Six in a day

With such a nice weather forecast we had to go for a high route today and had an almost epic and most certainly lovely day in the Lakes, bagging six Wainwrights on the way.
Our circular route from Grasmere to High Raise and back first took us steeply up to Helm Crags two rock needles. With the sun shining we soon zipped off the lower bits of our trousers and got a proper sweat on as we made our way up. Views down to Grasmere were stunning if a bit hazy.
Scrambled up the first and half of the second rock needle. Without proper gear the second one would've been too dangerous a climb.

Onwards we went over Gibson Knott and Calf Crag, Wainwrights two and three today. It was still fairly warm when clouds were taking over the sky and without so much as a gentle breeze sometime the air was buzzing with flies and the like.

After a nice lunch break at the path junction on Greenup Edge we headed straight for High Raise and Sergeant Man after, four and five on our Wainwright tick list.
Views were magical with the impressive central fells standing out by their shape only in the haze.

Onwards we went over a rocky and knobbly ridge via Blea Rigg (number 6) and Lang How before we headed down the steep and faint (as in mostly invisible) path back down into Grasmere.

Around 20km and 3000ft elevation gain, not bad for the first day and although the sun had vanished quite soon it was still very enjoyable.
Had some locally made ice cream and a drink at the pub. Heading over to the YHA now for a shower and a big pot of chilli!