Thursday 9th February 2006

Start point: Tilberthwaite car park (NY 306 010)

Tilberthwaite - Steel Edge - Wetherlam - Wetherlam Edge - Birk Fell Man on Birk Fell (459) - Tilberthwaite Gill - Tilberthwaite

Distance: 5.2 miles     Total Ascent: 700 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes

Weather: Clear with an icy wind. 2oC.

Route Map

I hadn't intended to go out today, but you know what it's like - the sun is shining, the sky is clear blue, the dog has to be walked...What better than a walk up old favourite Wetherlam? Crystal clear views everywhere today and Angus bumped into a 'mirror' as well!

Coniston Old Man from Torver.

Wetherlam from the same place. It seems like a good place to go.

Out of the shadows of Tilberthwaite heading for Wetherlam.

Looking back over Tilberthwaite to the eastern fells.

It's nice in the sun Angus.

The climb up Steel Edge - Angus is camouflaged on this one.

Looking out over Coniston Moor.

Icicles on Steel Edge.

Looking down Steel Edge.

Coniston Old Man.

Great How Crags and Swirl How.

Coniston Water.

A panoramic view to the east from Wetherlam. Select on the image for a larger version.

No chance of a swim or a drink in this frozen tarn!

Looking over to the Coniston fells from another frozen summit tarn.

It was sooo cold on the summit, with an icy wind that cut right through every layer of clothing.

Great Carrs above Greenburn.

The Scafells, Crinkle Crags and Bow Fell with Cold Pike and Red Tarn in the foreground.

Bow Fell.

Scafell.

Pike o' Stickle.

Fairfield.

Looking down an icy Wetherlam Edge with Little Langdale Tarn in the centre. Teacherous in places, Angus certainly did a bit of slip-sliding down here.

Crinkle Crags and Bow Fell with Pike o' Blisco in the centre and the Glaramara ridge beyond.

Seeing double? Mirror image? No, it's another fell walking Beardie!

I don't know how I missed Birk Fell Man (a Birkett summit) all the other times I have walked this way, but I did! This view of Crinkle Crags, Bow Fell and Pike o' Blisco is from there.

The Langdale Pikes, Blea Tarn visible bottom right.

Wetherlam with Wetherlam Edge on the right.

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