home.social

#helvellyn — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #helvellyn, aggregated by home.social.

fetched live
  1. A glorious chilly sunrise from Helvellyn this morning on the BaldHiker Guided Social Walk.
    And... Breathe.
    #baldhikerwalks #helvellyn #sunrise #lakedistrict

  2. Red Tarn: A Bowl Carved by Ice

    This is Red Tarn, tucked into the hollow beneath Helvellyn that looks like an armchair carved into the mountainside. The shape is no accident. It is the work of glaciers. The steep headwall of Helvellyn and the sharp ridges of Striding and Swirral Edges are the giveaway. Together they form a semi-circle. Geologists call this a cirque. In the Lake Dis ...

    fhithich.uk/2025/08/06/red-tar

    #Helvellyn #LakeDistrict #geology

  3. Red Tarn: A Bowl Carved by Ice

    This is Red Tarn, tucked into the hollow beneath Helvellyn that looks like an armchair carved into the mountainside. The shape is no accident. It is the work of glaciers. The steep headwall of Helvellyn and the sharp ridges of Striding and Swirral Edges are the giveaway. Together they form a semi-circle. Geologists call this a cirque. In the Lake Dis ...

    fhithich.uk/2025/08/06/red-tar

    #Helvellyn #LakeDistrict #geology

  4. Could think of worse places to be today. Marshalling for the Pinnacle Ridge Extreme and #Helvellyn Sky Ultra #SkyRunning #Stridingedge #running

  5. Could think of worse places to be today. Marshalling for the Pinnacle Ridge Extreme and #Helvellyn Sky Ultra #SkyRunning #Stridingedge #running

  6. Charles Gough’s Fatal Ascent and his Dog’s Vigil

    It has been some time since I last dragged myself up Helvellyn via Striding Edge. Definitely before the pandemic chaos. This photograph, taken around midday, gazes slightly east of south. St. Sunday Crag and Fairfield flaunt a dusting of snow. A marvellous day: cloudless peaks, sub-zero temperatures, and a wind that was brisk enough to remind you n ...

    fhithich.uk/?p=36838

    #Helvellyn #LakeDistrict #19thcentury #history

  7. Charles Gough’s Fatal Ascent and his Dog’s Vigil

    It has been some time since I last dragged myself up Helvellyn via Striding Edge. Definitely before the pandemic chaos. This photograph, taken around midday, gazes slightly east of south. St. Sunday Crag and Fairfield flaunt a dusting of snow. A marvellous day: cloudless peaks, sub-zero temperatures, and a wind that was brisk enough to remind you n ...

    fhithich.uk/?p=36838

    #Helvellyn #LakeDistrict #19thcentury #history

  8. Lay in a nice warm bed trying to get the guts to brave the -3 temperature and climb #helvellyn . God knows how cold it is at the summit! #Keswick #fellwalking

  9. A happy day in the hills - looking down towards the striding edge. #helvellyn #hiking