| Date ... | Sunday, 29 April 2007 |
| Distance ... | 9.0 miles |
| Ascent ... | 3595 feet |
| Time ... | 6 hours 0 mins |
| Summits ... | Helvellyn Lower Man - 3035' (en116) |
| Helvellyn - 3118' (aw3)(en115) | |
| Nethermost Pike - 2920' (aw9)(en173) | |
| Dollywagon Pike - 2810' (aw18)(en61) | |
| Start ... | Thirlspot - United Utilities pay+display car park (NY380 219) |
| Maps ... | Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº5 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000) |
| Books ... | Pictorial Guide Nº1 - The Eastern Fells by Alfred Wainwright |
Thirlmere, with Skiddaw in the far distance, as we started the ascent
A similar view far higher up the path
Looking across Thirlmere to the NW fells (Armboth Fell is in the middle ground)
Looking across to the 'western' fells this time, from near to Browncove Crags
Lower Man from Browncove Crags
Looking down onto Red Tarn, from near to the summit of Helvellyn
Catstycam and Swirral Edge from the summit
The summit of Helvellyn
Looking south from the summit
Zooming in onto the 'bad step' on Striding Edge
St. Sunday Crag and Hard Tarn from High Pike
Looking back towards Helvellyn from slopes of Dollywagon Pike
Fairfield and Cofa pike from the descent path from Dollywagon Pike to Grisedale Tarn
Grisdale Tarn, looking upto Cofa Pike