Ullock Pike and Dodd

on Longside Edge looking back along the ridge to Ullock Pike

Very little cloud in the morning and clear blue sky by lunchtime as we climbed what I think is by far the best ridge of Skiddaw - Ullock Pike and Longside Edge to Carlside.  The only downside today was that the sky was rather hazy reducing the clarity of the views both over the Solway Firth to Scotland and over Keswick and Derwentwater.  In spite of that we could still pick out dozens of peaks from Helvellyn to Stckle Pike and over to Scafell Pike.  The Lake District walk I did today covers some of the route we shall use on my Keswick Rambles walk on Friday 20th May as part of the Keswick Mountain Festival.  If you would like to join me go on http://www.keswickmountainfestival.co.uk/ to book.