21st April 2007

Today's walk: Glenridding - Catstycam - Swirral Edge - Helvellyn - Striding Edge - Birkhouse Moor - Glenridding


Catstycam from Glenridding Beck on the path to Red Tarn


looking back down Glenridding Beck to Sheffield Pike


Red Tarn with Striding Edge beyond from the slopes of Catstycam


Ullswater very faintly from Catstycam summit


starting up Swirral Edge


looking back down Swirral Edge to Catstycam


Keppel Cove from Swirral Edge


Red Tarn from near the top of Swirral Edge


Dave and Tessa on Helvellyn summit


looking south to Nethermost Pike from the summit shelter


Striding Edge from above ..


.. from part way down onto the edge ..


.. and from the start of the edge traverse


just above the awkward gully between Striding Edge and Helvellyn


looking back at Helvellyn from part way along Striding Edge ..


.. and further along with Swirral Edge on the right of the picture


completing the traverse of Striding Edge as seen from High Spying How


Grisedale with Place Fell beyond from the ridge east of Striding Edge


Catstycam with Helvellyn behind from Birkhouse Moor summit cairn


Ullswater from Birkhouse Moor summit


the path down to Glenridding


Glenridding Dodd and Ullswater from the path


zooming in on Glenridding