Helvellyn from Swirls
Sat 28 Jan 2006
Route: Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn Lower Man - Helvellyn - Swallow Scarth - Nethermost Pike - High Crag - Dollywaggon Pike - Birk Side - Wythburn path - forest path - Swirls
Distance: 8.00 miles
Ascent: 3,300ft
Time: 4 hours
With: On Own
Notes:
Not bad, beats shopping in Manchester
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Raven Crag and a touch of snow on Skiddaw from above Swirls
Looking back down towards Swirls
Thirlmere and Skiddaw from the Browncove Crags path
Looking across Thirlmere to High Seat and Bleaberry Fell with the north western fells in the distance
The view west - Bowfell, Scafell Pike, Great End, Great Gable and Pillar on the skyline
Helvellyn Lower Man
Looking south to the flat topped Nethermost Pike
White Side, Raise and the Dodds to the north from Helvellyn Lower Man's summit
Catstycam from Helvellyn Lower Man's summit
Westernly panorama from Helvellyn Lower Man's summit
Helvellyn from Lower Man
Swirral Edge to Catstycam
Striding Edge and Helvellyn's summit
Red Tarn with Ullswater in the distance (left)
Looking down on Striding Edge
The way ahead to Nethermost Pike
Walkers on Striding Edge
Looking back to Helvellyn from the route up Nethermost Pike
360 Panorama from Nethermost Pike's summit
Looking down on Hard Tarn from High Crag
The view north from Dollywaggon Pike's summit
Fairfield from Dollywaggon Pike's summit
Saint Sunday Crag from Dollywaggon Pike's summit
Great Gable, Pillar and the High Stile ridge on the skyline. Harrop Tarn just visible (bottom, right of centre)
Thirlmere from the descent to Wythburn
Steel Fell and the Wythburn valley from the permissive path above Thirlmere
Previous Walk: Nan Bield Pass and the Ill Bell Ridge (Sun 22 Jan 2006)