Walk Information

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Walk route: Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - Stybarrow Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Calfhow Pike - Clough Head - Threlkeld Knotts - Hilltop Quarries - Wanthwaite

Distance: 10.75 miles

Ascent: 4,000ft

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Time: 6 hours 45 minutes

With: David Hall

Conditions: Snow on the ground, periods of sunshine and blue sky but also snow showers and walking in the cloud at times. Windy for much of the walk.

Photos

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Heading up from Swirls and we are soon in the snowBrowncove CragsThe foot of Thirlmere, Skiddaw and Blencathra as we ascend the Browncove Crags pathLooking towards the central fells with Scafell Pike on the far left, Great Gable left of centre and Pillar right of centreSkiddaw and Lonscale Fell to the northLooking down the steepest section of the 'path' with Thirlmere far belowThirlmere, High Seat with the north western fells behind and Skiddaw on the rightLooking over Steel Fell and the Wythburn valley to the Coniston fellsHelvellyn Lower Man and the path to Helvellyn's summitRed Tarn with Striding Edge on the right from next to Helvellyn's summit trig pointThe ridge to the south with the flat topped Nethermost Pike the next summit, Fairfield on the leftFairfield's north faceBowfell, Esk Pike, Scafell Pike, Great End, Lingmell and Allen CragsCatstycam, Birkhouse Moor and Red TarnHelvellyn's summitHeading for Helvellyn Lower Man with the north western fells getting some weatherLooking back to Helvellyn from Lower ManWhite Side, Raise and the Dodds from Helvellyn Lower Man's summitHelvellyn Lower Man's north ridge that we had just descendedLooking back to White Side from Raise with Helvellyn behind on the leftCatstycam with Swirral Edge leading onto HelvellynSticks Pass and Stybarrow DoddWest from Sticks PassRaise from our ascent of Stybarrow Dodd with the ski run and lift on the leftZooming in on some skiers, RaiseLooking over Birkhouse Moor to High Street, Gray Crag, Thornthwaite Beacon and Caudale MoorLooking north to Great Dodd and Blencathra from Stybarrow Dodd's summitWatson's Dodd from Stybarrow Dodd shortly before the weather arrivesHeading for Great Dodd, just visible on the left, from Watson's DoddCalfhow Pike and the snow and cloud start to clear againGreat Mell Fell from Calfhow Pike's summitHeading for Clough Head from Calfhow PikeKite boarding on Clough HeadClough Head's summit looking to a now clear Great DoddThrelkeld Knotts and BlencathraOur descent route off Clough HeadThe central fells from highest summit of Threlkeld KnottsBlencathra from Threlkeld KnottsLooking back up at Clough Head from just above Hilltop Quarries

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