Date: 23 Dec 2017 12:15pm Taken at: Striding Edge Ribbons of soft snow in Nethermost Cove intermittently visible as Striding Edge went in and out of the cloud.
Date: 22 Dec 2017 11:45am Taken at: Striding Edge Above the cloud, the extent of the thaw is clear. Some dry rock along Striding but banks of steep, wet snow on the exit.
Date: 21 Dec 2017 01:20pm Taken at: Red Tarn flanks of Swirral Edge On the south-facing flanks of Swirral Edge there are some sizeable patches of snow, ideal for winter skills courses!
Date: 20 Dec 2017 01:35pm Taken at: Top of Swirral Edge Kath Dyer making good use of her ice axe to safely cross the snow slope at the exit from Swirral Edge
Date: 19 Dec 2017 01:10pm Taken at: Helvellyn Summit A view through the murk of a couple approaching the trig pillar from the summit cairn.
Date: 18 Dec 2017 01:00pm Taken at: Helvellyn Headwall The view of a partially frozen Red Tarn, and Striding Edge, from the gully just north of Viking Buttress
Date: 17 Dec 2017 03:00pm Taken at: On the path towards Swirls, near the head of Brown Cove James Pierce and Andy Kelly braving the elements, and lots of wet snow, on Helvellyn today.
Date: 16 Dec 2017 12:45pm Taken at: Helvellyn summit trig pillar Nice to meet a lot of well equipped people having fun today. Jack and Ellie were heading for a wild camp up on the fells
Date: 14 Dec 2017 01:01pm Taken at: Helvellyn summit trig point Full white out conditions on the summit with rime building on the trig point.