| 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
The waterfalls in Church Beck, just below the Miners Bridge
Coppermine Valley
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
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
Looking back to The Old Man of Coniston from the same point
Looking across to The Kentmere Fells from higher up the ridge
Brim Fell and Levers Water
Our first view of the summits, Wetherlam (right) Black Sails (left)
One of the frequent snow showers passing The Old Man
Looking across to the Helvellyn range from Lower Hows
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 Old Man of Coniston from the summit of Wetherlam
Crinkle Crags + Bowfell as we descended from Wetherlam
Wetherlam seen 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
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