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Wetherlam

Walked on 09/02/2006

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. 2°C.

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!

Wetherlam

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Coniston Old Man from Torver.

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

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Out of the shadows of Tilberthwaite heading for Wetherlam.

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Looking back over Tilberthwaite to the eastern fells.

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It's nice in the sun Angus.

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

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Looking out over Coniston Moor.

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Icicles on Steel Edge.

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Looking down Steel Edge.

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Coniston Old Man.

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Great How Crags and Swirl How.

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Coniston Water.

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

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

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

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

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Great Carrs above Greenburn.

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

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Bow Fell.

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Scafell.

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Pike o' Stickle.

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Fairfield.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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The Langdale Pikes, Blea Tarn visible bottom right.

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Wetherlam with Wetherlam Edge on the right.

 

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