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Wetherlam

Walked on 09/11/2010

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: 2 hours 40 minutes     Start Time: 9:20

Weather: Windy, snowy, sleety, coldy. 5C

The wet weather of last week has made way for much colder winter weather with snow lying on the high fells. The snow made it quite tough going, both on the climb up Steel Edge and the descent of Wetherlam Edge – the walk took 40 minutes longer than last time I did it in April. Once up on the Wetherlam ridge, all hell was let loose with the wind and driven sleet/snow making it easily the coldest and most extreme walk since last winter.

Wetherlam

Wetherlam route map.

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High Tilberthwaite.

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First of all you have to get here!

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Looking to the east from the climb out of Tilberthwaite.

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Wetherlam above a cold looking Tilberthwaite Gill.

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Above Beck Fells from Crook Beck.

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At the foot of Steel Edge.

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Looking down Steel Edge.

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The boys are going for it!

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Looking down the Edge.

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Casper comes to see where I am - faffing around with crampons probably.

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Steel being worn on Steel Edge today.

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Winter sky and Coniston Water.

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The Howgills.

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The Far Eastern Fells.

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The Fairfield fells.

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Dougal has a look at The Old Man.

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The Coniston Fells (and Dougal) panoramic.

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The Ill Bell ridge is lit by the sun.

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It was cold along the ridge.

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Golden Morecambe Bay.

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Looking back along the trail blazed.

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Cloudy Scafells from frozen Wetherlam summit.

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Looking across to Helvellyn.

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The snow-Beardies.

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The Coniston fells.

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Descending Wetherlam Edge - first of all we have to find it Dougal.

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Come on, we can do it!

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Pike o' Blisco.

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Looking back up from the foot of Wetherlam Edge.

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Crinkle Crags in cloud from Birk Fell Man.

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Some bloke I met.

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Winter Larch on the descent.

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All is mono in Tilberthwaite Gill.

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Windermere.

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Wetherlam from Waterhead, Ambleside - late afternoon.

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