Andrew Stannard
pro member
Hi,
A long time absent from this forum for me. Not that I haven't been doing any photography, but just not sharing as much. Planning to re-focus on my photography for 2018 though, and no harm in starting a resolution early!
A taste below of the UK Lake District in winter. Often a time when the valleys below can be benign, but the summits themselves are an entirely different proposition - and must be taken seriously by those climbing them.
These were taken on, or near, the summit of Bowfell in Langdale. Until about 400m from the top all was relatively easy going, but then conditions became fairly epic.
Unconsolidated loose snow began to reach depths of 3-4ft and I was walking in cloud with howling wind and spin-drift (blowing snow) that made wearing ski-google a necessity. I class these kind of conditions as 'good fun', but I'm, sure others would disagree.
Conditions actually improved a bit as I made way back down, with the cloud slowly lifting to reveal the nearby fells in their winter coats. A grand day out by all accounts, and worth the tired legs.
Thanks for looking,
Andrew.
A long time absent from this forum for me. Not that I haven't been doing any photography, but just not sharing as much. Planning to re-focus on my photography for 2018 though, and no harm in starting a resolution early!
A taste below of the UK Lake District in winter. Often a time when the valleys below can be benign, but the summits themselves are an entirely different proposition - and must be taken seriously by those climbing them.
These were taken on, or near, the summit of Bowfell in Langdale. Until about 400m from the top all was relatively easy going, but then conditions became fairly epic.
Unconsolidated loose snow began to reach depths of 3-4ft and I was walking in cloud with howling wind and spin-drift (blowing snow) that made wearing ski-google a necessity. I class these kind of conditions as 'good fun', but I'm, sure others would disagree.
Conditions actually improved a bit as I made way back down, with the cloud slowly lifting to reveal the nearby fells in their winter coats. A grand day out by all accounts, and worth the tired legs.
Thanks for looking,
Andrew.