| A great scramble up Steel Edge to Wetherlam and decending via Wetherlam Edge. | |||
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Date: | 21st August 2009 | |
| Start Location: | Tilberthwaite | ||
| Time Started: | 13:15 | ||
| Duration: | 3 Hours 45 Minutes | ||
| Distance: | 7.31km - 4.54 Miles | ||
| Ascent (m/ft): | 769m (2522ft) | ||
| Highest Point: | Wetherlam (762m/2500ft) | ||
| Parking: | Car Park at high Tilberthwaite | ||
| Weather: | Mostly Cloudy | ||
| Difficulty: | Moderate | ||
| High Tilberthwaite - Tilberthwaite Gill - Steel Edge - Wetherlam (71) - Wetherlam Edge - Birk Fell - High Tilberthwaite | |||
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| The Eastern Fells from the start of the climb. | |||
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| Remains of some of the quarry workings. | |||
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| Standing at the top of one of the quarries. | |||
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| Steel Edge, our route of ascent. | |||
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| Beautiful sunshine over Tilberthwaite. | |||
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| The start of Steel Edge. | |||
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| One of the many mine entrancesin this area. | |||
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| Fairfield. | |||
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| Crossing the beck to get to the start of Steel Edge. | |||
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| Water flowing into one of the mines. | |||
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| Looking into one of the caves. | |||
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| Steel Edge. | |||
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| Looking up to the top of the Edge. | |||
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| Looking down the edge. | |||
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| And again from further up. | |||
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| A tarn at the top of the edge. | |||
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| Coniston Old Man. | |||
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| Coniston Water. | |||
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| The Far Eastern Fells. | |||
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| Fairfield and Helvellyn. | |||
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| Coniston Water from Wetherlam. | |||
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| The Scafells. | |||
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| The Langdale Pikes. | |||
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| The Langdale Pikes and Blea Tarn from the summit of Wetherlam. | |||
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| Little Langdale Tarn just to the bottom left. | |||
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| Coniston Old Man from the summit. | |||
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| Decending Wetherlam Edge. | |||
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| Wetherlam Edge and Birk Man. | |||
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| Steel Edge. | |||
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| Tilberthwaite. | |||