North of England Tour
4th to 11th June 2016
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
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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Miche at the style that leads to the trickier sections.
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Red Tarn looking blue...
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Miche after a tricky downhill scrambling section on the way up...
Red Tarn...
Miche past the hardest scrambling parts on the way to the summit plateau...
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Together at the summit (despite it all!)...
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Panorama from the top...
Time to go down the other side...
Miche on teh descent, which was treacherous at times...
Next stop - Part 3 - Keswick - B
lencathra
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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