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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 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1724 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Grisedale Tarn to Sticks Pass | trimarc2 | 29/11/2023 |
With dad. | AJScourfield | 23/10/2023 |
153 | windybilly | 13/09/2023 |
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 |
Loop up Helvellyn from Glenridding (05/09/2023 Helvellyn, Whiteside via Striding Edge) | nat571 | 05/09/2023 |
Repeat ascent on walk from Wythburn to Threlkeld. | vuirich | 02/09/2023 |
Swirls Car Park -> Helvellyn -> White Side-> Raise ->Swirls Car Park 
with Em, Nick and Mary | mikethomas | 30/08/2023 |
Up Sticks Pass, down to Dunmail Raise bagging everything from Great Dodd to Dollywagon Pike. | NormanW | 17/08/2023 |
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_alan | 10/08/2023 |
Striding Edge, Helvellyn, HLM, White Side with M plus a solo out & back to Raise | Barns150 | 20/06/2023 |
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/72177720308699104 | SalmonJoe | 27/05/2023 |
Bob & Duke Tuesday 9th/5/2023 Z 1357 hrs. hrs. | DukeNukem | 09/05/2023 |
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). | chillyman8 | 26/03/2023 |
R | Richard Tait | 19/02/2023 |
descent from Helvellyn en route to Raise on blue sunny snowy cold day. repeat. | Denise | 02/01/2023 |
see Helvellyn | deurgar | 09/12/2022 |
Wainwright Walk 14: Spider (Raise, White Side, Sheffield Pike & Glenridding Dodd) | DavidHiner | 23/10/2022 |
Post Helvellyn bag. Descent to Swirls CP via Brown Crag not as straight forward as the OS RoW would suggest. | Newton Maximus | 02/10/2022 |
walked with Dave W. | jonsutterby71 | 18/09/2022 |
Climbed with Phoebe, traverse from Clough Head to Seat Sandal and down to Grasmere. | MrD | 29/08/2022 |
Amazing day very hot | siholden | 11/08/2022 |
Patterdale, St Sunday, Helvellyn, down Sticks pass | Flatfield | 01/08/2022 |
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 |
Done with Alistair | hroper | 12/07/2022 |
From Legburthwaite, Whiteside, Raise, Sticks pass. With Ben. | ytfckent | 05/07/2022 |
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/72177720299670239 | SalmonJoe | 04/06/2022 |
From Glenridding at dawn with bike. As part of Helvellyn, Lower Man and raide. Misty summit. | Dann | 04/06/2022 |
From Lower Man | Danmawr | 29/05/2022 |
From Glenridding via Birkhouse Fell and Striding Edge and Helvellyn. On descent from Helvellyn top via Lower Man. | paulcook2809 | 20/05/2022 |
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. | forsterfamily7 | 15/04/2022 |
From Helvellyn, sunny | N.Morters | 26/03/2022 |
Huge day hiking from Threlkeld to Rydal covering 15 wainwrights! | thecoopers | 23/03/2022 |
lee sunny | Kenny Morris | 06/03/2022 |
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 Baines | 05/03/2022 |
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) | Mollyb | 30/12/2021 |
Great walk a little snow underfoot | ejjohnstone | 27/12/2021 |
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_alan | 18/12/2021 |
Nice, until the rain. Up from Glenrridig for 8 Wainwrights. | atreides7887 | 20/11/2021 |
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. | alistairpooler | 14/11/2021 |
From Glenridding car park along the bridle way above Keppel Cove. Drizzle, cloud and wind. Solo. W187 Rnd6. | Dangerous Dave | 05/11/2021 |
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 elevation | nell1583 | 25/09/2021 |
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 ridges | MrD | 02/09/2021 |
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-4506 | Jimearl6 | 23/08/2021 |
With Janet and Sean. | GordyH | 19/08/2021 |
Good walk | hikester | 15/08/2021 |
Seat Sandal, Dollywagon Pike, High Crag, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn, Helvellyn Lower Man, White Side, Raise, Stybarrow Dodd, Little Dodd, Threlkeld Knotts | keithouk | 15/08/2021 |
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, | niallp | 27/06/2021 |
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 Hotty | 12/06/2021 |