Did I hear that a couple of climbers have died falling off Striding Edge recently?
Just how dangerous is this walk?
Just how dangerous is this walk?
Striding Edge?
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Walk it and tell us if you survive.
---Nemo---
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It tends to claim a couple of lives most years. Around 30 people a year die on the fells, two thirds of the deaths will be from heart attacks, the rest from falls.
Here you go Joe, take a virtual hike.
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sonson
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Bad in bad weather, but it's just a case of being careful. I think Sharp's Edge on Blencathrya is far worse.
Mind I don't think they're anything to cause a seasoned walker pause for thought. I think the problem with Hellvelyn in particular is its tourist status, you get people who aren't used to walking going up it as an experience and then get into bother
Mind I don't think they're anything to cause a seasoned walker pause for thought. I think the problem with Hellvelyn in particular is its tourist status, you get people who aren't used to walking going up it as an experience and then get into bother
Discopants91
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Up Swirral and down Striding is the best route.
It's not that bad but only takes a slip I suppose.
It's not that bad but only takes a slip I suppose.
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becs
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This!
Just mentioned Ben Nevis in another thread this morning. I visited when my boys were younger and we walked up the summit path for about half an hour. We didn't go any further as they were too little but they wanted to say they'd walked up it.
I saw people on the path heading up to the summit in ordinary trainers and clothing that wouldn't withstand the weather if it suddenly changed on the top (which it does!). People just don't understand how dangerous it can be if you don't have the right clothing, footwear and equipment with you.
I had a similar experience whilst descending Scafell Pike. I was about 2 thirds of the way back down, when I was stopped by a young Scouse couple ( dressed in typical summer attire) shorts trainers T shirts etc. She asked me how long it would take them to get to the top. Luckily the weather was perfect that day, but as you mentioned Becs. It can change so quickly in lakeland.
Charmless Man
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It can be dodgy if the weather is bad but it's actually fairly innocuous.
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No such thing as a dangerous mountain if you have the right kit and skills.
gizmoganzee
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It's a doddle, if you're okay with heights.
Like stepping on dustbin lids with people clinging to the ledge below you.
A fair old walk from Glenridding on the horseshoe.
Like stepping on dustbin lids with people clinging to the ledge below you.
A fair old walk from Glenridding on the horseshoe.
MarcoGoalo
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Done it when it was thick of fog up there.
Needless to say I was shitting myself.
Needless to say I was shitting myself.
Cheesy Feet
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I was on Helvellyn a few years back with an old girlfriend and the weather was horrendous..the daft bastards who she knew wanted to go on to Striding Edge..a couple coming down told us they'd never seen it so bad and to turn round..they were just about to go on when a mountain ranger appeared out of nowhere and told us to get off the mountain immediately..i wasn't going to go on regardless but these daft twats were going to.
gizmoganzee
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Was 21C in the valley and when the cloud base came in ...it was like a pebble beach on top in the fog and bloody freezin
I got snowed off at Whit-Sun on Ben Nevis...had all the kit so didn't matter
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Your threads are of low quality please go away.
If they annoy you so much, dont read them.
gizmoganzee
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Been up Sharp edge with a full pack on ...class like
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becs
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I got snowed off at Whit-Sun on Ben Nevis...had all the kit so didn't matter
We were staying a caravan at the foot of Ben Nevis in August and we had a freak cold night with a ground frost. There were extra blankets in one of the wardrobes and we were huddled up in them
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Only joking marra you should see the state of my threads.
Odysseus
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But surely even with appropriate experience and equipment anyone can slip or make a mistake? The consequences of such a mistake are then dependent upon where you are, which is why some mountains are more dangerous than others. The consequences of a slip going up the tourist path on Skiddaw are very different to a similar slip on Sharp Edge.
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