| A superb walk up to Helvellyn via Striding Edge - the first time my mother has summited Helvellyn. |  |
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| Date: | 22nd September 2012 | Distance: | 16.1km (10.0 Miles) | Parking: | Small Car Park at Stybarrow | |
| Start Location: | Stybarrow Crag | Ascent (m/ft): | 1116m (3662ft) | Weather: | Sunny |
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| Time Started: | 08:45 | Highest Point: | Helvellyn (950m/3118ft) | Difficulty: | Easy | |
| Duration: | 8 Hours | |||||
| Route: | Stybarrow Crag - Glenridding - Gillside - Mires Beck - Birkhouse Moor (718m/2356ft) - High Spying How - Striding Edge - Helvellyn (950m/3118ft) - Swirral Edge - Red Tarn Beck - Glenridding - Stybarrow Crag | |||||
 A stunning first sight for today with the mist gently rising from Ullswater. |
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 A sight like this would make the whole walk worth while. |
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 Starting our ascent up Birkhouse Moor. |
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 Gaining height quickly. |
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 Almost at Birkhouse Moor. |
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 Looking to Helvellyn from the lower summit of Birkhouse Moor. |
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 And again from the highest point on Birkhouse Moor. The path you can see in the centre is the one we will use for descent. |
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 Helvellyn and Catstye Cam. |
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 Breathtaking views down to Grisedale and over to Fairfield. |
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 Striding Edge. |
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 And an amazing view back to what we just crossed. |
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 Cross Fell. |
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 Blencathra way to the north. |
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 An amazing view to Red Tarn and Ullswater. |
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 Swirral Edge to Catstye Cam. |
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