Illgill Head & Wast Water from Yewbarrow
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A glimpse of England's deepest lake from the mountain of Yewbarrow on a misty day in the Lake District last month. It was beautiful watching the everchanging mist reveal glimpses of the surrounding landscape, before concealing the view again moments later. This was taken near the summit looking back down the ridge I'd ascended, with Illgill Head and Wast Water beyond.
Having checked the forecast, I was hoping for a nice sunset in the Western Fells, so headed down to Wasdale as there are a few hills and mountains there which are perfect at this time of year. However, when I arrived there the mist was very low and it was drizzling profusely, but I decided to crack on anyway. I opted for Yewbarrow, as it offers amazing views and is lower than alot of the surrounding mountains - so it thought it would have a better chance of clearing out.
The ascent was treacherous as the rocks were slippery and lethal, so when I made it up to Bell Rib point above the steepest part I decided to wait around before I continued as the mist was very thick at this point. This was where it all began to change for the better as the view slowly started revealing itself, so I dashed up the final part of the ridge towards the summit and captured this view back down to Wast Water as the lake made a brief appearance. It was difficult to photograph as, although it was very calm, it was still drizzling quite heavily at this point so I had to keep wiping the lens which was wet and constantly steaming up.
Not long after this picture was taken, the mist concealed the vista again.....but I was treated to many more glimpses and views along the rest of the walk. I spent so long photographing on the summit ridge that I ended up descending in the dark with a headtorch!
Illgill Head & Wast Water from Yewbarrow
© M J Turner Photography
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Vero
A glimpse of England's deepest lake from the mountain of Yewbarrow on a misty day in the Lake District last month. It was beautiful watching the everchanging mist reveal glimpses of the surrounding landscape, before concealing the view again moments later. This was taken near the summit looking back down the ridge I'd ascended, with Illgill Head and Wast Water beyond.
Having checked the forecast, I was hoping for a nice sunset in the Western Fells, so headed down to Wasdale as there are a few hills and mountains there which are perfect at this time of year. However, when I arrived there the mist was very low and it was drizzling profusely, but I decided to crack on anyway. I opted for Yewbarrow, as it offers amazing views and is lower than alot of the surrounding mountains - so it thought it would have a better chance of clearing out.
The ascent was treacherous as the rocks were slippery and lethal, so when I made it up to Bell Rib point above the steepest part I decided to wait around before I continued as the mist was very thick at this point. This was where it all began to change for the better as the view slowly started revealing itself, so I dashed up the final part of the ridge towards the summit and captured this view back down to Wast Water as the lake made a brief appearance. It was difficult to photograph as, although it was very calm, it was still drizzling quite heavily at this point so I had to keep wiping the lens which was wet and constantly steaming up.
Not long after this picture was taken, the mist concealed the vista again.....but I was treated to many more glimpses and views along the rest of the walk. I spent so long photographing on the summit ridge that I ended up descending in the dark with a headtorch!