent of the west face of Place Fell.

Rainbow over Glenridding.

Lake district, Place fell, Beda Head & Angletarn Pikes.

Starting from Side Farm Campsite at Glenridding I headed for Place Fell in a round about way and then followed my nose.

8hrs

Place Fell summit.

Walking along the path that skirts Ullswater.

Lake District, Catstyecam via Keppel Cove from Glenridding.

The north ridge of Catstyecam is very quiet, there was only me on it as opposed to the popular route up past Red Tarn.

4hrs.

Catstyecam and it's north ridge ahead.

North ridge up close and Keppel Cove dam wall.

Lake District, Helvellyn via Striding Edge over to Stybarrow Dodd & Sheffield Pike.

From Glenridding over Striding Edge to Helvellyn then over to White Side, Raise & Stybarrow Dodd finishing on Sheffield Pike and Glenridding Dodd before returning to Glenridding.

8 1/2hrs

Sea King @ Helvellyn.

Climbing Mires Beck looking back down to Glenridding.

Lake District, the Scafells & Slight Side from Eskdale.

Both the Scafells today returning to Eskdale via Slight Side.

8hrs

Scafell from Scafell Pike.

Start of the walk looking ahead to Esk Pike.

Lake District, Looking for Napes Needle on Great Gable.

Set off from Seathwaite in search of Napes Needle on Great Gable on another glorious day.

7hrs.

Napes Needle.

Stockley Bridge about a km from Seathwaite.

North Wales, Snowdon via Watkin Path visiting Yr Aran & Craig Wen

Last day in Snowdonia so it had to be Snowdon via the Watkin Path and then onto Yr Arran and a vist to Craig Wen before returning to the car at Bethania.

8hrs

Start.

North Wales, Elidir Fach via Dinorwig Slate Quarry.

A wander into Dinorwig Quarry led me up to Elidir Fach and then back down through the quarry to the slate museum (parking).

7hrs

Snowdon from one of the levels in the quarry.

Start of walk near the slate museum.

North Wales, Moel-ddu & Moel Hebog from Pont Aberglaslyn.

Moel-ddu & Moel Hebog from Pont Aberglaslyn.

7 1/2hrs.

National trust parking at Pont Aberglaslyn.

I walked back over the bridge and went left along the road a short while to the entrance path into Aberglaslyn Woods.