Red Tarn and Helvellyn

We set off to Red Tarn hoping to find some good snow in the gullies but found a load like loads of avalanche debris, although talking to locals the snow was probably more stable than we thought. Anyway as we go by ‘discretion being the better part of valour’ went up the side and picked up the scramble up swirral edge. Which f=got a bit steep to towards the end. Roger did send me a rope down but I decide that i was safer not stopping to try and attach myself! I was fine. We then scramble down striding edge. Great day

Avalanche debris Looking down Swirral edge to Catstye CamLooking towards Helvellyn This is where we came up from Swirral edge

Looking down towards striding edge and Red TarnStriding Edge