Helvellyn
23rd December 2006

A walk up Hart Side and Helvellyn with my mum just before Christmas. While most of the country was enveloped in thick fog, above 650 metres we had a perfect cloud inversion and crystal-clear skies.

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What it was like down below: silted-up reservoir on the Sticks Pass above Glenridding
What it was like down below: silted-up reservoir on the Sticks Pass above Glenridding
2006-12-23 10:18:04
Emerging out of the mist
Emerging out of the mist
2006-12-23 10:54:13
First view of Helvellyn
First view of Helvellyn
2006-12-23 10:56:13
Sticks Pass
Sticks Pass
2006-12-23 10:57:17
The High Street ridge, plus Sheffield Pike just poking its head above the cloud
The High Street ridge, plus Sheffield Pike just poking its head above the cloud
2006-12-23 11:04:36
The North Pennines: Cross Fell and the Dun Fells, with Nine Standards Rigg (I think) as a thin line on the right
The North Pennines: Cross Fell and the Dun Fells, with Nine Standards Rigg (I think) as a thin line on the right
2006-12-23 11:22:15
Summit of Raise, with the North Western Fells behind
Summit of Raise, with the North Western Fells behind
2006-12-23 12:51:29
Descending from Raise
Descending from Raise
2006-12-23 13:31:47
Keppel Cove and Catstye Cam
Keppel Cove and Catstye Cam
2006-12-23 13:37:13
Helvellyn Lower Man
Helvellyn Lower Man
2006-12-23 13:54:37
Catstye Cam and Swirral Edge
Catstye Cam and Swirral Edge
2006-12-23 13:59:39
People on the Edge
People on the Edge
2006-12-23 13:59:50
The Helvellyn Ridge stretching out into the sea
The Helvellyn Ridge stretching out into the sea
2006-12-23 14:12:04
Sail ahoy, Cap'n! She's comin' round the Pike o' Blisco!
Sail ahoy, Cap'n! She's comin' round the Pike o' Blisco!
2006-12-23 14:12:46
Summit of Lower Man and the Isles of Skiddaw and Blencathra
Summit of Lower Man and the Isles of Skiddaw and Blencathra
2006-12-23 14:13:51
Summit of Helvellyn
Summit of Helvellyn
2006-12-23 14:28:39
Striding Edge, St Sunday Crag and High Street
Striding Edge, St Sunday Crag and High Street
2006-12-23 14:29:47