HELVELLYN Winter Scrambles - Striding Edge and Swirrel Edge
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Another trip to Helvellyn in the Lake District but this time via a new route for me; Y Gully on Catstyecam (the 10th highest mountain in the Lake District at 2919ft). The route also included the classic Lake District scrambles of Swirrel Edge and Striding Edge. A lovely winters day with great views all around.
A 9 mile walk with 2800ft of ascent.
Thanks for watching - Dave
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Many thanks for watching. If you enjoyed this video you might want to check out another video I did in this area - ua-cam.com/video/xXrp8AflCa0/v-deo.html
I nearly fell off Striding Edge once, going up I moved to the left to avoid others and found my self stuck having to keep my body weight in close, I had to make a leap up to the next rock to get up onto the path again, I use to fell run this mountain it was my fave, up and down in the morning then to the pub lol
The thing I love about your videos, apart from the awesome scenery, is the fact there's no pretentious bullshit from you. You're as honest as the day is long with your ability, you don't fear making the decision to turn round or find an alternative route of the weather ain't on your side. There's no ego, and I commend you for that 🙏🏻
That’s pretty much me in a nutshell 🤷♂️. Thank you.
👌👌👌👍............You are one Hardy feller.
Lovely video Dave , you were a little quieter back then - but have blossomed into a very confident utuber now 👍👍
I wish I could do this , but I've got commitments where I live...
I'm single & no children, but support my elderly mother whom I live with.
Have a great day 👍 😀
Haha. Thank you.
Yeah, I understand that. I have no family now. Not through choice but it’s just how things are. Take care Jamie 🙏🏻
👋Fantastic video, thanks for sharing 👌
Love that hat 🙌❤️🇦🇺👍
Great post brother, I am new to the Lake District hiking community, absolutely love it ❤ Can't wait to tackle Striding Edge next summer! Love & respect bro. 🙏
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Did this yesterday in lovely dry summer weather and very little wind. You are a nutter :)
Haha. Nice one Peter👍. Love it there in winter 🥶 😎👍
Great video, love it! That's me and the girlfriend descending the headwall at 6:14 (I'm in the orange jacket)! Cracking day that was! Might bump into you one day
Wow, that’s amazing Vinny. Looked like you guys had fun. Glad you enjoyed my video. ATB - Dave
Lovely video buddy, did a night time circumnavigation of Striding and Helvellyn back in 19 during a blizzard, to say it was interesting was an understatement!
Haha. Brilliant William 😎👍. Love those conditions (I think 😁)
Great video! Top day out in the hills!
Another cracker Dave! Conditions looked utterly fantastic. Secret being that you looked well equipped for every eventuality. So many people we see just don’t seem to have a clue!
Big thanks John. It really was a stunning day 🙏🏻
Another good catch up on one of your older videos, amazing views with the snow
Wow. Cheers Barry. That seems like a long time ago. What a stunning day it was. 😎🏔️👍
Excellent The Solo Summiteer😁😁
Great videos😁😁🏔️🧊
After all of the years you've put me right, I thought it was 'Squirrel's Edge' Ha ha!
Haha. I know what you mean. It sounds a bit like I’m saying squirrel edge in the video 🤓
Great videos keep up the good work
Nice one, Parry. Glad you enjoyed it 😎👍
Great kep it coming
Great video, thanks
Great video, enjoyed that. Must say your kit looks great. Boots, trousers and top look really tidy 👍
Nice one Kieran 😎👍
Great video dave 👍 its making me want to get outdoors over the Xmas holidays
Cheers Anthony. I know what you mean 😎🏔👍
Now I know why I've never done Striding Edge in the snow. 😁 I get vertigo at the best of times...
Great vid! 👍🏽
Haha. I know what you mean. Me too sometimes 😳. Glad you enjoyed it 😎👍 ATB Dave
Awesome vid. I did that y gully when I was about 18. I’m 65 now and hitting the mountains again but don’t feel quite so bullet proof🤣. Superb editing Who would give this vid a thumbs down? Go figure, as the Americans say.
Cheers Peter😎👍. I know the feeling. Not getting any younger myself. Someone obviously didn’t like my video; whadeverrrr 😁
Great Video!Amazing views!!Keep i
them coming!
Thanks Gabor. Glad you enjoyed it 😎👍
GOAT 🐐
I'm a hiker myself but your the only man on here that impresss sir .
Thanks for the video. A grand day, cheers.
Nice one Andy. Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Top video👍
Nice one Steven, many thanks 🙏🏻. ATB - Dave
Looked epic mate, I've not braved anywhere yet in big snow..... I've gotta say I love the music in this and a few other vids of yours, I feel like I know it or it's similar
Nice one Marcus. Glad you enjoyed it 😎👍
Monday night I'm heading up 👍
@@marcusallwood9569 cool😎 . Stay safe bud 👍
I will and cheers 😁👍
Well Monday didn't happen, damn wind......attempting tomorrow now 👍🤞🤞
great!!
Cheers 😎👍
Loved it. Excellent stuff
Cheers, Andy 😎👍. Looking forward to winter again already 🥶😎👍
I’m making progress with my walking, but I know these places and the footage doesn’t do justice to how gnarly it is. Dave, hats off to you mate, this is like proper mountaineering to me. Obvs not the Eiger but still, I freaked out going up haystacks ffs, I pee in my pants having to do Stridling edge, let alone in those conditions. Thanks man I get a lot out of your vids, it’s helping me find a new sense of freedom.
Big thanks Chris. Really appreciate that 🙏🏻. Take care - Dave
Another great video keep them coming!
Thanks Craig 👍😎
Great well made video Dave of my fav Lake district hike, 100% going to follow your route and hopefully make my first YT vid,(hopefully !)
Well done and thanks for sharing,liked &subbed.
Nice one Ed. Really appreciate that and good luck 😎👍
@@TheSoloSummiteer Forgot to ask Dave, Is Y Gully the one that runs down NE from the cairn of Catstye cam ?
That’s correct Ed 👍
very nice... well done Dave ... hard work eh! good for you man.. ATB Kenny
Many thanks Kenny. It was a tough day but amazing at the same time. Stunning conditions - ATB Dave
Great video 👍🏻 very nice gully climb, you definitely had fantastic weather that day.
Helvellyn in winter has some fantastic routes, can't wait to get back out.
Take care,
Jodie.
It was a wonderful day. Helvellyn is great in winter. This video was just a few days after the other one in the blizzard 🥶. How things change. Looking forward to winter already, Jodie 😁
@@TheSoloSummiteer a big difference indeed. I'm guessing these summits were just before lockdown? It could have been a good winter for mountains. I was in Scotland just before lockdown summiting Lurg Mhor, we we're planning to visit Helvellyn on our way home but couldn't make it due to the virus outbreak and working for the NHS. Had to cut our annual leave short and get back to work.
Roll on next winter 😁🤞🏻
Yeah, Jodie, they were at the beginning of March. Winter was pretty much a wet washout but I took the opportunity to get out into the snow when I could. Working for the NHS must be really tough right now. Take care and stay safe - Dave
Fantastic! We love the different routes up Helvellyn, it's one of our favourite mountains. Hopefully one day we will have the equipment to do the Gulley up Castycam, we'd love to get into ice climbing. Maybe one day we will do it together. All the best.
Nice one guys. Good luck and big thanks 🙏🏻😎👍
Great video mate love the content! Just done striding edge / helvellyn today and its beautiful up there, definitely worth the graft
Excellent, winter was pretty much a dead loss for me due to heavy workload then the lockdown. I watching on phone but I'll watch proper on a 65 inch TV tonight. ATB.
Cheers Eddie. If you check out my other video on Helvellyn it was only a few days before, but a different world on the summit. Enjoy it on the big telly 😎 - Take care and stay safe and well 👍
@@TheSoloSummiteer Having a few hours break. It's much better watching our type of videos on a super large TV Infact it's a bit of a waste watching on a phone. Picture quality was fine just that old bane of wind noise sometimes.
Great video/hike Dave. ATB.
Scots Wildcamper - definitely, Eddie. I’m sick of watching the news, it’s so sad. I’m thinking of getting a new GoPro and mic to improve the sound. Unfortunately we can’t get out now so no new videos 😕. At least will still have our health when many don’t - stay safe and well - Dave
Great video. So picturesque! Wished the video had been much longer, with more filming of the scrambling areas, both up Swirrel Edge, and showing the complete Striding Rdge coverage. It's such a challenge in warmer weather, but makes for gripping viewing in those cold conditions!
Thanks Brian. Glad you enjoyed it 😎👍. Hoping to get back there again in similar conditions. ATB - Dave
Superb but a bit scary for me. Inspiring.
Thank you Sharron👍. It was an amazing day in the mountains. Glad you enjoyed it 😎👍.
Great vid well done . I am enjoying watching your work
Thanks Dave. Really appreciate that 😎👍 - ATB Dave
Superb video, stunning scenery. Striding Edge looked a bit "tasty" to say the least. Not been back to Helvellyn since my scouting days when our patrol leader called off the climb due to poor visibility and rain, it was a good call. Must get that done tho.
Thanks Mike 😎👍 It’s a winter only destination for me now. Love it there in winter ❄️
Awesome mate loved atb Bryan
Appreciate that Bryan. Thank you 🙏🏻
I enjoyed that Dave, but I don't think I have the balls to do that in snow conditions!! 😳
I know what you mean Alex. Having missed all of last winter due to Covid restrictions, that feels like such a long time ago. Glad you enjoyed it tho - ATB Dave
Hi Dave..the next time you walk across Striding Edge, watch out for a memorial towards the latter part of the edge, it as a black base and a white top shaped roughly like a 50 pence piece, it was erected when a man fell to his death in the 1800 hundreds, his dog never left his side until he was found, i read this in the eastern fells book of A. W's there are a few memorials he mentions around that area.. anyways i thought you might be interested.. ATB Kenny ;-)
I have seen the plaque Kenny, although it’s quite easy to miss it. Have you seen it?
@@TheSoloSummiteer yea, ive seen it Dave... theres another down near the Grisdale Tarn, Wordsworth and his brother met there, its called the Brothers Parting, thats a hard one to find as its just off the beaten track..l found these out by reading A.W's Eastern fell walks. the green coloured book of his.. ;-)
Literally just starting to plan a striding edge route and thought I’d look for similar on UA-cam, fantastic video!! Gained a new subscriber! If you don’t go up the gulley would a single axe suffice for remaining walk?
Big thanks for the sub Spencer. Yeah, single ice axe would be fine 👍
Fantastic video mate, honestly you deserve more likes and views. Have you done an ice climbing course? Keep this brilliant content coming 😃🇦🇺👍
Thank you for your comments Max, really appreciated 👍. I’ve only done a bit of indoor ice climbing a couple of years ago, so a total amateur really (as I’m sure, you can tell) 😊
What date was this exactly? Thanks
It was back in March this year Simon. Why do you ask?
I am wanting to go up there soon and I wondering when the best time was to go up. My friends are a little anxious about going up you see.
@@simondwainman hi Simon. I’d be a little concerned taking anxious friends up the in such conditions. Are they equipped for winter mountaineering?
@@TheSoloSummiteer we are novices at this. We will probably start out on an easy route and then build ourselves up. Any tips would be great
Why 3 ice ax ??
I was inexperienced. Didn’t need 3. One was a walking axe.
@@TheSoloSummiteer Okay, thank's you for your answer, me im alpinist but inexperienced, just Mont-Blanc with a guide an i want to gain autonomy.. Beautiful video in any case !
How can anyone give this a thumbs down.. Makes no sense to. What cud he have done to get that. Unexplainable.
Think we saw you? We was having a nosy at the cornice
Cheers Paddy. ATB - Dave
Awesome video, can’t wait to get some winter conditions again! Is your hammer and adze the same size or do you use a slightly longer adze?
Nice one Ciaran, glad you enjoyed it 😎👍. Same size 👍
That looked a bit hairy on Striding Edge 🥴
Cheers Mike. Love Striding Edge in winter ❄️ 😎👍