Date: 22 Mar 2021 11:00am
Taken at: Helvellyn summit shelter
Slumping cornices above the E face of Helvellyn a few meters away from the summit shelter
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Taken on: 23 Mar 2021 12:30
Location: Exit to Swirral Edge
As the snow slowly thaws the erosion caused by nature and accelerated by human activity is clearly in evidence.
Date: 21 Mar 2021 12:00pm
Taken at: Helvellyn plateau
A slumping & unstable cornice on the east face of the Helvellyn range
Date: 20 Mar 2021 11:45am
Taken at: Striding Edge
Striding Edge with a short but unavoidable bank of steep & consequential snow on the exit to the Helvellyn plateau
Date: 19 Mar 2021 12:40pm
Taken at: The path descending from Swirral Edge to Red Tarn
Illustrating the thaw: here at 830m, just 2 days ago snow covered this path with a depth over boot level.
Date: 18 Mar 2021 11:45am
Taken at: Helvellyn plateau
Catstycam and Red Tarn from the top of Swirral Edge. The Eden Valley under a cloud inversion in the background
Date: 17 Mar 2021 12:45pm
Taken at: Catstye Cam
Following a cloudy morning, Helvellyn, the Edges and Red Tarn in the early afternoon sun.
Date: 16 Mar 2021 11:45am
Taken at: Striding Edge
The snowpack was soft, wet & thawing at all levels. This unavoidable snow on Striding Edge's exit could freeze overnight
Date: 15 Mar 2021 11:20am
Taken at: Striding Edge
Mixed conditions along the crest of Striding Edge. Bare dry rock, bare wet rock, soft snow & sludge.
Date: 14 Mar 2021 10:16am
Taken at: Browncove Crags Summit
Not much of a view today!
Date: 13 Mar 2021 11:21am
Taken at: Helvellyn
Looking southeast from near the top of Striding Edge