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Wetherlam

Walked on 21/03/2007

Start point: Tilberthwaite car park (NY 306 010)

Tilberthwaite – Steel Edge – Wetherlam – Wetherlam Edge – Birk Fell Man on Birk Fell – Tilberthwaite Gill – Tilberthwaite

Distance: 4.4 miles     Total Ascent: 693 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours

Weather: Sunny and clear. 7oC.

The weather today was fantastic with clear views for miles and cold, frozen ground making almost perfect walking conditions. This is a favourite shorter walk of mine, the walks along Steel Edge and Wetherlam Edge being the best way to climb this fell. Wetherlam Edge was treacherous in places with sheet ice which could catch out the unwary.

Wetherlam

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Looking across the slate spoil heaps and Low Tilberthwaite to the Fairfield group of fells.

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Lad Stones above Tilberthwaite Gill.

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Crossing Crook Beck.

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Heading for Steel Edge.

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Hen Crag on the eastern face of Wetherlam.

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The eastern fells across Tilberthwaite from Steel Edge.

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Climbing Steel Edge.

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Angus enjoying a bit of sunshine.

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An icy Steel Edge.

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Looking down Steel Edge.

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More ice.

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Coniston Old Man and Brim Fell come into view at the top of Steel Edge. Casper has a quick lie down!

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The Old Man across a frozen tarn.

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Low Water in view below Brim Fell and The Old Man.

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Looking across to Fairfield.

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The Old Man with the summit cairn and trig. column in view.

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All is frozen on the Wetherlam ridge - nowhere for a drink or a swim for Casper.

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Blencathra and the Helvellyn ridge.

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Swirl Band, Swirl How and Great Carrs.

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Tongues out on the summit of Wetherlam for Angus and Casper.

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The Scafell range.

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Swirl How and Great Carrs from the summit of Wetherlam.

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Bow Fell.

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Slight Side and Scafell.

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Scafell Pike.

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The Langdale Pikes.

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Blencathra.

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A lovely view over the Wrynose Pass to Red Tarn with Crinkle Crags and Bow Fell beyond, Scafell Pike to the left.

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The distant Fairfield Horseshoe over Little Langdale Tarn.

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Casper in the sun.

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The view from Wetherlam Edge.

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Wetherlam Edge.

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...and from further down.

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Crinkle Crags, Bow Fell and Pike o' Blisco.

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As I descended Wetherlam Edge, a military helicopter was buzzing round. It landed on the summit, took off again and then landed here at the top of Steel Edge. Looks like an easier way to get to the top!

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Helvellyn and Fairfield.

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Looking across to the recently descended Wetherlam Edge.

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Wetherlam.

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Steel Edge.

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Wetherlam from the top of Tilberthwaite Gill.

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