Climbed Helvellyn, striding edge and Catstye Cam at weekend

[ben306]

1st Major climb in the training for the 3 peaks that Im doing. We had to put up with a few white outs in hail/snow storms with 2000ft drops to each side.

Covered just over 10 miles, summited Helvellyn at 950m high and Catstye Cam at 890m.

Some proper scrambling/climbing involved. Was an eye opening experience with only 3 hrs sleep the night before (Blame Mr Lloyd). Good sense of achievement tho.


We started down by Ullswater in this photo so this is after the 1st climb


Looking up at what we still have to do


Then looking up at the start of striding edge ridge


Looking back from the same point of what we have covered.




Idea of the drops, photos dont do it justice really as some are over 2000ft drops. When you are on the ridge, you've got a foot either side to these drops.



Looking back at what we had just managed


And the view of the Tarn





From the top


View back down past what we have done


scramble down swirral edge



And Finally, the view from Catstye Cam, looking back at Helvellyn and out over the valley of Ullswater where we started.

[mark_airey]

Looks like you had fun, the weather was quite good this weekend up here, what you complaining about, there is even some sun in some of your pics

Good effort on 3 hours sleep though!

[Matt]

Looks good mate. Wish I could do something like this but I am so unfit haha

[Ed Doe]

Stunning. Gah makes me want to go hiking again!

[mark_airey]

Stunning. Gah makes me want to go hiking again!

See I really don't appreciate it as much as I probably should, suppose that comes with living here though, it does however make everywhere else seem extra shit

[ben306]

Weather was fine until we cam over kirkstone pass. Soon as we got to about 600m up, the weather really changed.

Matt, Im 18 stone and not that fit and managed ok.

[mark_airey]

Weather was fine until we cam over kirkstone pass. Soon as we got to about 600m up, the weather really changed.

That sounds about right, we had a meet on Kirkstone pass, it was -6*C

[Foxy-jim]

Great work mate! Well done!

[Connor]

Been there,done that, cracking scenery