Catstye Cam
890m (2921ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Catstye Cam is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
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Walk c394 Helvellyn, Catstye Cam and Sheffield Pike from Glenridding
Superb high level walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,020ft (1,225m) | |
| Time: | 8 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Glenridding, Glenridding Dodd, Sheffield Pike, Nick Head, Sticks Pass, Raise (Helvellyn), White Side, Lower Man (Helvellyn), Helvellyn, Swirral Edge, Catstye Cam, Glenridding Beck, Glenridding Youth Hostel, Glenridding.
Walk c286 The Glenridding Skyline from Glenridding
Superb high level walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.25ml (19.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,418ft (1,346m) | |
| Time: | 9 hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Glenridding, Glenridding Dodd, Sheffield Pike, Nick Head, Glencoyne Head, Hart Side, Green Side (White Stones), Stybarrow Dodd, Sticks Pass, Raise (Helvellyn), White Side, Lower Man (Helvellyn), Helvellyn, Swirral Edge, Catstye Cam, Red Tarn Beck, Glenridding Beck, Glenridding Youth Hostel, Glenridding.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Catstye Cam
Jane Wilkinson has walked up [with] Hazel doing a winter skills course
Andy Buxton climbed during February, 1968 [from/via/route] From Patterdale. Swirral Edge, Helvellyn and descend Striding Edge. [with] BVGS [weather] Sunny,but very cold - Striding Edge under snow and ice. Very interesting.
Michael Austin bagged on June 28th, 2019 [from/via/route] Striding Edge
Richard Banks hiked on August 17th, 2019 [from/via/route] Thirlmere
Michael Nolan summited on January 21st, 2020 [from/via/route] glenridding [with] Morag [weather] fine and sunny periods - saw brocken spectre!
Kevin Foster conquered on June 29th, 2019 [from/via/route] Glenridding [with] Peter and Henry. [weather] Baking hot. - Report to follow.
Richard Marchant scaled on October 28th, 2010 [from/via/route] From Glenridding up on to Birkhouse Moor to Striding Edge-Helvellyn-Swirl Edge-Catstye Cam down to Red Tarn up to the Hole in the Wall and followed the footpath down in to Grisedale and cut back up to Lanty's Tarn and down to the car in Glenridding. [with] My oldest son James. [weather] Overcast but dry and the cloud level was above Helvellyn, also very light winds. - First time for James on Striding Edge.
Simon Boddy walked up on April 19th, 2019 [from/via/route] Glenridding [with] My girlfriend [weather] A lovely warm and sunny day. Cooler at the summit though.
Nick Dobson climbed on July 25th, 2018 [from/via/route] Glenridding [with] Margaret,Ralph, & Kate [weather] Sunny day with bright blue skies - Kate could'nt be bothered with the 10 minute amble from Swirrall Edge to Catstye Cam top,so the usual suspects duly completed it before returning to collect her on route to the days main objective Helvelyan.
Andrew Peate bagged on November 23rd, 2018 [from/via/route] From Glenridding [weather] Cold and sunny. Sprinkling of snow on tops.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Catstye Cam
Striding Edge (left), Helvellyn and Catstye Cam from the summit of Birkhouse Moor
Catstye Cam (shoulder left) and Raise (Helvellyn) above Keppel Cove from Red Tarn Beck in the snow
Catstye Cam (left), Helvellyn (centre) and Lower Man (Helvellyn) (right) from near White Side
Swirral Edge, Catstye Cam, Red Tarn (Helvellyn) and Ullswater from the summit of Helvellyn
Catstye Cam (centre) with Striding Edge (left), Helvellyn and Lower Man (Helvellyn) (right) in the background from Sheffield Pike
The shoulder of St Sunday Crag and Birks (left), Catstye Cam, Birkhouse Moor (centre) and Sheffield Pike from Arnison Crag, Patterdale
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