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| Belemnite Fossil, fairly common in some areas |
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| Frost-shattered rock. Fossil Bluff includes many glacial and periglacial featured that you're encouraged to imagine on geography field trips happening 10-20,000 years earlier in the Lake District. |
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| The glacier feeding into Belemnite Valley. The aspect makes it asymmetrical, with greater loss from the north-facing side |
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| Lots of Belemnites |
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| A light dusting of snow near the cottage |
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| Looking towards Pyramid (750m high, mostly scree). A horseshoe walk is possible around the corrie glacier |
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| Lichen, other than a single skua this was the only other living thing we found (mould in the kitchen excluded) |
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| Looking towards Pyramid |
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| Looking over the base (hidden) towards Succession Cliffs |
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| Bivalve fossils |
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| Glacier, largely covered in debris from the slopes |
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| The view from the veranda |
The stunning surroundings around Fossil Bluff. It certainly lives up to
its name.
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