Scafell Pike to Helvellyn

We set off from Seathwaite along the Corridor Route to summit a snowy Scafell Pike, then moved on over High Raise to wild camp in a beautifully secluded valley. Day 2 found us summiting Helvellyn and the classic Striding Edge before dropping into Glenridding for a well earned cup of tea.

Helvellyn with some snow

An early start and little snow on 

Striding/Swirral Edge.We had 

a great day going around the 

edges of Helvellyn with blue sky,

the sun out (and a little cold wind). 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

The Grisedale Valley

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

Inversion over Ullswater

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

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 .

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.