Red Screes, Middle Dodd 22/03/2020
After a disgracefully late start, we drove up Kirkstone Pass and started walking at 1205. The weather was glorious.
The ascent of Red Screes from the Kirkstone Pass car park is pretty brutal. I struggled a bit due to a twinging knee.
The advantage of a steep ascent is that you gain height quickly. Windermere far below.
Cornice on the eastern edge of the hill. Some short easy scrambly sections added interest to the climb. Eventually the gradient eased, and we climbed a grassy shoulder to the summit.
Summit view. Middle Dodd, with Brothers Water beyond.
View west over a frozen pool. The Scafell range in the centre, Great Gable and Pillar to the right.
Helvellyn range. A fine spot for a lunch break!
The view back as we descended towards Middle Dodd.
The view east - the scree covered flanks of Caudale Moor, flat topped Harter Fell and prominent Ill Bell to the right. The road far below.
The start of the punishing descent from Middle Dodd. Excellent view of Brothers Water with Place Fell beyond.
A lonely tree. Near the bottom, we took the wrong fork in the path and ended up above a vertical drop, which we bypassed to the west. We were all glad to reach the valley!
The path running parallel to the road is quite pleasant in places. Near the top of the pass, it passes the Kirk Stone, after which the pass is named.
My last trip report for some considerable time, I suspect.
