Helvellyn & The Edges, Part 1 / S1-Ep5 Hiking the Wainwrights

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Hiking the Wainwrights - Season 1: Eastern Fells - Episode 5 - Part 1. Swirral Edge, The Lake District
When you mention the Lake District to many people one of the first things that comes to their mind is England's third highest mountain, Helvellyn and its mighty ridges that reach around the glacial corrie of Red Tarn like a rocky embrace.
Striding Edge is a rite of passage for many walkers but the underrated and often overshadowed Swirral Edge is, in my eyes, just as fun and exhilarating; especially when tackling it going up, like I do in this first part of a two-part episode.
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/// ROUTE DETAILS ///
Start: Glenridding, Lake District (Grid Ref: NY 38477 16907)
Distance: 12.6 km / 7.8 miles
Total ascent: 970 m / 3182 ft
Exertion: Moderate
Technical difficulty: Moderate
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/// CHAPTERS ///
0:00 Intro
3:46 The walk up
10:04 Catstye Cam
13:18 Swirral Edge
19:09 Helvellyn summit
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Пікірлер: 95

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Don't forget to catch part 2 here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rrlhndVnmtSZfYk.html

@flyingvisit2586 2 ай бұрын

Exciting footage with staggering views and then a nail biting ending. I'm never disappointed, brilliant camera work. I can't wait for part 2.

@striding_hedge 15 күн бұрын

Mary lightfoot lake district legend

@clairewalker2 Жыл бұрын

I completely missed how this is part 1, I was just getting into it! As amusing as it is to see you take the occasional tumble 😏 try and keep it shiny side up on the pointy stuff🤭 looking forward to part 2. I enjoyed the forward facing camera on the tricky stuff. I like to see what I might get myself into.

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 😊 luckily nothing broken......part 2 tomorrow night 😁

@harrydance1969 3 ай бұрын

Great to watch a bit of old school Black Crag - when it was at its Zenith. Excellent film - as nearly always the way.

@paulhodge2266 Жыл бұрын

Hi Glenn. That was a dramatic ending, worthy of a soap opera. Literally a cliffhanger. I hope that you are O.K. It was interesting to see the route done in the opposite way to usual. So many of the walks in the Lakes seem to have an “accepted” direction to follow. You get a totally different perspective by varying it. Helvellyn is such a majestic mountain and your footage showed it off brilliantly. I am really enjoying the series. Thank you.

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, really pleased you're enjoying them 😊

@debbiebooth7720 Жыл бұрын

Loving your Hiking the Wainwrights. We are also rising to the challenge of completing the Wainwrights, so loving reliving them through your videos (that said, we have another 107 to complete) ❤️

@paulyoung5393 Жыл бұрын

Having a bit of a dull day so was so pleased when the notification popped up! Never done this walk this way round, always done Striding edge first. Bit of a cliffhanger ending, can't wait for part two! Great to watch as usual.

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊 part 2 will be out tomorrow, same time!

@MarbellaChapman Жыл бұрын

Waooo es excelente presentación te felicito eres muy bueno y es muy buen recomendado a visitar Inglaterra 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 es un país muy hermoso y turístico 👏👍👍👍👍👍

@paulbennison2614 Жыл бұрын

I went clockwise with my mate last May and the most bizarre thing we saw was 5 lads coming up Swirral carrying mountain bikes. Looking forward to E2.

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Must have been an odd sight 😁 Thank you 🙏

@user-xy1wy4cy6g Жыл бұрын

Fantastic walks!!

@completeoutdoors1 Жыл бұрын

Hi Glenn, I've just come across your channel - superb in every way, thanks for making the films.

@stephenbrown310 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant once again Glenn, I did striding edge in 2014, this video has prompted me to do it again 😀👍

@niclrig Жыл бұрын

Loved Part One, especially the scramble footage. Can't wait for Part Two 😬

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 😊 part 2 will be up tomorrow, same time

@dannysadventuresyt Жыл бұрын

Adding this to the list of routes! Amazing job mate!

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 😊

@markpursglovephotography Жыл бұрын

Helvellyn is a great walk. Looking forward to part 2. 😁

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@LearyUK123 Жыл бұрын

Another cracking video Glenn. Did this route last year the conventional way around though! I recall being in awe of St Sunday Crag from Striding Edge - looked epic!

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 😊 it's a beauty of a mountain from the edge 😍

@paulrobinson8263 Жыл бұрын

Awesome mate, quick recovery I’m sure. Look forward to the next one. Bavarian Alps for us next week in the camper 👍👍

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 😊 sounds amazing 👌

@ervinslens Жыл бұрын

Opening shots are really catchy, fantastically captured and edited video.

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@giga6137 Жыл бұрын

A cliffhanger - hopefully not in the literal sense! Really enjoyed it, thankyou 🙂

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 😊 🙏

@davidsingleton1371 Жыл бұрын

Truly stunning...thank you. Everything i wish i could do.

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@paulbusfield5774 Жыл бұрын

A great video great walk 👍

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@janineharris8775 Жыл бұрын

Another trig point done!

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Yes! 🙌 😁

@jasonreed9438 Жыл бұрын

cracking video glenn i've not been over the edges get a bit wobbly with exposer 😂looking forward to part 2 💪

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 😊

@budvarone Жыл бұрын

Yet another crackin' video! I've yet to do Helvellyn, not sure which route to take, whatever one I choose I'll make sure the tread in my boots is good!

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 😊 🙏

@davidmarshall5596 Жыл бұрын

This is a belting way to do Helvellyn 😁👍tell you what ain't it easy to loose your footing when you least expect it!!!🙄 just goes to show how easy it is to .if your unlucky how you can suffer an injury..excellent video..looking forward to part 2 Sir😁👍👍

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊 🙏

@robertbush6652 Жыл бұрын

I loved the one you and Dina did awesome weather and the music you played at the start I fell in love with a and subsequently have it in one of my play lists, along with some of the other music you use. Keep it up friend.

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much really glad you liked that one..... The music wasn't a bad fit for that scenery was it 😁

@robertbush6652 Жыл бұрын

@@BlackCrag That was superb I often just watch that beginning just for the music. I mean the name twinkle is enough. I play it for my grandchildren as they go to sleep I'm normally asleep before them haha

@steventhomas231 Жыл бұрын

We went up swirral edge last week and I was surpsired how exposed and tricky the last scramble was to say its supposed to be the easier route, although it's not difficult compared to what you can do of course but it was really fun.

@GodsonCJA Жыл бұрын

Man that was completely immersive man. You on those edgy rocks had me so scared lol. Great hike buddy and amazing footage 👏🏾 👌🏾

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate 😊 It's a great location 👌

@martinsmusiclessons2265 4 ай бұрын

hiya loving the videos and youve inspired me to get out walking againg and ive just bought a nikon camera. i did helvelyn the oposite way atound over 20 years ago as my first fell and scared the crap out of myself lol , ps havw asked for a couple of your prints for my birthday

@dancleasby151 Жыл бұрын

Another great video. Wainwright gave Helvellyn 26 pages in his book and I can see why. It's a beautiful mountain. If I ever do the Coast to Coast, Striding Edge is definitely on the to do list.

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 😊 it's a must-do walk for anybody who likes a bit of an adventure

@angelaoneill51 Жыл бұрын

I like the look of Catstye Cam but now way I’m I going on those edges Glenn😱‼️. Great video as always.

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks Angela 😊

@Simon-yl8qd Жыл бұрын

What an ending 🤣 ...but great all the way through 👍🏻

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 🙌

@davidthomas9079 Жыл бұрын

Love it. Always come over Striding Edge first. Can`t wait for part two...hope part two isn`t from the hospital Glenn😬.

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

😂 It really could have been! Thanks very much

@davidthomas9079 Жыл бұрын

School boy error with the boots!😉

@neilbossonhighflyingdrone6194 Жыл бұрын

Cracking video . Soooooo looking forward for part 2 👊 ⛰️

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 😊 tomorrow, same time 🙌

@neilbossonhighflyingdrone6194 Жыл бұрын

@@BlackCrag 💗👊⛰️

@neilbossonhighflyingdrone6194 Жыл бұрын

@@BlackCrag off to do your catbells walk tomorrow mate

@willbo2000 Жыл бұрын

A bit ill tonight with the old Montezuma's revenge 💩💩💩 so this has cheered me up no end 👍👍👍😂👏

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Ah dammit, hope you're feeling better soon mate 😊

@kmtb2011 Жыл бұрын

i remember doing this last year in the mist,couldnt see nothing, down striding edge up swiral edge get getting lost for 1hour going the wrong way

@Brock_in_the_North Жыл бұрын

Be interesting to do it the opposite way round. That walk up to the hole in the wall from Glenridding isn't fun and by the time you get to striding edge your shattered 😅 I'd like to do it going over striding edge up to Helvellyn and then go the opposite way up to Fairfield and back down over St Sunday Crag. That would be a good route but a long day I think possibly

@rodhepplewhite9722 Жыл бұрын

Hi Glenn, I don't think the path from the summit of Catsye Cam actually meets the main path (yet), it just fizzles out further down. Until a few years ago the path fizzled out a lot higher up but greater use has extended it downwards. No doubt it will meet up with the main path in the near future and a small cairn might be built at the junction. Message over, now for part 2 🙂 - I just love, love, love Striding Edge, in either direction.

@robertbush6652 Жыл бұрын

Watching over time and how you walk these ridges makes me wonder whether you a paratrooper. ou certainly have a head for heights!

@johnnelson6315 Жыл бұрын

😳😳 Do we need to get Mountain Rescue out …?? 😊 great part one 👍👍

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

😂 Thanks very much 😊

@jonm4989 Жыл бұрын

Another great instalment Glenn. Last year I went up Swirral Edge to the summit; the weather & visibility near the top were really poor so we collectively decided to avoid either of the edges going down and take the long route back to Glenridding via Grizedale Tarn. Anyway it was really misty coming down and it wasn’t until we were near the bottom before I could see water. Unfortunately I quickly realised the water was Thirlmere and not Grizedale Tarn. The resulting taxi drive back to Glenridding from Thirlmere cost £50. After that episode I quickly decided to invest in the OS app realising it could potentially one day be a life saver. Keep ‘em coming Glenn 👍🏻

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much mate, really pleased you enjoyed it! 🙌 What a nightmare that is but you've given me an idea. If this doesn't work out I'm going to be a taxi driver and just hang around Thirlmere..... I bet that happens a lot! 😂

@jonm4989 Жыл бұрын

@@BlackCrag funny enough whilst we were waiting for the taxi to arrive three students turned up who’d made exactly the same mistake as us. Luckily for them the taxi was a 6 seater and we gave them a free ride back to Glenridding. You could be onto something with that idea, lol.

@GreyGhost. Жыл бұрын

Top banana ....... excellent channel.

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 😊

@MBC1955 Жыл бұрын

Oh Lord, the memories. Standing on top of Catstycam comparing notes with an elderly but robust walker on where we were heading next. I said I was 'collecting'. '2,000 footers?' he asked, eagerly, but when I said 'Wainwrights' his companion laughed and said 'Oh dear!' Immediately I suspected, but I had to wait two weeks, until his next Guardian Country Diary beforefinding out that, yes, I was talking to Harry Griffin. And I couldn't believe Helvellyn with no walkers on top at all.One time I got there through nearly 400 feet of cloud to find the wall-shelter almost full and in all the time I sat there, not once did thirty seconds pass without one or two more walkers looming up through the mist.

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Oh, that would have been a funny and slightly awkward moment 😂 Don't think he was a huge fan of 'Wainwrights' in the guidebook sense. He'd probably detest these videos 😂

@MBC1955 Жыл бұрын

@@BlackCrag Oh, he certainly wasn't. He thought Wainwright's books guided people too much, keeping them from exploring and making their own routes. Actually, our paths had crossed three or four times over half an hour, and we'd been chatting in a friendly manner. It was only when I said the W word that he kind of snorted...

@burrianaUK Жыл бұрын

Nice one Glenn. Love the head cam in real view/time… Not going to show Louise though 😀 You are still alive for Sunday on Red Screens aren’t you? 🤔

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 😊 that was actually handheld but there is a spot of hwadcam on the chimney section..... Tomorrow night 😁 Yep, still on for Sunday 🤞

@ilyasdaud1352 Жыл бұрын

Hope you're OK buddy !!

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Just 😂

@amandahargreaves3269 Жыл бұрын

Well this feels reminiscent to a walking dead cliff hanger... (insert theme tune) haha hopefully not a weeks wait till P2.... 👀

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 😊 love that theme tune 👌 part 2 tomorrow night, same time

@email3265 Жыл бұрын

Omg!

@emilyexplores Жыл бұрын

Can you recommended an app for checking conditions like wind at the top of a summit. I’m always inspired by your incredible drone footage, particularly on Loughrigg fell, but whenever I get to the top of a summit it’s far too windy to put the drone up!

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

I normally just use a combo of MWIS and Weatherline to get a rough idea 😊

@emilyexplores Жыл бұрын

@@BlackCrag thank you!

@andrease2320 Жыл бұрын

No my friend you follow the guest path or as I call it the beach path. As many days I see people walk up there in unsafe foot wear. To walk the edge which makes even more dangerous with streets clothes on. ! Yep I’ve done regular all over the lakes. !

@connyvanacquoy7179 Жыл бұрын

Ai, ai....scary

@paulbennison2614 Жыл бұрын

Are you OK?

@nickcunningham6840 Жыл бұрын

Please people watching this video, Please don't climb mountains one handed holding a selfy stick in the other.

@BlackCrag Жыл бұрын

Why not?

@nickcunningham6840 Жыл бұрын

@@BlackCrag Higher risk off injury or deaf to yourself and more importantly lowers the risk off a call to a highly over stretched Mountain rescue team and common sense maybe. Do I not get a love heart as well?