Helvellyn to Sticks Pass
Sun 24 Sep 2006
Route: Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - above Stanah - above Thirlspot - Swirls
Distance: 7.75 miles
Ascent: 3,200ft
Time: 3 hours 40 minutes
With: On Own
Notes:
After the low cloud and heavy rain of the morning a late start (3pm) meant a warm walk in sunshine with broken cloud and only light winds.
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Helvellyn Gill and Browncove Crags from Swirls
The wooded fells of Raven Crag, The Benn and Great How at the foot of Thirlmere with the Skiddaw fells behind from above Swirls
Walkers heading down to Swirls
Looking over Thirlmere, High Seat and Bleaberry Fell to the north western fells
Hawes How Island and Deergarth How Island, Thirlmere
Skiddaw from Browncove Crags
The path to Helvellyn bypassing Lower Man
Great Gable from Helvellyn's summit
The sun catching the top of High Spying How and Saint Sunday Crag
Helvellyn summit
Catstycam
White Side and Raise with the Dodds ridge and Blencathra beyond
Raise from White Side's summit cairn
Catstycam, Helvellyn and Helvellyn Lower Man from Raise's summit
Looking across Sticks Pass to Stybarrow Dodd
Looking across Sticks Gill to Raise
Brown Crag
High Rigg with Skiddaw behind from the descent to Stanah from Sticks Pass
Waterfall, Fisherplace Gill
High Rigg from near Fisherplace Gill
Previous Walk: Barf (Thu 7 Sep 2006)
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