Helvellyn and Striding Edge
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| © 2006 Ed Collacott |
Helvellyn is the most popular mountain in the Lakes and Striding Edge on its eastern flank a must do scrambling edge, land plummets on either side of its knife edge ridge - not to be taken lightly even in good weather. My walk up began in darkness in Grisedale but promised much. Excitement increased as dawn approached and the early start was rewarded with stunning mountain panoramas and a wonderful crisp light. By the time other walkers and climbers arrived I had taken many cracking photographs but that early light had lost its magic. Sadly Striding Edge was off limits, I carry a heavy tripod and camera bag, not an ice axe and crampons. The great weather meant I could stay up for several hours and enjoy the real sense of winter wilderness to be found high up in the fells. Another one of those special days out for landscape photography./p> |
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