| A long walk over the entire Helvellyn range from north to south. | |||
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Date: | 12th June 2009 | |
| Start Location: | St John's In The Vale | ||
| Time Started: | 09:45 | ||
| Duration: | 9 Hours 40 Minutes | ||
| Distance: | 24.8km - 15.41 Miles | ||
| Ascent (m/ft): | 1700m (5576ft) | ||
| Highest Point: | Helvellyn (950m/3118ft) | ||
| Parking: | N/A | ||
| Weather: | Sunny | ||
| Difficulty: | Very Difficult | ||
| St John's In The Vale - Old Coach Road - Red Screes - Clough Head (59) - Calfhow Pike - Great Dodd (60) - Watsons Dodd (61) - Stybarrow Dodd (62) - Sticks Pass - Raise (63) - White Side (64) - Helvellyn Lower Man - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike (65) - High Crag - Dollywagon Pike (66) - Grisedale Tarn - Tongue Gill - Mill Bridge - Grasmere | |||
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| Blencathra from St John's in the Vale. | |||
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| The north western fells. | |||
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| Blencathra. | |||
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| The north western fells from the start of the climb up to Clough Head. | |||
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| High Rigg. | |||
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| The Far Eastern fells from Clough Head. | |||
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| Following the path to Great Dodd. | |||
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| Skiddaw from the Helvellyn Range. | |||
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| Bassenthwaite Lake and Scotland way beyond. | |||
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| Great Gable. | |||
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| The Ski Tow on Raise and St Sunday Crag beyond. | |||
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| Standing on the summit of Raise. | |||
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| Catstye Cam and Helvellyn. | |||
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| Ullswater and Catstye Cam. | |||
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| The view from Helvellyn. | |||
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| Standing on the summit of Helvellyn with Striding Edge behind. | |||
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| Striding Edge. | |||
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| Catstye Cam, Ullswater and Red Tarn. | |||
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| Looking north along the Helvellyn Range to Skiddaw and Blencathra. | |||
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| St Sunday Crag. | |||
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| Striding Edge. | |||
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| Fairfield. | |||
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| St Sunday Crag and Hard Tarn. | |||
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| A close up of Hard Tarn. Trail says that this is a great place for a little swim, but difficult to get to. | |||
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| Grisedale Tarn and Great Rigg. | |||
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| Grisedale Tarn and Seat Sandal. | |||
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| Fairfield. | |||
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| Following the path down to Tongue Gill. | |||
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| Awesome rock formations on Seat Sandal. | |||
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| Looking back up Tongue Gill from the road into Grasmere. | |||