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Name:White Side
Hill number:2523
Height:863.2m / 2832ft
Parent (Ma):2515  Helvellyn
RHB Section:34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Eastern Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness, Cumberland
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Derwent (Workington), Eden (Carlisle)
Watershed:Solway Firth
Class:Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett,
High Hills of Britain, Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge
(Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,HHB,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg)
Grid ref:NY 33780 16664
Summit feature:windshelter
Drop:43.1m
Col:820.1m  NY 3395 1688  
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 1724 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Grisedale Tarn to Sticks Passtrimarc229/11/2023
With dad.AJScourfield23/10/2023
153windybilly13/09/2023
Helvellyn YH-Birkhouse Moor (via Mires Beck)-Striding Edge [High Spying How]-Helvellyn-Helvellyn LM-White Side-Raise-Catstye Cam-Helvellyn YHcampagvelocet05/09/2023
Loop up Helvellyn from Glenridding (05/09/2023 Helvellyn, Whiteside via Striding Edge)nat57105/09/2023
Repeat ascent on walk from Wythburn to Threlkeld.vuirich02/09/2023
Swirls Car Park -> Helvellyn -> White Side-> Raise ->Swirls Car Park with Em, Nick and Marymikethomas30/08/2023
Up Sticks Pass, down to Dunmail Raise bagging everything from Great Dodd to Dollywagon Pike.NormanW17/08/2023
A tour of Helvellyn and some of its many satellites from Glenridding, visiting Birkhouse Moor, Catstye Cam, Helvellyn (via Swirral Edge), Nethermost Pike, High Crag, Dollywaggon Pike, White Side, Raise, Stang (first ascent), Sheffield Pike, Heron Pike, Glenridding Dodd. The whole round was 22km with 1500m of ascent, taking me just under 9 hours.silverwolf_alan10/08/2023
Striding Edge, Helvellyn, HLM, White Side with M plus a solo out & back to RaiseBarns15020/06/2023
From Traveller's Rest (Winterseeds) to Stannah (Legburthwaite). 15.5 km, 1250 m asc. To Mill Bridge and N up the ridge to Seat Sandal and continuing down to Raise Beck Top and by the zig-zig path up to Dollywaggon Pike. Continuing N along the ridge to High Crag, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn, Lower Man, White Side and Raise. Return to White Side col and down by Brown Crags and Fisherplace Gill. Dry, sunny, cold breeze on the ridge. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308699104SalmonJoe27/05/2023
Bob & Duke Tuesday 9th/5/2023 Z 1357 hrs. hrs.DukeNukem09/05/2023
Stayed in Toddhills Travelodge, Saturday night, met Alex McBride in Glenridding on Sunday 26th. We headed up to Birkhouse Moor first, past Red Tarn and on to Catstye Cam. They up via Swirral Edge to Helvellyn, had lunch in the X wind shelter, then over Lower Man, Whiteside Bank and up onto Raise. From Raise we descend NW, checking out the ski tow then rejoining the path at the old mine workings. Alex continue on for Sheffield Pike, while I dropped down to the hostel and back to Glenridding. 06:35hrs all in, Helvellyn had intermittent clouds, but good views in between the clouds and on the other smaller hills. Helvellyn is my 6th and final Furth Munro (in England).chillyman826/03/2023
R Richard Tait19/02/2023
descent from Helvellyn en route to Raise on blue sunny snowy cold day. repeat.Denise 02/01/2023
see Helvellyndeurgar09/12/2022
Wainwright Walk 14: Spider (Raise, White Side, Sheffield Pike & Glenridding Dodd)DavidHiner23/10/2022
Post Helvellyn bag. Descent to Swirls CP via Brown Crag not as straight forward as the OS RoW would suggest.Newton Maximus02/10/2022
walked with Dave W.jonsutterby7118/09/2022
Climbed with Phoebe, traverse from Clough Head to Seat Sandal and down to Grasmere.MrD29/08/2022
Amazing day very hotsiholden11/08/2022
Patterdale, St Sunday, Helvellyn, down Sticks passFlatfield01/08/2022
With AJ.DaveT23/07/2022
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_alan14/07/2022
Done with Alistairhroper12/07/2022
From Legburthwaite, Whiteside, Raise, Sticks pass. With Ben.ytfckent05/07/2022
From Stannah. 14 km, 1160 m asc. Up to Sticks Pass and S along the Helvellyn ridge. Over the summits of Raise, White Side, Helvellyn Lower Man, Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, High Crag (Grisedale) and Dollywaggon Pike. At the 'Post' drop S to the Raise Beck col above Grisedale Tarn and then up and over Seat Sandal summit and down the SE ridge to Mill Bridge and the bus at Travellers Rest. Dry, breezy, Platinum Jubilee! https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720299670239SalmonJoe04/06/2022
From Glenridding at dawn with bike. As part of Helvellyn, Lower Man and raide. Misty summit.Dann04/06/2022
From Lower ManDanmawr29/05/2022
From Glenridding via Birkhouse Fell and Striding Edge and Helvellyn. On descent from Helvellyn top via Lower Man.paulcook280920/05/2022
From Bramcrag Quarry. Clough Head (via Fisher's Wife's Rake - not for the faint hearted) - Calfhow Pike - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - Raise - White Side. Descent over Brown Crag to Thirlspot.forsterfamily715/04/2022
From Helvellyn, sunnyN.Morters26/03/2022
Huge day hiking from Threlkeld to Rydal covering 15 wainwrights!thecoopers23/03/2022
lee sunnyKenny Morris06/03/2022
With: hb, sb, str; From Wanthwaite up via quarries track onto Clough Head. Then via Calfhow Pike, Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Sybarrow Dodd, Raise & White Side to Browncove Col. Descended via good track over Brown Crag to Legburthwaite & 2nd car.Ian Baines05/03/2022
A lovely full day's winter walk after leaving home at 6am. Climbed on the way to Helvellyn. Played in the snow, ploughed through thick fog (no views) and got soaked on the way down. (Aged 11)Mollyb30/12/2021
Great walk a little snow underfootejjohnstone27/12/2021
The Helvellyn range from Grasmere, visiting Dollywaggon Pike, High Crag, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn, Browncove Crags, Helvellyn Lower Man, White Side, Raise, and taking a detour over Seat Sandal on the return leg. A perfect day: calm, warm with cloudless skies, peaks as distant as The Cheviot clearly seen. 24km with 1690m ascent in 8 hours. (S)silveracorn_alan18/12/2021
Nice, until the rain. Up from Glenrridig for 8 Wainwrights.atreides788720/11/2021
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.alistairpooler14/11/2021
From Glenridding car park along the bridle way above Keppel Cove. Drizzle, cloud and wind. Solo. W187 Rnd6.Dangerous Dave05/11/2021
With Liz even though she was feeling poorly. Started of misty and sunny, then descended to rain. Raise, Whiteside, Helvellyn Lower Man Helvellyn and Birkhouse moor. 10.1 miles 3161 ft elevationnell158325/09/2021
Climbed with Phoebe. Circuit from Glenridding Dodd to Hart Side to Stybarrow Dodd to Catstye Cam via Helvellyn. Glorious sunny day with amazing visibility from ridgesMrD02/09/2021
Nuttall 6.2. Catstye Cam > White Side > Raise > Sheffield Pike from Glenridding.Peter_W_Mitchell 25/08/2021
https://jimearl6.com/the-helvellyn-ridge-dollywaggon-pike-to-raise/#more-4506Jimearl623/08/2021
With Janet and Sean.GordyH19/08/2021
Good walkhikester15/08/2021
Seat Sandal, Dollywagon Pike, High Crag, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn, Helvellyn Lower Man, White Side, Raise, Stybarrow Dodd, Little Dodd, Threlkeld Knottskeithouk15/08/2021
As part of the “Thirlmere Trot “ hill event I ran over this top and the others to Greenup Edge, making sure of main tops exc the Howitzer, then boggy Ullscarf to High Tove. Down to Thirlmere sand dam, up Sticks Pass to Raise, Whiteside and Helvellyn exiting via Grisedale Hause to Little Tongue (?) and back to Grasmere. Warm and sunny all day. Tough, but ran the levelish and downhills,niallp27/06/2021
From Helvellyn and lower man we made the easy trip to Whiteside for Becs 2nd new summit of the day. Not much to say, very easy going we took our pictures and moved on straight away.Scotty 2 Hotty12/06/2021