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Wetherlam, Steel Edge and Wetherlam Edge

Walked on 16/01/2013

Start point: Tilberthwaite car park (NY 306 010)

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

Distance: 4.2 miles     Total Ascent: 648 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours 30 minutes     Start Time: 09:25

Weather: Freezing. -1oC

There is plenty of snow around to quite a low level at the moment and the valley roads are treacherously icy in places. I left Casper at home today (by the fire, of course!) as he feels the cold these days (he is no spring chicken) and with young Dougal by my side climbed to Wetherlam via Steel Edge and descended by way of treacherous Wetherlam Edge. It was a bit of a monochrome day with no contrast between the sky and the snow covered land making the task of getting decent photos even harder than usual!

01 Wetherlam

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The Coniston Fells from Torver.

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It was a freezing cold day, here looking back over Tilberthwaite.

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Wetherlam across Tilberthwaite Gill.

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Tilberthwaite, the winter wonderland.

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Winter sky over Morecambe Bay.

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The way to the top of Wetherlam via Steel Edge.

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Steel Edge. Crampons were required to climb it this morning.

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Looking back down Steel Edge.

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The view to Coniston Water.

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The Old Man (and the young!) and Brim Fell.

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A panoramic view of the Coniston fells, select on the image to see a larger version.

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The Langdale Pikes from the summit of Wetherlam.

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Dougal snow-beard.

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The descent of Wetherlam Edge was quite hairy in places - I had crampons on at the top but there wasn't really enough snow for them so I ended up with spikes on and an ice-axe for this one.

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Mist forming in Greenburn below on the descent of Wetherlam Edge.

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Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and Pike o' Blisco with Greenburn Reservoir below.

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A distant view across freezing Lakeland to Helvellyn and Fairfield.

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Looking back up Wetherlam Edge.

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Wetherlam.

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The Langdales from Birk Fell.

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Passing the Larch trees in Tilberthwaite.

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Wetherlam Edge.

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Steel Edge. Select on the image to see an overlaid route.

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