Blea Rigg and Tarn Crag from Grasmere

After my falling out with the fells over on Middle Dodd the other week I was keen to make amends as I ticked off the few remaining fells accessible from Grasmere. The 2000ft of ascent would thankfully be spread out over 9 miles meaning the gradients would hopefully be more kind.

Starting off through Easedale the fine sight of Sourmilk Gill soon came into view. The climb up was nice and steady with the sound of running water making it a very pleasant start to the day.

Things got even better upon eventually reaching Easedale Tarn, the sound of the gill made way for a blissful silence as I looked over the serene tarn reflecting the surrounding hills.

Now for the climb up Blea Rigg which was reasonably tough going, but on a positive note at no point did I want to vomit up my lungs. There were even a few little scrambly bits before raching the top and enjoying the view of Easedale Tarn and Windermere beyond.

The trek over to Tarn Crag afforded an impressive view of the Langdale Pikes before an interesting descent down to Codale Tarn. The descent was steady on good paths apart from 3 or 4 ridiculously steep gulleys and bad steps requiring hands and bums on occasion.

My reward for the tricky descent was lunch next to Codale tarn where I enjoyed 30 minutes of uninterrupted peace and solitude. Who says the lakes is busy in August?

From here it was a short climb up to Tarn Crag, the obvious summit was an isolated pinnacle, however from here I spotted a small cairn 100 metres or so off to my left, unsure which was the Wainwright top I made sure to stand on them both.

The descent from Tarn Crag was long and tedious and involved far more bracken than I would have liked. However I did snap a good photo of a chap on the isolated summit pinnacle of Tarn Crag as well as a young couple who had swum over to the large stone that sits in the middle of Easedale Tarn.

A long day out and the 9 miles was a bit of a slog, but it's fair to say me and the fells are friends again.