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Helvellyn & Striding Edge

Walked on 09/10/2012

Start point: Patterdale (NY 394 160)

Patterdale – Hole-in-the Wall – Striding Edge – Helvellyn – Swirral Edge – Catstycam – Birkhouse Moor – Patterdale

Distance: 8.1 miles     Total Ascent: 920 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 30 minutes     Start Time: 08:00

Weather: Warm and sunny. 12C

The forecast was making it look to good to miss today and fortunately they got it right. Striding Edge was looking good today, very good in fact with views for miles.

Helvellyn & Striding Edge

Helvellyn & Striding Edge route map.

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Dawn over Patterdale from Kirkstone Pass.

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I couldn't resist paying Brothers Water a visit as I passed.

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Beautiful reflections and sunrise. On with the walk...

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On the road towards Grisedale, the fields are frozen in the valley but the sun is rising now.

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Looking into Grisedale, the grass is still frosted in the early sun.

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Climbing higher, St Sunday Crag towering above Grisedale.

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Striding Edge and Helvellyn from the Hole in the Wall.

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Looking along Birkhouse Moor to Ullswater which is under a thick blanket of cloud this morning.

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Striding Edge.

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A wider view.

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StridingEdge on Striding Edge.

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Hell's teeth.

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The Chimney.

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Red Tarn and Catstycam.

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Looking down on Striding Edge from the climb to Helvellyn.

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Red Tarn and Birkhouse Moor.

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A panoramic view from Helvellyn.

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The summit plateau - mine, all mine today.

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Helvellyn summit.

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Nice and clear today looking at Great Gable to Pillar.

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Swirral Edge and Catstycam.

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Red Tarn panoramic.

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Go on Dougal, go for it!

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The descent of Swirral Edge.

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...and looking back up to Helvellyn from the bottom.

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Climbing to Catstycam.

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Catstycam summit.

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White Side and Raise from Catstycam (nice shadow of Catstycam too) with Skiddaw beyond.

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Sun on Swirral.

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Helvellyn reflected.

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Colour run.

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Catstycam from the walk to Birkhouse Moor.

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A fabulous view of 'the lot'.

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Birkhouse Moor summit.

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Glenridding Dodd and Ullswater from the north east ridge of Birkhouse Moor.

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Glenridding.

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Autumnal Place Fell.

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