Raise (Helvellyn)
883m (2898ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Raise (Helvellyn)
Christine Shepherd walked up Raise (Helvellyn) on June 6th, 2006 [from/via/route] Walked from Glenridding using walk c394 Repeated this walk solo on 15.4.21 on a glorious day. Climbed this again on 7.5.22 when it was my last fell before descending to Thirlmere via Sticks Pass [with] My daughter Rebecca [weather] Hot & sunny
Ian Ashton climbed Raise (Helvellyn) on January 6th, 2024 [with] Solo
Martin Hartshorne bagged Raise (Helvellyn) on November 17th, 2023 [from/via/route] Legburthwaite [with] finley [weather] Autumn sunshine then low cloud, turned cold - Nice low clouds in the valleys
James Hughes hiked Raise (Helvellyn) on May 29th, 2023 [from/via/route] Glenridding Dodd, Sheffield Pike, Raise, White Side, Hellvellyn Swirral Edge, Catstye Cam [with] Solo [weather] Beautiful day, clear, warm. blue skies & no wind. - Pearler of a day...
John Tippins summited Raise (Helvellyn) on May 9th, 2023 [from/via/route] From Glenridding via Greenside Road & Sticks Pass [with] Alone [weather] Warm & sunny, some cloud on summits, intermittent sun throughout the day.
Geoff Hand conquered Raise (Helvellyn) on April 16th, 2023 [from/via/route] Recce of the Bob Graham Round leg 2. Set out from the Cricket clb Carpark at Threlkeld. We set off through Newsham, onto the fell & straight up to Clough Head,from there we headed to Calfhow Pike, little dodd & onto Great Dodd. We carried onto Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, down t Sticks Pass, where the cloud lifted for a while & we thought fine weather was coming. From there it was atough slog upto Raise & more mist. [with] Mike Hall and Karon and Kenny Forster, fellow runners [weather] Dull & cloudy, moving to very misty for all of the day - Didn't get to see much, which was a shame
Tim Winn scaled Raise (Helvellyn) on November 4th, 2022 [from/via/route] Thirlmere [with] Steve, John, Mike, Dave and Andy [weather] Cloudy
Stephen Eddy walked up Raise (Helvellyn) on October 7th, 2021 [from/via/route] Red Moss [with] Mike Woodhouse, Tony Harris, Martin Bayliss [weather] Heavy rain, wind
Richard Marchant climbed Raise (Helvellyn) on September 16th, 2021 [from/via/route] I parked the car in St John's in the Vale & ascended Clough Head first via Wanthaite Bank from here carried on South along the ridge taking in Calfhow Pike, Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd then down to Sticks Pass & up to Raise from here I back tracked down to Sticks Pass. I proceeded down to Stybeck Farm along the A591 & ascended High Rigg on the way back to the car. [with] By Myself. [weather] Light Cloud with a light Breeze to start with, then late morning the clouds broke & blessed with Sunny intervals - 6 Wainwrights Bagged today making my total to date climbed to 107 I have reached the halfway point today.
Paul Talbot-Greaves bagged Raise (Helvellyn) on July 30th, 2021 [from/via/route] Lay by above Kings head pub on A591 [with] Paul Drury and Andy Bailey [weather] Sat out heavy rain in the morning then set off for walk after lunch. Rain was forecast but it was just cloud & slightly warmer. - Paths petered out & required navigating across steep, rough grass ground.
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