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North of England Tour

4th to 11th June 2016

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Part 2 - Ascent of Helvellyn (3,120 feet) via Striding Edge

  

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Part 1 - Keswick - Boat ride, Aira Force, Castlerigg & General
Part 2 - Keswick - Helvellyn via Striding Edge
Part 3 - Keswick - Blencathra
Part 4 - Housesteads Roman Fort - Hadrian's Wall
Part 5 - Seahouses & Farne Island Seals
Part 6 - Farne Islands - Terns & General
Part 7 - Farne Islands - Puffins & Shags
Part 8 - Lindisfarne - General & Castle
Part 9 - Lindisfarne Priory



 
 








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We decided to take on the more difficult and vertigo-inducing ascent via Striding Edge.

Miche on the farm road to the trailhead...
 
 
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Helvellyn 3



Miche at the style that leads to the trickier sections...

Helvellyn 4



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Red Tarn looking blue...


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Helvellyn 15



Miche after a tricky downhill scrambling section on the way up...


Helvellyn 16



Red Tarn...


Helvellyn 17




Miche past the hardest scrambling parts on the way to the summit plateau...


Helvellyn 18



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Helvellyn 19



 


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Together at the summit (despite it all!)...


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Panorama from the top...


Helvellyn 23



Time to go down the other side...


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Miche on teh descent, which was treacherous at times...


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Full Index of links
Part 1 - Keswick - Boat ride, Aira Force, Castlerigg & General
Part 2 - Keswick - Helvellyn via Striding Edge
Part 3 - Keswick - Blencathra
Part 4 - Housesteads Roman Fort - Hadrian's Wall
Part 5 - Seahouses & Farne Island Seals
Part 6 - Farne Islands - Terns & General
Part 7 - Farne Islands - Puffins & Shags
Part 8 - Lindisfarne - General & Castle
Part 9 - Lindisfarne Priory