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A trip up Helvellyn in the Lake District in July 2005

Walked alone in fine weather - Glenridding, Mires Beck, Striding Edge, Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, Dollywaggon Pike, Grisedale Tarn, St Sunday Crag, Ullswater, Glenridding.

Pictures taken with 35mm celluloid film on small Olympus camera and negatives scanned some years later.

Red Tarn with Helvellyn behind, Swirral Edge to right.	Approach paths to Striding Edge - Ullswater in distance

Striding Edge up to Helvellyn	Red Tarn, path further down from Swirral Edge, Catstycam, peak to right just visible

Looking along Striding Edge from top	Catstycam, Red Tarn from Helvellyn with Ullswater in distance

Tony with Striding Edge behind - taken by passing rambler from south	Striding Edge with Catsty Cam behind

Taken when walking southward from Helvellyn	Hard Tarn below Nethermost Pike taken from Dollywaggon Pike? Helvellyn, Striding Edge and Catstycam behind.

Looking down at Grisedale Beck and Ullswater	Grisedale Tarn, path (on south) leads from Grasmere. Great Rigg on left, Seat Sandal on right.

Seat Sandal with Grisedale Tarn below - path on right leads to Glenridding and Patterdale. Path on left along St Sunday Crag	Dollywaggon and Nethermost Pikes?

Helvellvyn and Striding Edge seen from St Sundays Crag. In second picture - Catstycam seen above Striding Edge

Looking SW and NE along St Sundays Crag

Approaching Ullswater

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