Date: 03 Jan 2023 11:45am
Taken at: Striding Edge
Mixed conditions along Striding Edge: wet rock, soft, fresh snow, slush, puddles of water & compacted snow & ice.
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Taken on: 04 Jan 2023 11:55
Location: Exit to Swirral Edge
The only unavoidable snow encountered today was here at Swirral Edge's exit onto Helvellyn's summit plateau.
Date: 02 Jan 2023 02:00pm
Taken at: Catstycam summit
Snow & ice above Red Tarn (720m), becoming icy where compressed by walkers feet but all thawing on Tuesday
Date: 01 Jan 2023 11:35am
Taken at: Helvellyn Summit
Snow drifts in the summit shelter
Date: 30 Dec 2022 11:13am
Taken at: Brown Crag
Looking northeast towards the Dodd's
Date: 29 Dec 2022 11:25am
Taken at: Red Tarn
Looking across to Helvellyn
Date: 27 Dec 2022 12:15pm
Taken at: Summit of Helvellyn
The corniced edge was not obvious in today's humour testing conditions so it is best to simply stay off the snow here!
Date: 26 Dec 2022 12:15pm
Taken at: Blencathra summit
Areas of scoured icy terrain caused by a SW wind contrasting with loading & cornices on NE aspects
Date: 25 Dec 2022 11:55am
Taken at: Summit of Helvellyn
It's important to have your hooves in snow on Christmas Day! Herdy found this patch of soft snow just below the summit
Date: 24 Dec 2022 11:30am
Taken at: Helvellyn summit
A sprinkling of thawing new snow on the east face of Helvellyn but generally the fells are now snow free
Date: 23 Dec 2022 11:20am
Taken at: Exit to Swirral Edge
Treacherous conditions here at the top of Swirral Edge; the snow was hard & icy & the rocks covered in verglas(thin ice)