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: 10:35
Weather: Cold and clear. -2C
Most of the high fells appeared to be in cloud but Wetherlam seemed to stand out like a beacon of light today, so that’s where I went to get a taste of the winter conditions much of the country is experiencing at the moment. The snow was dry and powdery and the going was not too bad until the descent of Wetherlam Edge which required a bit more care to be taken. It was like the Antarctic on the northern slopes during that descent with a strong (and cold) easterly blowing across the face of The Edge.
Wetherlam route map.
High Tilberthwaite.
First of all you have to get here!
Looking to the east from the climb out of Tilberthwaite.
Wetherlam above a cold looking Tilberthwaite Gill.
Above Beck Fells from Crook Beck.
At the foot of Steel Edge.
Looking down Steel Edge.
The boys are going for it!
Looking down the Edge.
Casper comes to see where I am - faffing around with crampons probably.
Steel being worn on Steel Edge today.
Winter sky and Coniston Water.
The Howgills.
The Far Eastern Fells.
The Fairfield fells.
Dougal has a look at The Old Man.
The Coniston Fells (and Dougal) panoramic.
The Ill Bell ridge is lit by the sun.
It was cold along the ridge.
Golden Morecambe Bay.
Looking back along the trail blazed.
Cloudy Scafells from frozen Wetherlam summit.
Looking across to Helvellyn.
The snow-Beardies.
The Coniston fells.
Descending Wetherlam Edge - first of all we have to find it Dougal.
Come on, we can do it!
Pike o' Blisco.
Looking back up from the foot of Wetherlam Edge.
Crinkle Crags in cloud from Birk Fell Man.
Some bloke I met.
Winter Larch on the descent.
All is mono in Tilberthwaite Gill.
Windermere.
Wetherlam from Waterhead, Ambleside - late afternoon.