Our first big target for the week was the section of the Helvellyn ridge that Poppy hadn't got to. Caroline and I had done a similar walk, although we'd started off at the end with Clough Head and walked all the way down. This was a bit too ambitious, and Poppy had already done some of this north end, so we just targeted the middle section.
Difficulty: 6.9Walkers: Tim, Caroline, Poppy (14), Piper (5)
9:04, 0.0km 0h00 0m, Start (185)
10:37, 4.0km 1h33 743m, Raise (883, Wainwright, Hewitt)
10:55, 5.0km 1h51 790m, White Side (863, Wainwright, Hewitt)
11:32, 6.9km 2h28 990m, Helvellyn (950, Wainwright, Hewitt)
11:59, 7.9km 2h55 1031m, Nethermost Pike (891, Wainwright)
12:23, 9.4km 3h19 1098m, Dollywaggon Pike (858, Wainwright, Hewitt)
15:43, 17.8km 6h39 1330m, End (193)
We parked at the layby at the top end of Thirlmere, and set off up the path to Sticks Pass. The weather forecast was quite good but windy.
First up was Raise. This photo looks ahead towards Helvellyn, with the ridge to come on the right.
Next, White Side. I think Piper thinks she's spotted a sheep.
Then to Helvellyn - it certainly was very windy at the top. Poppy was looking towards Swirral Edge and Catstye Cam, where we had been the year before. We got a bit of partial shelter from the cross shaped cairn just below the summit so ate some lunch.
We then walked further south, to Nethermost Pike. This is Piper looking back up towards Helvellyn.
It started clouding over a little more as we walked further south, but the sun still gave us some fantastic views. This is from Dollywaggon Pike.
With all our targets for the day complete, the small matter was the walk back to the car: the last peak was only half way through the walk! This photo was looking south west, at the stream going between Steel Fell and Ullscaft towards Wythburn, at the south end of Thirlmere.
Poppy, contemplating the descent to Thirlmere and back to the car at the north end.
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