Sunshine in the Morning!!!!

mjd · Post by **mjd** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:08 am

The weather up here at the moment is woeful, and the weathermen called a spotless morning till noon on Tuesday, followed by rain and 100% Cloud.

Being on flexible hours decided to tackle Englands 3rd Tallest Mountain 'Helvellyn' Standing over 3000FT tall Before work!! Took 4 hours to do the loop which is good progress. This is what I saw.........

You can see my shadow, BIG early morning light

This is before you go out onto striding edge. Drops each side - take care.
Amazing light

Morning mist over Ullswater

Swirral Edge, Red Tarn, and Helvellyn Summit

Just off the summit, Striding Edge on the right. Highhhh waayyyyyyy tooooooooo theeee DANGER ZONE!!

Really is incredible!

YoungKai · Post by **YoungKai** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:30 am

you wanna get a propper hobbie mate. that all looks a bit too much like hard work

nice photos tho

mjd · Post by **mjd** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:34 am

its odd, them people on the TV nature programmes scrambling up a waterfall or something, you think 'Nutters!' but it MUST be amazing, you will be suprised from fell walking, I get hugely thrilled off it, although the pain can be immense! gotta live it! Those views are gold.

YoungKai · Post by **YoungKai** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:39 am

naa magics my hobbie. its kinda geeky but hey. i'll get round to posting a video at some point

aaamusements.co.uk · Post by **aaamusements.co.uk** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:56 pm

Wow!
Great pics once again.

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:56 pm

It's a long way to go for a Power 5.

EasyEasy · Post by **EasyEasy** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:19 am

is that in cumbria?

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:39 am

Watch out for Striding Edge as three climbers have fell to their death in the last few months alone.

mjd · Post by **mjd** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:16 pm

its Cumbria aye.

A few people like Harry says have been victims of Striding Edge, its a very popular mountain though. I comprehensively beat the crowds on Tuesday, going in the early hours to start the climb. Stood on the summit all by myself which was an out of this world feeling

EasyEasy · Post by **EasyEasy** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:21 pm

just say you were driving from lakeside in cumbria up to that mountin, whats the name of the arcades you go past there like on the corner like 2 or 3 groupd 2gether?

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:25 pm

Scafell Amusements, Rockies Automatics and Lakeside Leisure.

mjd · Post by **mjd** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:22 pm

ha! I have no idea

Everything about that place, wonderful. If you did lose your life on Striding Edge itr would be pretty tragic, but what a way to go!!