Wetherlam

Distance: 7.31km (4.54 Miles)
Ascent: 769m (2522ft)
Duration: 3 Hours 45 Minutes

A great scramble up Steel Edge to Wetherlam and descending via Wetherlam Edge.

Remains of some of the quarry workings.

Standing at the top of one of the quarries.

Steel Edge, our route of ascent.

Beautiful sunshine over Tilberthwaite.

The start of Steel Edge.

One of the many mine entrances in this area.

Crossing the beck to get to the start of Steel Edge.

Water flowing into one of the mines.

Steel Edge.

Looking up to the top of the Edge.

Looking down the edge.

And again from further up.

Coniston Old Man.

Coniston Water.

The Far Eastern Fells.

Helvellyn and Fairfield.

The Scafells.

The Langdale Pikes.

The Langdale Pikes and Blea Tarn from the summit of Wetherlam.

Little Langdale Tarn just to the bottom left.

Coniston Old Man from the summit.

Descending Wetherlam Edge.

Wetherlam Edge and Birk Man.

Steel Edge.

Back down in Tilberthwaite.