Penyghent

During my week's holiday recently I had a day up in Ribblesdale.

In the morning I climbed Pen-y-Ghent (2273 feet) from the village of Horton in Ribblesdale.


Below are the pictures from this walk.



Horton Junior School







Horton village and Ingleborough










The route up to Pen-y-Ghent





















The junction of the route out of Horton and The Pennine Way.







View back down to the junction,





Saxifraga oppositifolia.






Looking back from the final climb.






Walkers ahead of me on the final ascent.





50th anniversary plaque.






On the summit.






My friend Eric Braysford from the Wainwright Society who I met on the summit along with his wife and labrador.






View across Ribblesdale to Ingleborough.





Hull Pot



































View back to Pen-y-Ghent





More caves on the descent.






The road to Horton





View back to Plover Hill




Horton Church with Pen-y=Ghent in the background.