January 27th 2007 - Helvellyn via Swirral Edge and Raise

Our tent with the rest of the OM members at Sykeside base camp...

Me in our tent making breakfast of fried spam, eggs and beans...

Kate and Matt walking along Greenside Road towards Greenside YHA...

Nicky and the rest of the group on footbridge in Glenridding Common...

Small beck in Glenridding Common above Greenside...

Ben and Matt walking towards Red Tarn...

Walkers on a very icy Striding Edge ridge towards Helvellyn...

Snow and ice covered Swirral Edge heading towards Helvellyn...

View to Striding Edge over Red Tarn from Swirral Edge...

The huge bulk of Helvellyn covered in ice and snow...

Ben, Kate, Elaina and Steve above Red Tarn...

Steve looking over towards Striding Edge...

We all head uphill towards Swirral Edge...

Catstye Cam looking fantastic from Swirral Edge in winter sunshine...

View towards Keppel Cove and Raise from Swirral Edge...

Steve and Sam scrambling up snowy Swirral Edge...

A windswept Kate scrambling up snowy Swirral Edge...

Steve, Sam, Kate, Elaina and Matt tackle the final ascent on Swirral Edge...

Ben and Matt on Helvellyn summit plateau...

The group lunching at the Helvellyn summit shelter...

Descending White Side as Matt gets another snowball ready...

Descending Sticks Pass towards Sticks Gill...

The group crossing the footbridge at Greenside Quarries tips...

Views across Glenridding to Ullswater...

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