We've been lucky with the weather, and it looked like Kendal had also.

Our first blossom. Surely a sign of spring.

Langdale Pikes in the background.

So off the intrepid duo set.

The track follows the Ghyll to Stickle Tarn, just over the lip in the middle of the photo.

Us that is. Not the edge of the tarn.

Lake Windermere visible in the distance.

And a bit colder.

Langdale Pikes has three pikes.

This looked the easiest from our perspective.

Mainly because it was directly in front of us, and having veered a bit more to the west than we'd planned there was only a little bit of bog between us an it.

More than 2000 feet (600m) below us.

Alongside Dungeon Ghyll.

"Our" pike in the background.

English hikers seem to have adopted walking sticks and map pouches.

These two had hand held gps as well.

We went for the "have a look at the map on the computer and try to remember it" approach. Modified by taking a photograph for reference and resolving navigation arguments.

Easy really!

Stickle Pike is the sticky up nobbly bit on the left hand edge of the Langdale Pikes massif.