We started off from Seatoller on Saturday. We were going to pitch on Seathwaite Fell as it was going to get cold overnight so we didn't want to pitch on any higher fells. At this time of year there is a chance of a good sunset view from Seathwaite Fell depending on where you pitch.
Autumnal tree at Seatoller
We walked along the road to Seathwaite
Seathwaite Fell and Great End
Although cloudy to start the cloud was high and the visibility was excellent
Base Brown
It was really cold when we set off but we warmed up by the time we got to Seathwaite.
Taylorgill Force
There were quite a few cars parked near Seathwaite Farm and the path to Stockley Bridge was busy with walkers
Stockley Bridge
We did manage to get a shot of Stockley Bridge with nobody on
We were going up the Grains Gill/Ruddy Gill path so we turned left at the gate
More autumn colours
The footbridge over Ruddy Gill
We stopped for our lunch with a view of a waterfall and out of the wind that was coming from the north.
The waterfall lunch viewpoint
Not a bad place to stop for lunch
Another shot of the falls
The view looking back to Borrowdale
The cloud had gone and we had blue sky and sunshine and it was much warmer now.
Sprinkling Tarn
There was already one tent pitched here, can you spot it? We weren't pitching anywhere near Sprinkling Tarn, there are always lots of people camping here and it is more like an official campsite than a wild camping spot
Allen Crags and Esk Pike
We walked toward Great Slack, the Birkett summit of Seathwaite Fell, looking around for possible pitches
Beefy on Great Slack summit
The Gables from Great Slack
We dropped down off the summit and found a possible pitch. We were going on to the Wainwright summit first before we pitched the tent.
Approaching the Wainwright summit of Seathwaite Fell
Beefy on the AW summit
The view down to Borrowdale from Seathwaite Fell
We walked back toward Great Slack visiting all the little tops on the way, exploring the fell for camping spots. We got back to the place we'd seen earlier, the possible pitch but it was slightly sloping and the wind had picked up a bit. We dropped down a bit further and found a sheltered spot behind a rock tor to pitch the tent. It was flatter too and would have a grandstand view of the sunset.
The MSR on Seathwaite Fell with The Gables in view behind
We got some water from a nearby tarn and got it on to filter. We had a brew and sat in the sunshine for a while. We were enjoying the tent time, we'd pitched at 3.30 and it was nice relaxing in the sunshine. We'd seen nobody since we left Sprinkling Tarn at 2pm. It is such a lovely fell to explore yet it is much quieter than the higher surrounding fells.
The view north from our pitch
We got inside the tent after a while, the wind wasn't strong but it was a little too chilly outside the tent. We had some tea and poured some wine waiting for the sun to go down. It is getting earlier and earlier, down at 18.37 on Saturday.
The sun going down over Seatallan
There was a little cloud cover and this made the sunset even better
The sun disappeared for a while then reappeared again
What a wonderful sunset
Another sunset pic
I had taken quite a few sunset shots but I've only selected four of them to post on here
What a wonderful wild camp this was. We closed up the tent and got into our bags as it got dark and had the rest of or wine, it doesn't get much better than this. Day 1 was Seatoller - Seathwaite - Stockley Bridge - Grains Gill - Ruddy Gill - Sprinkling Tarn - Great Slack - Seathwaite Fell (AW summit) - Great Slack - tent pitch 9.65km with 664m ascent.
