Helvellyn
Sun 3 Mar 2002
Route: Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn Lower Man - Helvellyn - Swallow Scarth - Birk Side - Wythburn path - forest path - Swirls
Distance: 6.75 miles
Ascent: 3,000ft
Time: 3 hours
With: On Own
Notes:
Snow patches above 1,500ft, drizzle at times, strong winds on the top, cloud base approx. 1,500ft with visibility above this limited to about 100m
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Helvellyn Gill
Raven Crag, Thirlmere and Great How from above Swirls
Thirlmere just visible as the path enters the cloud
Helvellyn trig point
Helvellyn summit shelter
Path down to Wythburn
Looking back up the Wythburn zig-zags
Steel Fell and Wythburn valley
The forest track above Thirlmere's east shore
Looking up an unnamed gill from the permissive path back to Swirls
Looking down an unnamed gill from the permissive path back to Swirls
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