It's not as bad as some videos make it seem and definitely not as bad as Crib Goch. For some reason I thought the last part up the mountain was worse than the ridge.

Thankyou for the great vid. You have now gave me confidence to have a go later this year😀

Good video, sound advice and gives you a great preview of whether or not you could do the walk in good conditions.

All mountains are dangerous if you are not properly prepared.

I did Striding Edge as a school kid with my grandparents. We found out about it in a leaflet in the B&B and we didn’t think anything of it other than a normal fell walk. Took a pile of camera gear. I did wish I had warmer clothes though, it got cold with the wind whipping over the ridge.

Great video and great advice, you can't be more honest than that.... it truly is about the individual

Great , honest, video. Best one I've seen on the subject 👌🏼 . Thanks 😊

Great video! Got my adreneline going with the edge filming. I did it last year in wet mistly conditions and ended up climbing down the chimney to avoid some of the veritcal climb on the edge. I would recommend doing it with someone who is experienced to give advice on the route choices. I made it to the top and the sense of achievement was amazing.

Went up Helvellyn about 17 years ago, when I was 18, but went some back way then down Swirral edge. There were some fairly scary bits down that, but I loved your very matter of fact, non wide angle footage there. Made it seem very doable but also awesome. Would love to see yours or someones similars' opinion of climbing Sieve Bearnagh or somthing in Northern Ireland.. No edge necessarily but it's sush a steep and epic mountain. So different to other countries peaks. The tops are so gruellingly steep and amazing!

Many factors put the balance in hillwalking from leisure and pleasure to hazardous and dangerous. Personal fitness and weather being major two, along with the route you take on the day. Experience can take a confident person on one part of the journey to a situation they’ve never encountered and uncertainty. For example walked up the same approach as this video on a bright spring day and within the space of a sheep wall it went from lush greenery to Narnian frost and snow. Same journey, as the apex of the rock traverse was met, a Search and Rescue helicopter passed close by; not a direct threat to safety for some, but a distraction all the same. The peak had many folk milling about without the benefit of good gear and clearly bagged it as a walk from the smoothed slopes away from the horseshoe routes shown here. Enjoyed the footage and how the different pace of walking when it’s busy can mean dwelling in a place you’d want to move through at a working stride can be subject to ‘traffic’.

Thanks thats really helpful.. I'm thinking of doing this first week in October. X

Iv been up,Helvelyn 4 times this year and it’s been a combination of rain wind and snow . I saw a few do it in them conditions but I certainly wouldn’t . On sat 26th March it was a glorious day and striding edge looked like it had a line of ants walking along it’s ridge . It was so busy . I went down swirrel edge to do catstycam and back up that was. That is relatively easy . Iv done striding and from experience you have to hold your nerve . It’s all about taking your time across the rocky path .

"It's about the person." Yes, it's not just fitness or agility--I found that in a group of hikers on Striding Edge, the differences in "happiness" were due mainly to one's psychological and perhaps physiological reaction to exposure. One friend coped very well if he scrambled about fifteen feet BELOW the ridge. Being often off the track made it technically harder, but he had the comfort of the wall beside him. He also got comfort from the fsct that someone was keeping an eye on him--not that an accident could be prevented if he fell, but that he wouldn't be left alone. To me, nothing captures the freedom and sublimity of Striding Edge and the Knife Edge in Maine (similar glacial artefacts). Last spring we visited Sligachan on Skye for the first time, and although iIam now too old and broken-down to climb, I revelled in what I could see was "up there." Your video captures the feeling very well--thank you!

Both edges are Jekyll & Hyde characters, depending on the weather. Not for the faint hearted or unfit in poor weather. Be warned, there's been more fatalities as the years have gone on.

Best vid of Striding Edge I've seen

great vid mate

Ive walked Angels Landing in Zion NP .USA. Also walked Striding edge. Scary in different ways.

thank you

Great video! Been up there x2. Some of it on the edge, some of it on the escape path. Best thing is to feel safe. 😅.

Cracking video mate, we've just got back from the Lakes funnily enough... we did Catbells from Pontinscale so had the little scramble up there.. we had our 11 year old with us.. managed fine up the Catbells scrambles, this much different? cheers.

Hi there excellent video doing this hopefully this year looks amazing May I just say the sound track you had on this video on the beginning I can’t seem to find it I tried to Shazam it but it comes up with some kids Goode can you help need to put that on one of my drone videos on snowdon many thanks

This is great! more info for people wishing to complete the famous edge! we did a video of striding edge at a similar time. we see you're into your bikes too, great stuff! would love to collaborate

It’s hard to tell on the camera, if you lost footing and fell, are you going to have a steep fall and die or is it more of a tumble with some scrapes and bruises.?

Contrary to 11:11, the most direct route is from Thirlmere.

great vid..not for mee ill leave to braver men

which route did you take back down?

Thank you for this video now I'm going😂

Did this in pretty hairy conditions. Started chucking it down when i got to striding edge. Striding edge wasn't too bad, just slow and steady movement. Descending via swirrel edge when it was wet was very treacherous at times but i made it out okay. Great trip all around, not as hard as i anticipated. Doing Blencathra sharp edge tomorrow and it looks to be wet haha

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Broke my arm their on the descent I just slipped on the path

I went up from Glenridding up to striding Edge left tent qt bottom and smashed my phone half way up I countered striding edge and made it

My wife walked across striding edge and shes got 2 left feet !

You look like gordon ramsay mate :D

went across that with the school

What was the campsite in the beginning please