Helvellyn, The Lake District, England

[2008Sameoldfitup]

nice

[FellsideLodge]

Gorgeous !!

[sykescottages]

The views of The Lake District are exceptional, the hills look phenomenal.

[aFreshStart2010]

Beatuiful,even better up there in this weather

[helmcheeser1]

wow amazing ive just returned from the lakedistrict climb BLENCATHRA on a beautifull day it takes your breath away looking at the views and it seems to make all your problems vanish for the day. HELVELLYN next year definatly.

[sleepingindiana]

went up here to was faba dab do

[flashdj1974]

its the second highest in england congrats on climbing it going to do it nxt year if the weather is good ive heard its dangerous in winter

[experimentalists]

orsm

[bioboi01]

Great view!

[MrFairygodmother]

i love these videos by the way.

i feel like i'm there... with slightly worse vision x]

lakes are scary...

[MrFairygodmother]

that's in the english alps?? or is this not series seven? oops. nvm...

[figginsmcstroudle]

the ancients. People have been walking those paths for 1000's of years.

[pdw2309]

great video very beautiful remember climbing it when i was young!

[Foolishk1ng]

now were better than the lakes

[rothers1994]

just walked this on saturday with my dad aand uncle wicked walk especialy the bit where your climbing to the top part

[dragonfitter]

i walked it last week for the first time in the summer and is way better than in december like the last time i was there

[TML1988UK]

Cumbria: The greatest place in england

[MUNRO220]

that view is amazing! theres places in wales wiv similar views. awesome

[carsane]

I agree...

[hippydude89]

@TML1988UK it does seem a tight match between cumbria and cornwall for me

[SimonTTT]

Where the hell in England? i've walked on that kinda mountain in norway in my sneakers and my college pants... but in England?

[speedfreak18ish]

yep, the lake district my friend! you should visit or look it up on a map, its stunning

[AskSOmeoneelse]

Craizo di Gwmbru/Welcome to Cumbria

[senbean]

I use to spend my childhood holidays in the lakes, its a beautiful place and peaceful, well it was back then. I have found it has become commercialised now though, which has spoiled it a bit for me.

[Nunnie2009]

This is where the movie The Plague Dogs was based on

[timetochill666]

A great video, a big thank you for sharing it with us, id like nothing better then climb these mountains, but with my partner having arthiritis, and me with a disc complaint, we just enjoy what we see on here, again a big thank you.

[phil2415]

I just did Helvellyn this weekend and Striding Edge was one of the scariest things I'd done too... until I had to try and make my way down on to Swirral Edge with the cliff covered in thick ice. Never been so scared. However, I do think the snow and ice made it all the more beautiful. Red Tarn was frozen solid. See my video if you're interested.

[kazap1]

Walking over the striding edge one of the most scary things in my life!

I also swam across that lake you showed in 1.46.

[MegMerrilies]

Fantastic! striding edge looks a bit too scary for me.

[Zhukov101]

Just treat it with respect and you'll be fine :) You don't have to go along the peak of the edge, there is a lower path that many people take.

[MegMerrilies]

Thanks. I live near cliffs and I'm not good with heights there, so the thought of heights either side scares me. Would taking the lower path avoid that? I'd love to go up there.

[Zhukov101]

Yes, the lower path takes you away from the pinnacle of the edge, but only about 20ft below it. If you pause the video at 2 minutes you can see the lower path on the right side of the edge. As long as you're sensible, with good weather conditions, you should be fine. I hope you manage to get up there, it really is an exhilarating experience.

[twnewcastle]

a wonderfull walk,i think i will be in the minority when i say i prefer the ascent via swirral,and descending via striding. it goes against the flow,but thats just me

[Rumpep]

Fantastic, I loved it, glad you went up by striding edge, the last time we did it was easter-time and the shoulder from the edge was solid ice, we had to do a belly wriggle over it, stupid really, we should have had ice picks. Quite boring from the Thirlmere side.  Thanks for the memory.

[scouterkeith]

Always a fun walk. Watch the sheep at the top, they'll have you're lunch away given the chance.

[haywire4]

yes i made the mistake of leaving my lunch for a minute and discovered that for myself, in fact it happened after sharp edge up blencathra aswell lol

[donnajunkie]

hi,

this is pretty much the route i did last saturday. i wasnt quite as lucky with the weather. i was patient and it eventually cleared up mid afternoon. the wind was still like the arctic though. it is nice to see the acsent of helvellyn squashed into 5 minutes. the picture quality could be better though, invest in a new camcorder i suggest.

[flashgunfilms]

Takes me back to my days in the SAS :-)

[MarkSmiggy]

Great Video.. i enjoyed it

[Zhukov101]

Wow! 28 times Cortina? I'm jealous :) I'll be doing it for the third time in a few weeks. I read a comment by another poster who described climbing Helvellyn as "one of the most uplifting experiences of my life". I thought that summed it up nicely. Everybody should do it once (or perhaps 28 times :)

[huffski]

cracking video i love the lakes and helvellyn and this brings back the passion

[cortina22]

Helvellyn,once you have walked it you will want to revisit, I have walked the mountain 28 times, and never tire of the beauty of the mountain

[malcsapoppin]

I'm planning this treck for next year. Your video is very helfull, I'll show it to the other members of the team. Good stuff.

[oranges1]

Cheers

[oranges1]

This is good stuff,started walking the wainwrights this year and this is gives a glimse of what to expect on helvellyn, cheers

[scouterkeith]

Try bannerdale crags up the east ridge, a nice little walk.