Date: 21 Mar 2023 11:25am
Taken at: Exit to Striding Edge
Not even a tiny patch of snow remains on Striding Edge's exit. Looking towards the Gough memorial.
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Taken on: 22 Mar 2023 11:50
Location: Striding Edge
Bone dry rock (for a change!) along Striding Edge made it easier to handle the strong, gusty wind.
Date: 20 Mar 2023 10:30am
Taken at: Blencathra summit
Limited visibility in the low cloud and drizzle
Date: 19 Mar 2023 12:00pm
Taken at: Blencathra summit
A snow free view from the summit of Blencathra with Scales Fell (L) & Halls Fell Ridge (R) below
Date: 18 Mar 2023 10:45am
Taken at: Striding Edge
Dry rock & a brocken spectre on a snow free Striding Edge
Date: 17 Mar 2023 11:50am
Taken at: Swirrls path up Helvellyn at c780m
Coming out of the cloud (at c800m) looking north towards Skiddaw hardly any snow can now be seen.
Date: 16 Mar 2023 03:00pm
Taken at: Swirral Edge
Descending a wet and slippery Swirral Edge as the snow rapidly thaws
Date: 15 Mar 2023 11:25am
Taken at: On path between Browncove and Lower Man
The "view" of Lower Man & Helvellyn when I turned back as the steep drop (or anything else) could not be seen!
Date: 14 Mar 2023 12:10pm
Taken at: Summit of Helvellyn
The Trig Point from c60m on a deserted summit plateau. Visibility rapidly decreased with more snow & spindrift.
Date: 13 Mar 2023 11:00am
Taken at: Raise Ski Tow
The rapid thaw has stripped most of the snow from the fells although some patches are still hanging in there!
Date: 12 Mar 2023 01:00pm
Taken at: East face of Helvellyn
Soggy snow drifts above Red Tarn as the thaw continues