Date: 25 Mar 2018 01:50pm
Taken at: Helvellyn Summit
Looking south from the summit shelter on Helvellyn towards Nethermost and Dollywaggon Pike
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Taken on: 26 Mar 2018 12:50
Location: Flank of Swirral Edge
Looking across to the Red Tarn headwall cliffs, showing the extent of the snow in the gullies.
Date: 24 Mar 2018 11:00am
Taken at: Red Tarn
The Red Tarn headwall, and a semi-frozen Red Tarn today, with rapidly thawing snow.
Date: 23 Mar 2018 01:15pm
Taken at: Swirral Edge
Current conditions on the exit to Swirral Edge with a few inches of new snow covering the old snowpack.
Date: 22 Mar 2018 02:00pm
Taken at: East face of Helvellyn
The Helvellyn Edges and east face from the slopes of Castycam
Date: 21 Mar 2018 11:00am
Taken at: Birkhouse Moor heading towards The Hole in't Wall
Patchy nature of the snow at & above 700m. Noticeable contrast between S & N facing aspects. Snow seen here remains hard
Date: 20 Mar 2018 11:45am
Taken at: The Swirrls footpath up Helvellyn by Browncove Crags
John on the unavoidable steep hard snow by Browncove crags which still requires an ice axe & crampons to navigate safely
Date: 18 Mar 2018 01:00pm
Taken at: Near Helvellyn Lower Man
Cornices on the N facing slopes of Helvellyn's summit plateau with Catstye Cam and Swirral Edge behind.
Date: 18 Mar 2018 12:45pm
Taken at: Near the top of Swirral Edge
Rime encrusted rocks with the shadow of Striding Edge on a frozen, snow covered Red Tarn.
Date: 17 Mar 2018 02:20pm
Taken at: Just below the top of Swirral Edge
The buttresses & the rocks of Helvellyn's Headwall were covered in ice today sandwiched between old, hard, icy snow.
Date: 16 Mar 2018 12:40pm
Taken at: Exit to Striding Edge
Pete (John Muir Trust) on the unavoidable, steep, hard snow guarding Striding Edge's exit. Crampons & ice axe essential!