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Wetherlam

Date ... Monday, 24 March 2008
Distance ... 7.0 miles
Ascent ... 2160 feet
Time ... 5 hours 15 mins
Weather ... 0 ºC, strong winds, snow showers and sunny spells
Summits ... Wetherlam - 2502' (aw55)(en237)
Black Sails - 2444' (en14) 
Start ... Coniston village - pay+display car parking (SD303975) 
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº4 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000)
Books ... The Southern Fells - Pictorial Guide Nº4 by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 9780711226586)


Looking back towards Coniston Water as was walked alongside Church Beck, as we left the village

Looking back towards Coniston Water as was walked alongside Church Beck, as we left the village

The waterfalls in Church Beck, just below the Miners Bridge

The waterfalls in Church Beck, just below the Miners Bridge

Coppermine Valley

Coppermine Valley

Another view of Coppermine Valley and The Old Man of Coniston as we started to ascend to Hole Rake

Another view of Coppermine Valley and The Old Man of Coniston as we started to ascend to Hole Rake

Another view of The Old Man of Coniston

Another view of The Old Man of Coniston

Looking towards Swirl How and Great How Crags

Looking towards Swirl How and Great How Crags

Sheena and Tim just below where the path reaches Hole Rake, our path headed off to the left

Sheena and Tim just below where the path reaches Hole Rake, our path headed off to the left

Looking back to The Old Man of Coniston from the same point

Looking back to The Old Man of Coniston from the same point

Looking across to The Kentmere Fells from higher up the ridge

Looking across to The Kentmere Fells from higher up the ridge

Brim Fell and Levers Water

Brim Fell and Levers Water

Our first view of the summits, Wetherlam (right) Black Sails (left)

Our first view of the summits, Wetherlam (right) Black Sails (left)

One of the frequent snow showers passing The Old Man

One of the frequent snow showers passing The Old Man

Looking across to the Helvellyn range from Lower Hows

Looking across to the Helvellyn range from Lower Hows

Brim Fell (left) and Swirl How (right) with Great How Crags in the middle

Brim Fell (left) and Swirl How (right) with Great How Crags in the middle

The view towards the Langdale valley from the summit of Wetherlam

The view towards the Langdale valley from the summit of Wetherlam

The Old Man of Coniston from the summit of Wetherlam

The Old Man of Coniston from the summit of Wetherlam

Crinkle Crags + Bowfell as we descended from Wetherlam

Crinkle Crags + Bowfell as we descended from Wetherlam

Wetherlam seen from the summit of Black Sails

Wetherlam seen from the summit of Black Sails

The Old Man and Levers Water as we descended from the summit of Black Sails

The Old Man and Levers Water as we descended from the summit of Black Sails

The view of the surrounding fells from the shores of Levers Water

The view of the surrounding fells from the shores of Levers Water

Sheena trying to explain to Tim thats it was her apple and not his at our coffee stop at Levers Water.

Sheena trying to explain to Tim thats it was her apple and not his at our coffee stop at Levers Water.

Grey Crag as we descended from Levers Water back into Coppermine Valley

Grey Crag as we descended from Levers Water back into Coppermine Valley