A good forecast for Sunday and with me staying over at my parents place in Appleby I thought it would be a good chance to head West and visit a few hills I've not been to for a while.
Starting with the magnificent, direct route up Mellbreak and then down to Mosedale and up via Scale Force - my first visit and a magnificent feature.
With Red Pike being just there, I decided to add that in quickly before doubling back for Starling Dodd, Great Borne and Hen Comb.
- Mellbreak - I love this hill
- Looking down the initial scree section which is far and away the hardest part of the route
- Southern (and higher) Top from the far more inspiring Northern Top
- Great Borne and Hen Comb from the Southern Top
- Looking at the bulk of Grasmoor with Red Gill clearly visible. I'll never forget my day struggling up that once.
- Descending to Mosedale with the Dale Head group visible
- Scale Force - most impressive
- Scale Force
- The route climbs steeply by the Force until easier ground is found as it continues alongside Scale Beck
- After a dull section the path comes out on Lingcomb Edge with Red Pike (which I hadn't planned to visit today) taking the eye
- Looking back at Mellbreak, Crummock Water and Grasmoor
- High Stile from the summit of Red Pike. With the route so obviously heading for Red Pike I had been convinced to head there.
I briefly considered continuing to High Stile but the wind was extremely strong and cold here and I'd be walking in to it that way so opted to get back on track with my original plan.
- Starling Dodd and Great Borne ahead.
After two ascents this section was a joy - a proper ridge walk.
- Looking back to Red Pike, Great Gable and Pillar from Starling Dodd
- Blake Fell from Great Borne
- It's a steep descent from Great Borne to Floutern Pass
- I took a brief diversion to the top of Floutern Cop to look over Floutern Tarn to Great Borne (which seemed a more impressive hill than the first time I visited it!)
- Hen Comb now ahead
- Low Fell from Hen Comb
- I'd been worried that the beck may be to high to cross further down so I took an extremely direct and steep descent down to join up with the footbridge.
Only 7 Wainwrights remaining now for a second round. I've not been going for this particularly and my remaining ones are all smaller hills out west but I'm sure I will get round to it soon enough.
and a great part of the LD. As you so rightly say there are some good hills around that area, 
ones that you can really get on with it 
