Date: 25 Dec 2019 12:40pm Taken at: Exit to Swirral Edge A festive penguin admiring the view from the deep unavoidable snow guarding Swirral's exit, secured with a 60cm ice axe!
Date: 24 Dec 2019 12:40pm Taken at: Exit to Swirral Edge The east facing headwall of Helvellyn. The "lip" at the top of the snow are cornices. They are thawing, weak and unstabl
Date: 23 Dec 2019 12:05pm Taken at: Striding Edge Not a good day for pics with cloud & gusty wind. Wet rock along Striding's crest, thawed S facing slope, snow on N side
Date: 21 Dec 2019 11:24am Taken at: Helvellyn Trig Point Trig point looking towards the top of Swirral Edge
Date: 19 Dec 2019 12:44pm Taken at: Top of Swirral Edge Looking down the final slopes of Swirral Edge
Date: 17 Dec 2019 11:00am Taken at: On the path to Browncove Crags at c840m Some deep drifts in soft snow - for scale this is a 59cm ice axe resting on the snow NOT the ground! Thirlmere behind.