Another clear morning gave me the excuse to delay my start again to watch the wonderful sunrise. I was packed up and only had the tent to drop and roll up. The ground was still frozen solid and the small pool where I got water yesterday had frozen over again.

Sunrise from Crinkle Crags

Descending from Crinkle Crags.

I joined the main path down from the Crinkles towards Red Tarn but had to stop by the small tarn on Great Knott to take in the magnificent view down into the Langdale Valley.

There were some large areas of slab ice on the way down so I had to find ways round them. At the tarn I turned right and followed the path towards Wrynose Pass. I took my time in the cold sunny weather and decided to scrap my original plan to descend the pass and cross to Coniston. Instead I crossed the pass summit and off up the minor path to Hell Gill Pike and Little Carrs.

Tarn on Great Knott.

The climb was a delight with the views getting better the higher I climbed. At Great Carrs I had my first view over towards the Coniston range and soon I reached the crashed bomber memorial just to the west of Great Carrs.

Memorial to the crashed Halifax Bomber LL505 that hit the mountain in thick cloud in 1944. All it's crew of seven Canadians and one Britain died.    Click for more information.

A little further on I came to a nice flat patch of grass which looked an excellent pitch, except for the exposure to possible wind. The views were superb so I left my rucksack and set off with my water bag for the clear spring above Carble Hows. Several walkers were coming down from Coniston Old Man as I wandered over. With plenty of good water I put the tent up and wandered around aimlessly counting my good fortune with the weather.

A Handley Page Halifax B.III