Date: 23 Feb 2020 03:30pm
Taken at: Catstycam Summit
Braced against the wind on the west ridge of Castycam
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Taken on: 24 Feb 2020 01:00
Location: Helvellyn summit shelter
Large drifts of saturated snow in the lee of the Helvellyn summit shelter
Date: 22 Feb 2020 03:30pm
Taken at: Red Tarn, Helvellyn
Looking back up into an atmospheric & windswept Helvellyn Bowl bounded by the Striding & Swirral Edges
Date: 21 Feb 2020 11:40am
Taken at: Red Tarn
The best view today of Striding Edge & Helvellyn's headwall showing the extent of the thaw. Sorry for rain on the lens!
Date: 20 Feb 2020 12:00pm
Taken at: Swirral Edge
Red Tarn & Striding Edge under a layer of fresh snow blown from the Helvellyn plateau above
Date: 19 Feb 2020 12:30pm
Taken at: Summit of Helvellyn
A totally self-indulgent pic of me (Jon) by the rime covered Trig Point on my 600th ascent whilst working as an assessor
Date: 18 Feb 2020 01:15pm
Taken at: Summit of Helvellyn
Desolate summit shelter - very unusual for half-term! Ice on the summit plateau make microspikes or crampons very useful
Date: 17 Feb 2020 12:55pm
Taken at: Near the top of Swirral Edge
Fresh, mainly soft snow on Swirral - some overlaying old, hard snow with the 2 layers not bonding.
Date: 16 Feb 2020 10:53am
Taken at: Helvellyn Summit
Looking south over the summit shelter.
Date: 15 Feb 2020 10:30am
Taken at: Hobcarton End
Looking southwest to Hopegill Head
Date: 14 Feb 2020 12:26pm
Taken at: Red Tarn
Looking southwest over Red Tarn towards Striding edge in the cloud!