Start point: Dunmail Raise (NY 329 111)
Dunmail Raise – Willie Wife Moor – Helvellyn – Nethermost Pike – High Crag – Dollywaggon Pike – Grisedale Tarn – Raise Beck – Dunmail Raise
Distance: 7.4 miles Total Ascent: 1000 metres Time Taken: 3 hours 50 minutes
Weather: Cold with sunny intervals and snow showers. -4oC
Blimey, it was cold this morning! It was -8C when I drove through Grasmere for an early start up to Helvellyn from Dunmail Raise. The slog up Willie Wife Moor took longer than I thought and when I reached the snow line at 650 metres, the going became even tougher with the iced over snow making walking difficult. Once on the summit of Helvellyn, I put my crampons on for security and enjoyed the high level traverse of the snowy ridge.
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Seat Sandal and the Coniston fells from the old fence post that marks the top of the steep path down to Grisedale Tarn.