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| Ghyll Foot Farm on the road to Greenburn |
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| Past Ghyll Foot a private lane turns off to the left alongside the garden of Helmside to Turn Howe |
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| Turn Howe cottages at the end of the lane below the south east ridge of Steel Fell |
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| Looking across to Great Rigg from Turn Howe |
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| Above the cottages a gate gives access to Greenburn Dale |
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| Gibson Knott above Greenburn Dale |
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| The south east ridge of Steel Fell |
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| The lower part of Greenburn Dale where the path runs alongside a wall as far as the upper waterfalls of Green Burn |
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| Looking back from the start of the path |
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| Helm Crag from the waterfalls |
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| Looking up to Gibson Knott from the waterfalls |
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| Looking back along Greenburn from the end of the wall |
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| Heading on up past the waterfalls |
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| Another look back from mid way up the dale. Stone Arthur and Heron Pike on the opposite side of the valley |
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| From the same point looking up to the summit rocks of Helm Crag |
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| Approaching the barrier of moraines below Greenburn Bottom |
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| The wide expanse of Greenburn Bottom, the site of a long vanished tarn |
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| A last look back along the length of the dale |
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| Helm Crag across the steep northern slopes of Gibson Knott |
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| The stepping stones over the Green Burn |
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| Passing the unusual triangular sheepfold dominated by Blakerigg Crag across the valley |
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| Looking back across Greendale Bottom from the start of the climb to the ridge |
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| The path to the ridge line which becomes a little indistinct at its mid point when it crosses an area of marshy ground |
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| Looking back over Greenburn Bottom to Blakerigg Crag on Steel Fell |
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| On the upper part of the path which reaches the ridge line at a col between Gibson Knott and Pike of Carrs |
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| Looking down to Greenburn Bottom from the near the ridge line |
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| From the same point, Ullscarf over the head of Greenburn |
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| Approaching the ridge line |
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| On the ridge looking south east to the summit of Gibson Knott |
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| Deer Bields Crag and Ferngill Crag across Far Easdale. The distinctive summit of Pike of Carrs on the right |
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| The path towards Gibson Knott generally keeps to the Far Easdale side of the ridge |
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| A view through one of the many dips in the ridge to Steel Fell and Dollywaggon Pike |
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| Looking back along the ridge to Calf Crag, Pike of Carrs on the left |
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| Further along the ridge Harrison Stickle comes into view to the left of Tarn Crag |
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| Approaching the summit of Gibson Knott |
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| The summit cairn on Gibson Knott looking to Steel Fell |
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| Looking over the south east ridge of Steel Fell to Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, Dollywaggon Pike and Seat Sandal |
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| Fairfield and Great Rigg |
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| Helm Crag bathed in sunlight |
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| Grasmere backed by Loughrigg Fell |
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| A glimpse of Easdale Tarn below Blea Rigg with Harrison Stickle and Pavey Ark on the right skyline |
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| Deer Bields Crag across Far Easdale |
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| Looking back along the ridge to Calf Crag |
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| Dot and Vic from Nottingham, thanks for your company (mi ducks!) on the walk back along the ridge |
