Glenridding Guides

2011-08-18T14:30:00.002+01:00

Half day Rock climbing at Oxford Crag
We set off from The White LIon Inn
Patterdale for a short walk up hill
to Oxford Crag with its stunning
views over Ullswater. The sun
stayed out and we did some good
climbing before heading home for
a spot of lunch.

2011-08-11T16:35:00.000+01:00

Helvellyn in the mist (950m or 3117ft)

We did the classic Helvellyn route, taking in Striding then Swirral
Edge. The cloud lifted so we could see Red Tarn and we headed
up Catstye Cam (890m) before returning home.

2011-08-10T17:21:00.001+01:00

A grand day out on Skiddaw (931m)

We set out on a perfect day to walk over Skiddaw. First we
tackled the long ridge over Ullock Pike, then a bite to eat
to gain energy before the final steep push onto the summit.
From here we headed down & north via waterfalls.

2011-08-02T21:34:00.001+01:00

Rock Climbing Oxford & Thornhow with a bit of Abseilinghttps://picasaweb.google.com/100230183030877986170/ClimbJames?authuser=0&feat=directlink

We started at Oxford Crag (in the rain) with some easy climbs
and then progressed onto harder climbs before walking to
Thornhow (in the sun). Where we moved to longer climbs & a bit
of abseiling.

2011-07-31T13:26:00.004+01:00

Scafell Pike
We set off from Seathwaite
on a cool overcast morning.
We walked towards Esk
Hause, then a quick detour up
Great End and onto Scafell
Pike. A short stop and a bit
of Geocaching we set off
down the corridor route.

2011-06-17T17:10:00.004+01:00

Striding/Swirral Edge & Helvellyn

A windy walk along the Edges

with not as much rain as expected.

With a sick time and a few

rendezvous later before a nice pint of

Helvellyn Gold in The Travellers

Rest. A good day on the hill.

2011-06-04T17:39:00.009+01:00

Helvellyn for Leighton Cook
Today I have been privileged to
guide 10 friends of Leighton
up Helvellyn. This was to raise
money so he can undergo treatment in Germany
for a rare form of leukaemia called neuroblastoma.

Happy 4th Birthday Leighton

2011-01-16T11:06:00.003Z

Flooding on Ullswater

After 36hrs of rain Ullswater was in spate, however still not as bad as the floods in Jan 2009. This picture was taken from Ullswater Steamers' Glenridding car park (click on photo for more pictures) where we found Sean of Wild River running a canoe course and making use of the extra water.

2010-07-30T18:13:00.002+01:00

A nice day's walk in the Fells
We set off on the 9:45 Ullswater
Steamer to Howtown. We then
summited our first 'Wainwright'
Hallin Fell before dropping back
to the lake and conquering Place Fell
(657m) in the cloud (this was soon
followed by coffee & cake at Side
Farm) before our return to Glenridding.

2010-07-27T22:07:00.002+01:00

Climbing at Oxford & Thornhow Crags
We had a bit of a drizzly start at
Oxford Crag for a warm up,
before heading round to Thornhow
Crag to tackle some harder routes.

2010-04-13T21:43:00.005+01:00

Helvellyn in the mist
We headed up to Lantys Tarn and walked into the cloud before reaching Birkhouse Moor. Once on a dry Striding Edge we had a quick lunch stop before making Helvellyn summit (950m). After negotiating a snowy Swirral Edge the cloud lifted and we headed for Catstye Cam (890m). Then onto Glenridding where we tried Doris & Helvellyn Gold in The Travellers Rest.

2010-03-01T18:41:00.003Z

Kirkstone Pass

We took a quick trip up an easy gully and onto the summit of Red Screes, before going to help with an avalanche below St. Sunday.

2010-03-01T18:18:00.005Z

Winter Skills and Swirral Edge

Charlie spent the morning learning winter skills and techniques. Then we headed over to Helvellyn and went down Swirral Edge in perfect conditions, the cloud even lifted for a spell.

2010-01-21T16:20:00.005Z

Kilnshaw Chimney

Ali from the White Lion Inn Patterdale and I climbed this grade I/II snow gully, it's only a short walk from the top car park on the Kirkstone Pass. We then went onto the summit of Red Screes and back down the path.

2010-01-13T20:01:00.002Z

Sticks Pass
I set off from Thirlmere and walked the route of the Sticks Pass to Glenridding. Walking at times was in thigh deep snow and the visibility was 10m over 600m. Just as well because I spent most of the walk looking at a compass!

2010-01-09T21:32:00.001Z

Place Fell 657m

We went up a small path up the front of Place Fell in thigh deep snow. Once at the summit we headed down via Boredale Hause and the dogs did very well.

2010-01-09T21:18:00.002Z

The Grisedale Valley

We took a nice afternoon's walk around a very snowy Grisedale Valley and didn't bump into one person!

2010-01-09T21:08:00.001Z

Inversion over Ullswater

An inversion formed over the lake in the morning so I walked up Glenridding Dodd to take some photos.

2010-01-09T20:56:00.002Z

Stybarrow Dodd and Raise
We started from Greenside Mine and practiced navigation onto the two summits over 800m. A nice sunny day in the Lakes with some interesting cloud .

2010-01-09T18:35:00.003Z

Sheffield Pike

First we walked up Glenridding Dodd and then moved onto Sheffield Pike. It was overcast and windy but dry after a few days of rain.

2009-10-02T16:50:00.004+01:00

Another wet & windy day
We started & ended at the
Helvellyn YHA. As it was wet/
windy/cold and the weather
report was to get worse we
moved quickly and didn't stay
on the top for long.

2009-10-01T21:00:00.003+01:00

A nice day's climbing
A good day's climbing at
Oxford then Thornhow
Crags. The sun was out
& little wind for the seven
of us. We also (somehow)
found ourselves at The
Travellers Rest enjoying
some Helvellyn Gold at
the end of the day!

2009-09-30T17:12:00.011+01:00

A bit of a wet cloudy day!
We walked into the cloud at 650m
and didn't come out until we
successfully walked along Striding &
Swirrl Edge, as well as summitting
Helvellyn & Catstye Cam.

2009-09-29T17:47:00.002+01:00

Beginners Rock Climbing
We headed up to Oxford

Crag & climbed a couple of

nice routes, then walked

around to Thornhow for

some longer, harder routes.

Everyone climbed very well

and we had a pleasant windy

day, despite being wet later

on.

2009-08-28T09:42:00.009+01:00

Helvellyn 950m & Raise 883m

We took in 5 peaks over 700m as well as scrambling
along Striding Edge and back to Glenridding in time
for some Helvellyn Gold in the Travellers Rest .

2009-08-09T20:15:00.001+01:00

Looking over Ullswater

An afternoon climbing at Oxford Crag, with sunny

views of Ullswater, Patterdale and Glenridding.

2009-08-02T19:46:00.005+01:00

Rock Climbing at Oxford & Thornhow Crags
We started the day at Oxford
Crag and after a late lunch
walked around to Thornhow
Crag for some harder climbs.
A good day's climbing with no
rain!

2009-06-01T20:12:00.005+01:00

Hallin Fell & Lake Path
Another perfect day
around Ullswater.
Marcus guided Boo
on one of the best
walks in the English
Lake District.

2009-05-31T20:47:00.002+01:00

Congratulations Helvellyn at 80

We luckily had perfect weather for our Sunday walking

the Edges and what a great day we had on the fell.

2009-05-10T21:00:00.002+01:00

A very wet and windy day on Helvellyn

We did Helvellyn in the rain, hail and snow! Not

to mention gale force winds. However, it was a good

day out on the fell.

2009-04-14T23:26:00.001+01:00

Climbing at Oxford Crag
After a 20min walk
from Patterdale Hall
Estate we spent an
enjoyable morning
rock climbing
overlooking Ullswater.

2009-04-13T16:55:00.003+01:00

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Duck Race 2009
Every Easter Monday
afternoon Glenridding Beck
is overrun by thousands of
yellow ducks in order to raise
money for the local voluntary
Mountain Rescue Team.

2009-02-10T20:06:00.003Z

Catstye Cam

We walked up from Greenside Mine via Red Tarn,

then down the East ridge of Catstye Cam and back

to Glenridding.

2009-02-06T20:10:00.002Z

Red Screes Trig
Perfect day for
a short walk up
Red Screes from
The Kirkstone Pass.

2009-02-03T15:11:00.003Z

Striding Edge
Andy McAlea
took all these
photos when
we did Striding
Edge on 2nd
February 2009
in the best nick
for years.

2009-01-28T20:22:00.003Z

Barrow (west of Keswick)
We left Ullswater to
walk up this small
Wainwright 455m

2009-01-28T19:43:00.004Z

A Snowy Helvellyn

2009-01-08T15:35:00.004Z

Raise & Sheffield Pike
Very cold/ icy/windy
on tops but come
down lower than
750m ish and it's
fairly pleasant as long
as you don't stand
around for too long.

2009-01-06T15:19:00.007Z

Helvellyn 6 Jan 09
Went to see what it was
like on the edges & tops
however the most technical
part was getting onto the
fells (plus the top of Swirral)!
Lots of ice down low with a
sprinkling of snow over 450m,
by the look of the clouds there may be more snow.

2009-01-01T15:36:00.003Z

Friends & Family New Year walk
A short walk around
Glenridding with the
little ones. The North
side of the valley was
like spring & the South
is still in winter! We also
had to stop in The Travellers Rest for a warm
drink/pint.

2008-10-02T14:09:00.003+01:00

Short walk to Silver Crag

Just before sadly leaving Glenridding
& The Inn on the Lake we went on a
short walk to Silver Crag and back.

2008-10-01T17:34:00.002+01:00

Walking from Howtown up Place
Fell to Patterdale then Glenridding

We took the 9:45 Ullswater Steamer to Howtown then walked in the wind & some rain over Place Fell (657m) to the White Lion Inn Patterdale for a spot of lunch. After lunch we walked on the more scenic paths back to Glenridding.

2008-09-30T20:37:00.010+01:00

Aira Force & Greenside Mine walks
After a morning of heavy
rain we set out to have a
walk around Aira Force to
see the waterfalls. Once
back in Glenridding we
left The Inn on the Lake
and walked to Greenside
Mine to then find ourselves
in The Travellers Rest enjoying a pint of Helvellyn Gold!

2008-09-29T19:44:00.008+01:00

The Ullswater lakeshore path
Starting from Glenridding we took

an Ullswater Steamer to

Howtown & walked to Pooley

Bridge via The Cockpit. After a

lunch stop in The Sun Pooley

Bridge we jumped back on the

Steamer and walked from

Howtown to Glenridding on the lakeshore path.

2008-09-28T17:47:00.004+01:00

Glenridding Dodd & down Seldom Seen

A delightful afternoon's walk from Glenridding to the

summit of Glenridding Dodd & down Seldom Seen to

finish walking along Lake Ullswater.

2008-09-17T13:14:00.003+01:00

A quick trip around The Edges

A nice morning so I did a

quick walk from Glenridding

to Red Tarn, up to High Spying

How, along Striding Edge to

Helvellyn. Then back home via

Swirral Edge & Catstye Cam.

The sun even made an

appearance on the way back

down.

2008-09-08T20:22:00.001+01:00

Glenridding Dodd
A short evening
walk up Glenridding
Dodd, no rain!

2008-08-19T23:07:00.003+01:00

Climbing at Thornhow
A nice afternoon
climbing at one
of the local crags
close to the village
of Patterdale and
Glenridding.

2008-08-11T21:18:00.004+01:00

Around Glenridding
Some of the
short walks
around
Glenridding

2008-07-29T20:49:00.008+01:00

David Abseiling
Just a half
day abseil
session at
one of the
local crags.

2008-07-29T20:49:00.007+01:00

Blencathra
We walked up
Sharp Edge and
continued onto
the summit of
Blencathra.
After a short
break we
decended via
Hall's Fell
Ridge.

2008-07-29T18:09:00.005+01:00

Helvellyn
A perfect

winter's

day.

2008-07-29T12:32:00.004+01:00

A Grand Day Out

We took a trip on an

Ullswater Steamer

then walked back to

Glenridding over

Boredale Hause.

2008-07-29T11:37:00.005+01:00

Shaun & Liz Climbing
An afternoon climbing
at Thornhow close to
Patterdale and Glenridding.

2008-07-28T19:40:00.012+01:00

Walk from Pooley Bridge - Glenridding
Not often done!

Get the Steamer to

Pooley Bridge, then

walk back to

Glenridding on the

western side of

Ullswater.