The Western Fells form the southern wall of the Buttermere valley and the northern fence of Wasdale. Between the two lies Ennerdale so that in effect the group is the shape of a single horseshoe, each branch about 10 miles in length. At the head of Ennerdale stands Great Gable. The southern arc of the group travels due west from Great Gable, the main ridge consisting of Kirk Fell, Pillar, Scoat Fell, Haycock and Caw Fell.
A walk with friends and family from Honister Slate mine to Dubs bothy where some of the party slept in the bothy and myself and a couple of others slept in tents. We headed up onto the summit of Haystacks on the Saturday, and then swam in the stream. On the Sunday we climbed up Grey Knotts, before some of the group kept going to Green Gable and others descended to the slate Mine again.
