Helvellyn and the Dodds
Mon 24 Mar 2008
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
Time: 6 hours 45 minutes
With: David Hall
Notes:
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.
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Heading up from Swirls and we are soon in the snow
Browncove Crags
The foot of Thirlmere, Skiddaw and Blencathra as we ascend the Browncove Crags path
Looking towards the central fells with Scafell Pike on the far left, Great Gable left of centre and Pillar right of centre
Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell to the north
Looking down the steepest section of the 'path' with Thirlmere far below
Thirlmere, High Seat with the north western fells behind and Skiddaw on the right
Looking over Steel Fell and the Wythburn valley to the Coniston fells
Helvellyn Lower Man and the path to Helvellyn's summit
Red Tarn with Striding Edge on the right from next to Helvellyn's summit trig point
The ridge to the south with the flat topped Nethermost Pike the next summit, Fairfield on the left
Fairfield's north face
Bowfell, Esk Pike, Scafell Pike, Great End, Lingmell and Allen Crags
Catstycam, Birkhouse Moor and Red Tarn
Helvellyn's summit
Heading for Helvellyn Lower Man with the north western fells getting some weather
Looking back to Helvellyn from Lower Man
White Side, Raise and the Dodds from Helvellyn Lower Man's summit
Helvellyn Lower Man's north ridge that we had just descended
Looking back to White Side from Raise with Helvellyn behind on the left
Catstycam with Swirral Edge leading onto Helvellyn
Sticks Pass and Stybarrow Dodd
West from Sticks Pass
Raise from our ascent of Stybarrow Dodd with the ski run and lift on the left
Zooming in on some skiers, Raise
Looking over Birkhouse Moor to High Street, Gray Crag, Thornthwaite Beacon and Caudale Moor
Looking north to Great Dodd and Blencathra from Stybarrow Dodd's summit
Watson's Dodd from Stybarrow Dodd shortly before the weather arrives
Heading for Great Dodd, just visible on the left, from Watson's Dodd
Calfhow Pike and the snow and cloud start to clear again
Great Mell Fell from Calfhow Pike's summit
Heading for Clough Head from Calfhow Pike
Kite boarding on Clough Head
Clough Head's summit looking to a now clear Great Dodd
Threlkeld Knotts and Blencathra
Our descent route off Clough Head
The central fells from highest summit of Threlkeld Knotts
Blencathra from Threlkeld Knotts
Looking back up at Clough Head from just above Hilltop Quarries
Previous Walk: Snowy Blencathra (Sun 23 Mar 2008)
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