Date: 20 Jan 2026 11:15am
Taken at: Leaving Fairfield summit
Compacted snow on paths is icy, wet and very slippery
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Taken on: 21 Jan 2026 11:30
Location: Helvellyn Headwall
Fresh snow above 700m with more snow on Swirral exit slope.
Date: 19 Jan 2026 10:00am
Taken at: Approaching Swirral Edge from the Swirls path
Date: 18 Jan 2026 03:15pm
Taken at: Swirral Edge
Date: 18 Jan 2026 02:40pm
Taken at: Helvellyn Summit
Winter skills programmes still run with plenty of useful hacks to stay safe in the winter mountains despite the thawing
Date: 18 Jan 2026 01:45pm
Taken at: Helvellyn headwall
Date: 17 Jan 2026 11:00am
Taken at: Red Tarn
The contrast of white snow and dark rock and grass is the give away for thawing conditions
Date: 16 Jan 2026 01:00pm
Taken at: Helvellyn Trig Point
Just 10m away
Date: 15 Jan 2026 12:55pm
Taken at: Helvellyn summit
Amazing winter scenes and a snowy headwall. Beware of the cornice hazard!
Date: 14 Jan 2026 10:30am
Taken at: Red Tarn and the East face of Helvellyn
Date: 13 Jan 2026 09:37am
Taken at: Blencathra - Sharp edge
Rain changing to snow on Sharp edge this morning