| Helvellyn | ||
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Wainwright - The Eastern Fells |
| Height: 950m (3118ft) | ||
| Helvellyn is one of the most frequently climbed mountains in the Lake District. The famous Striding Edge is on the mountains east face along with Swirral Edge and is the most commong route of ascent. The summit is an open plateau with a very steep and sudden drop on the mountains north eastern side. | ||
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| The summit cairn on Helvellyn. | ||
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| Helvellyn's Trig Col at 949m - 1m below the highest point. | ||
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| Red Tarn and Striding Edge. | ||
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| Striding Edge. | ||
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| January snow on Helvellyn. | ||
| 16th January 2012 | Stybarrow Crag - Glenridding - Mires Beck - Birkhouse Moor - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Catstye Cam (198) - Red Tarn Beck - Greenside Road - Stybarrow Crag |
| 3rd December 2011 | Legburthwaite - Thirlspot - Browncove Crags - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags - Thirlspot - Legburthwaite |
| 19th October 2011 | Dunmail Raise - Raise Beck - Seat Sandal (183) - Grisedale Hause - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywagon Pike - High Crag - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Birk Side - Dunmail Raise |
| 12th June 2009 | 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 |
| 24th June 2008 | Glenridding - Birkhouse Moor (4) - Striding Edge - Helvellyn (5) - Swirral Edge - Red Tarn - Red Tarn Beck - Glenridding |