11th Jan .....The Yorkshire 3 Peaks....(well 2 of them anyway)

One of my favourite  walks on the 3 peaks is over Ingleborough and Whernside.  It's a longish walk, especially in winter when the days are short and the weather can change for the worse quite quickly.
Saturdays forecast wasn't too bad but as the three of us set out the sleet and snow started and the wind picked up, not a good start, but it does add to the atmosphere of a full on winter day in the hills!

Having parked at the viaduct at Ribblehead we walked up the broad and grassy ridge that leads to the summit of Park Fell then on towards Simon Fell and the summit of Ingleborough.  The bitter wind and the low cloud added to the high mountain  feeling of exposure and we didn't linger too long before retracing our steps for the steep descent through Humphrey Bottom towards Souther Scales.

After a quick stop for lunch we just had the long climb up onto Whernside, the weather improved but the chilly wind still kept us moving just to keep from freezing up.