Saint Sunday Crag, Fairfield and Helvellyn (Sat 4 Mar 2006)

Walk Information

location map

Walk route: Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Trough Head - Birks - Gavel Pike - Saint Sunday Crag - Deepdale Hause - Cofa Pike - Fairfield - Grisedale Hause - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag, Grisedale - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Greenside Road - Glenridding - Patterdale

Distance: 14.00 miles

Ascent: 5,250ft

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Time: 8 hours 0 minutes

With: David Hall

Conditions: Blue sky, scattered clouds, snow on the tops

Photos

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Ullswater from Arnison CragLooking back to Arnison Crag with Place Fell behind from our ascent of BirksSaint Sunday Crag from Birks' summitHeading for Gavel PikeFairfield from Gavel Pike's summitLooking back to Gavel Pike with the far eastern fells beyondFairfield from Saint Sunday Crag's summitWesternly panorama from Saint Sunday Crag's summitLookng over Grisedale Tarn to the high central fellsDollwaggon Pike, High Crag, Nethermost Pike and HelvellynSaint Sunday Crag from Cofa PikeCofa Pike and Saint Sunday Crag from FairfieldConiston Water and the Coniston Fells from Fairfield's summitThe view south from Fairfield's summit360 Panorama from Fairfield's summitWesterly panorama from FairfieldLooking down on Grisedale Tarn from our descent to Grisedale Hause from FairfieldLooking across Grisedale Tarn to Seat SandalFairfield from the Dollywaggon Pike zig-zagsSaint Sunday Crag and Fairfield from Dollywaggon Pike's summitLooking back to Dollywaggon Pike from High CragThe flat top of Nethermost Pike and HelvellynScafell Pike from the very flat top of Nethermost PikeHelvellyn from Nethermost PikeCatstycam and Red TarnHelvellyn's summitSwirral Edge connecting Catstycam to HelvellynWhite Side from Helvellyn Lower Man with Blencathra in the distanceNo snow on Sheffield Pike but Catstycam has a good covering with the snowy North Pennines in the distanceThe Skiddaw fells and Blencathra from White Side's summitBrown Cove - Catstycam, Helvellyn and Lower ManGlenridding as the weather deteriorates

previous walk - Sun 26 Feb 2006 - Helvellyn and the Dodds

next walk - Sun 5 Mar 2006 - Bowfell and Esk Pike

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