Footage of a climber ascending a snowy hillside in the Lakeland Fells on Monday.

“With a considerable amount of fresh snow falling at the weekend combined with low overnight temperatures, high level walkers were treated to near perfect conditions as the clouds rolled back and the sun came out in the Lake District” the filmer later wrote online.

Footage of a climber ascending a snowy hillside in the Lakeland Fells on Monday.

“With a considerable amount of fresh snow falling at the weekend combined with low overnight temperatures, high level walkers were treated to near perfect conditions as the clouds rolled back and the sun came out in the Lake District” the filmer later wrote online.

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The route up the side of Steel Fell, accessed from Dunmail Raise, is steep and rises to 1500', but gives stunning views of the nearby fells.

The wind blown snow had drifted in some places, with the depth varying from little on windswept areas to drifts of over 100cm in places.

Each winter, usually from December to March, Fell top assessors walk up Helvellyn to check conditions, take photos and supply a report to add to the Met Office weather forecast. Todays report explained that "there was evidence of windslab (loose, unstable snow) on east facing slopes such as the exits to Striding and Swirral Edges. Exposed routes, such as these edges, are now in full winter condition and should only be attempted by those experienced in, and fully equipped for, winter mountaineering including the ability to assess the stability, or otherwise, of the snowpack. Swirral Edge was the location of this weekend's serious accidents."

Grough Magazine carries a report on these accidents this weekend on Swirral Edge.

http://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2015/01/18/two-helvellyn-walkers-injured-in-separate-falls-from-swirral-edge

Helvellyn is the fell to the left and behind the main panoramic shot shown in this video.