I enjoyed reading your full report, and looking at the photos, adalard; reminds me of the times I've been up on Kinder Scout many years ago.
I recall the first time I went up we crossed over from the Downfall towards Edale, what a boggy labyrinth! Your photos seem to indicate that the vegetation has recovered somewhat since then, as my recollection is blundering in and out of peaty ravines with hardly any grass in sight!
On another occasion, I lugged an ancient tea urn up to the Kinder Downfall, along with friends from my university mountaineering club - we were selling drinks to raise money for Edale Mountain Rescue and to fund a trip to the Alps (with permission from the National Park authorities, of course). Conditions were very dry; there was no water at all going over the edge, but we found a trickle at the foot of the cliffs from which we kept the urn supplied. Met all manner of people up there, and raised a fair bit of money. We even managed to sell two litres of water to some Army guys on a survival exercise!