A Tartan Topic..

[FUJI 17,304]

Nearly came hugely unstuck in Skye last year,

 

Fair.play taking the dogs up Andy lad, no way could I he bothered keeping an eye out for them up the top of that

I was up Skye last year mate,I loved it there,defo going back soon lol..was it the big boys that caused you to almost come unstuck? I seen plenty up there

[THE STIFFMEISTER 15,923]

We came down off the tops and the snow gave in around us leaving us on an island of snow with a good three hundred ft slip straight.

 

Belayed across to a ridge and with the dog shouldered, scrambled down a loose shale face in the dark and had an eleven mile walk back to the motor

 

The things we do

[THE STIFFMEISTER 15,923]

Do you ever go aviemore / Braemar way Andy?

 

Had a good crack up there last month, lurchers crag etc. Even boothied up a couple of nights

[THE STIFFMEISTER 15,923]

Helvellyn is my favourite place on earth

 

I have a huge framed photo of thehill.on my living room wall.

 

What Andy says is so true, it took me three attempts to do striding edge in a blizzard

 

And a Scottish winter is worse than the alps!!!!!

 

Many people assume in this small island you cant die or the rescue will he half an hour,

 

Complacency kills in the hill

[ROBERTO M 350]

Stunning

[Guest edrd]

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Edited April 9, 2016 by edrd

[Gilbey 1,434]

Fantastic pictures and post.

Edited April 8, 2016 by Gilbey

[low plains drifter 10,488]

Helvellyn is my favourite place on earth

I have a huge framed photo of thehill.on my living room wall.

What Andy says is so true, it took me three attempts to do striding edge in a blizzard

And a Scottish winter is worse than the alps!!!!!

Many people assume in this small island you cant die or the rescue will he half an hour,

Complacency kills in the hill

I soon learned how dangerous places like Helvellyn can be, went up one burning hot summers day, then the freezing fog came out of nowhere when we were on the summit, think that was in July, must be a savage place to be on a harsh winters day

[Blackdog92 2,047]

 

Helvellyn is my favourite place on earth

I have a huge framed photo of thehill.on my living room wall.

What Andy says is so true, it took me three attempts to do striding edge in a blizzard

And a Scottish winter is worse than the alps!!!!!

Many people assume in this small island you cant die or the rescue will he half an hour,

Complacency kills in the hill

I soon learned how dangerous places like Helvellyn can be, went up one burning hot summers day, then the freezing fog came out of nowhere when we were on the summit, think that was in July, must be a savage place to be on a harsh winters day

There not as bad as people make them out to be. I live in these hills and spend most my time up the fells and have never come into any trouble apart from falling in a river and breaking my tail bone once but even then i manged to walk 4 mile back to the van.

 

It did take me a few hours to do it though and a few funny looks from walkers as i hobbled past them looking as if i had been sodomized by man dingo lol

[frankel 2,123]

Can't take these Cumbrian fells for granted, need to always be equipped and ready. Even on the warm days, for sunburn and heat stroke. I learnt that lesson last year climbing dale head via cat bells & high spy,,,, the day didn't even feel warm, I got half way and realise I was burning. When I got home I was Blistered and had sun stroke. Was a 12 mile walk all together.

[TOMO 26,173]

Yeh I did helvelin on a summers day 25 year ago,,,went up in shorts as it was that hot,,,by f**k was that a mistake,,,I was shaking at the top,,,it was that bloody cold,,only spent a few mins up there,,,mind I still came down striding edge

[Giro 2,648]

Aye striding edge is mint...

 

I went up to red tarn and up swirel edge and down striding edge. .

 

Was red hot April /May but there was still snow at the top and a few hundred people lol..