| Wetherlam via Black Sails |
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15/2/2004 |
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WETHERLAM - this fine hill is too vast and sturdy to be disfigured and weakened by man's feeble scratchings of its surface and remains today, as of old, a compelling presence to which walkers in Brathay will oft turn their eager steps. The picture everywhere is good, but best of all is the lovely countryside of Brathay, seen in all its glory as from an aeroplane, and revealing a large array of sparkling waters. A. Wainwright |
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| Walks done by: |
Jed, Pam, Paul, Tony, Susan and Gill |
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| Weather: |
Sunny to start with cloud moving in from midday. |
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| Distance |
7 miles |
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| Started at: |
Sun Hotel, Coniston |
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| Height:- |
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| Wetherlam |
2502' |
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| Coppermines Valley from the path to the Miners Cottages |
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| First Break - needed as it was very warm at this point |
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| Looking back down the ascent route from the climb up Kennel Crag |
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| Red Dell from the ascent of Kennel Crag |
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| Looking back down the valley |
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| Another break at Erin Crag |
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| Coniston Water from Erin Crag |
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| Levers Water with Coniston Old Man (L) and Brim Fell (right of centre) |
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| Near Black Sails Summit |
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| Rescue helicopter flying above Greenburn Reservoir |
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| Crinkle Crags (L) and Pike O Blisco (c) and The Langdale (R) |
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| A distant Blea Tarn |
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| Coniston Water (l) and The Old Man (r) |
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| Wetherlam Summit |
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| Coniston Water from the descent along Lad Stones |
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| Coniston Old Man from Lad Stones |
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| From Lad Stones ridge, across the valley the direct route up Coniston Old Man can be seen. |
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| Group photo above Hole Rake |
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| ..and again |
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| One of the engines from the Halifax bomber that crashed on Great Carrs. It can be viewed at the Coniston Museum |
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