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Name: | Striding Edge [High Spying How] |
Hill number: | 2522 |
Height: | 862.9m / 2831ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2515 Helvellyn |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
Class: | Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, High Hills of Britain, Synge, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge (Tu,Sim,Hew,N,HHB,Sy,BL,Bg) |
Grid ref: | NY 35062 14922 |
Summit feature: | rock |
Drop: | 31.2m |
Col: | 831.6m NY 3460 1496 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1215 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
https://www.komoot.com/tour/1450561636 | Modestas | 25/02/2024 |
With Izzy and Margo. From Birkhouse Moor. Stuck to the sunlit crest where there was no ice. Margo's chest harness proved once again invaluable to get her through a few tougher sections. Missed the Dixon memorial. Not bad going at all and superb views. Onto Helvellyn. | James McKnight | 25/11/2023 |
11.2 miles 3134ft walk,start at Glencoyne NT carpark to Glenridding up to Catstye Cam, Striding Edge and Birkhouse Moor return by Glenridding to carpark. | stephenbuda | 14/10/2023 |
Helvellyn YH-Birkhouse Moor (via Mires Beck)-Striding Edge [High Spying How]-Helvellyn-Helvellyn LM-White Side-Raise-Catstye Cam-Helvellyn YH | campagvelocet | 05/09/2023 |
With M & X. Dropped off at Traveller's Rest, Glenridding and from there did Birkhouse Moor, Striding Edge, Helvellyn, Helvellyn Lower Man, Swirral Edge and Catstye Cam. | Herbert Anchovy | 15/08/2023 |
From Glenridding Village Car Park, NY 3850 1692. Via Birkhouse Moor, Then to Helvellyn, Helvellyn Lower Man, Catstye Cam. Returned via Red Tarn Beck Path to start point. | Westdenewalker | 09/08/2023 |
started from Glennridding Village to Birkhouse moor > Striding Edge > Helvellyn > Helvellyn Lower Man > Caststye Cam returned via Red Tarn Beck path to Glennridding accompanied by WestdeneWalker. | Kwalkway | 09/08/2023 |
With Isabel. From Glenridding, via Birkhouse Moor and then on to a summit camp on Helvellyn on a lovely evening. | alistairpooler | 24/07/2023 |
Striding Edge, Helvellyn, HLM, White Side with M plus a solo out & back to Raise | Barns150 | 20/06/2023 |
Great day out | Fellhugger | 13/05/2023 |
From Patterdale Hotel. Birkhouse Moor - High Spying How - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - Dollywagon Pike - Seat Sandal. With K. Descent from Dollywagon Pike by the wall line towards Seat Sandal is pretty horrid. | sebastiencale | 08/04/2023 |
visited wile doing Helvellyn ridge round | Nozzer | 04/04/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 46: Spider (Helvellyn, Catstye Cam & Birkhouse Moor) | DavidHiner | 04/03/2023 |
Helvellyn horseshoe from Glenridding | Huwel | 21/02/2023 |
R RB Ray Toby clagged | Richard Tait | 19/02/2023 |
R Full winter | Richard Tait | 17/01/2023 |
Superb (slightly) snowy ascent of Helvellyn under blue skies. Repeat. | Denise | 02/01/2023 |
Glenridding to High Spying How, Nethermost Pike, Dollywaggon Pike, Helvellyn, Helvellyn Lower Man, Catstye Cam, and Birkhouse Moor. | Peter Fieldsend | 18/10/2022 |
Helvellyn Horseshoe with Dom | Barns150 | 16/09/2022 |
With AJ. | DaveT | 23/07/2022 |
The ascent of Helvellyn with the Scouts via Striding Edge, returning north along the ridge via Sticks Pass. Visited Birkhouse Moor, High Spying How, Helvellyn, Helvellyn Lower Man, White Side and Raise. 15.7km with 1030m ascent, taking us 7h 30m. | silverwolf_alan | 14/07/2022 |
From Glenridding, Birkhouse Moor, High Spying How, Helvellyn, Lower Man, Browncove Crags, Catstycam. With Julia and Ben. | ytfckent | 09/07/2022 |
https://www.komoot.com/tour/793885850 | Modestas | 04/06/2022 |
From Birkhouse Moor | Danmawr | 28/05/2022 |
From Glenridding via Birkhouse Moor en route to Helvellyn. | paulcook2809 | 20/05/2022 |
En-route to Helvellyn from Glenridding. | berksbantam | 14/04/2022 |
R Good winter conds | Richard Tait | 15/02/2022 |
With Oli from Glenridding via Red Tarn. Great weather - dry, but overcast, but with clouds below us to the south and west. Circuit of Striding Edge, Helvellyn, Lower Man, White Side, Raise, Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, White Stones, Sheffield Pike, Heron Pike & Glenridding Dodd from Glenridding. | alistairpooler | 14/11/2021 |
Came, looked, bricked it, left. Couldn't bear to go back down. Came back up. Took the ridge. Best day ever. | Barns150 | 10/09/2021 |
Doing the SIMMS on Nuttall 6.1. Parked at Patterdale Hotel. High Spying How > Helvellyn > Dollywagon Pike > Seat Sandal > St Sunday Crag. A day of steep and rough descents. The forecast thunderstorms did not materialise, fortunately. | Peter_W_Mitchell | 09/09/2021 |
Started Paterdale. Hole-in-the Wall, High Spying How, Striding Edge, Helvellyn, Swirral Edge, Glenridding. | lindslow | 28/08/2021 |
Patterdale - Birkhouse Moor - Helvellyn (Striding Edge) - Catstye Cam (Swirral Edge) - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag - Dollywagon Pike - Seat Sandal - St Sunday Crag - Birks - Arnison Crag - Patterdale | hannah&steven | 14/08/2021 |
First time on striding edge - set off early to beat the crowds and were rewarded with the edge to ourselves. Perfect day for it, blue skies and very little wind. | thecoopers | 26/07/2021 |
Helvellyn run from Glenridding. Up via Birkhouse Moor, Striding Edge and Nethermost Pike. Down via Swirral Edge, Catstye Cam and Red Tarn. | quadbarrel | 23/07/2021 |
Solo. Up from Birkhouse Moor. A very quiet Thursday morning. Birkett missed this one! | Dangerous Dave | 08/07/2021 |
From Glenridding with A&C in great weather Birkhouse Moor, Striding Edge, Helvellyn and down Swirral Edge and via Catstye Cam. | PeterD | 07/07/2021 |
Glenridding - Birkhouse Moor - High Spying How - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Glenridding | JHes | 29/06/2021 |
Start/Finish Patterdale. 2 day wild camp. Ascent via Striding Edge, Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, High Crag, Dollywagon Pike. Descent to Grisedale Tarn where we camped. Day 2 ascent of Fairfield and descent via Cofa Pike, St Sunday Crag, Gavel Pike and Birks. | lindslow | 30/04/2021 |
Helvellyn loop - 12km, 4hrs | Nicky C | 15/04/2021 |
Loved it! | linzd | 15/04/2021 |
From Glenridding. Birkhouse Moor, Striding Edge, Helvellyn, Helvellyn Lower man, Browncove Crags, Catstye Cam and Keldas. Fantastic conditions. | WelshMountainGoat38 | 12/04/2021 |
R superb winter conds | Richard Tait | 02/01/2021 |
From Glenridding. Had to be done after trimarc2 bought me a big Striding Edge poster for Christmas. As we hit the start of the ridge the fog peeled back to reveal perfect blue skies. Weather was so perfect. Snowy so tough on some sections but brilliant fun. With GFE | Fionalevey | 29/12/2020 |
From Glenridding. Up Grisedale, then scramble up Eagle Crag to Nethermost Pike and Helvellyn. Striding Edge and Birkhouse Moor bagged on way back to car park. | welshyboyo | 16/10/2020 |
Helvellyn by the Edges with Lucy | Nab Scar | 11/10/2020 |
Need more be said? Up to Helvellyn | Mishmashcasson | 26/09/2020 |
Wet and windy 10 mile walk. First since moving up North! | atreides7887 | 03/09/2020 |
Ridge walk absolutely magnificent expected myself to bail to the lower path but I smashed it. | Lauralj84 | 24/08/2020 |
Take water | NCurtis | 15/08/2020 |
From Glenridding via Birkhouse Moor. Hands needed a lot but no exposure. | peter4lc | 08/08/2020 |