Tag: Lake District
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How to hike Helvellyn for Sunrise and Sunset shots
There’s noting that beats getting some great photos from your mountain adventures. But how do you give yourself the best chance of getting some great shots? Here are my top tips, using Helvellyn in the Lake District as an example. Scroll down for a YouTube video too! I can’t emphasise this enough. Plan a route…
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Start to the Summit in 90 Minutes: Helvellyn Direttissima.
If you squint hard enough (not when walking!) you could almost be in the Italian Alps… Except this is the Lake District – for those who like it direct, dead easy and done in less than a day. The only major challenge with this route is its test of stamina. Ready for an intensive workout?…
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The Finest Route in the Eastern Fells? The Raise Beck Trek
This surely has to rank as one of the finest routes in the Eastern Fells – The Raise Beck Trek to Helvellyn. And yes, that is a bold statement considering it has to compete with Striding Edge for the same title! Scroll down or read below for a video guide to the trail. It’s a…
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Helvellyn: via the Wythburn Route
Of all the routes to the summit of Helvellyn, this one has to be one of the most straightforward. In exchange for some hard and steep hiking, you get a faff-free path, almost nothing in terms of navigational difficulty, and then a superb view of Thirlmere (even in bad weather!) Not a bad deal. Scroll…
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