Lake District Walks: Helm Crag in Winter Snow from Grasmere | Many Hikers' Favourite Wainwright

A DRAMATIC, short and easy climb to the top of a SPECTACULAR Mountain overlooking famed Grasmere, the home of WORDSWORTH Visit my channel:    / @ukhiking   for more LAKE DISTRICT WALKS. VIDEO CHAPTERS 00:00 - The Fells of Great Britain 01:10 - Intro 02:49 - The hike's route (map 'overfly') 05:01 - OS Map of the route 05:10 - Route stats 05:20 - Helm Crag - the objective of the day 06:41 - The ascent 07:00 - Views on the way to the top 08:59 - Stone Arthur and Heron Pike - Drone shot [1] 10:06 - Helm Crag - The final push to the summit 10:45 - Helm Crag - Summit 11:27 - Grasmere and Helm Crag's Summit - Drone shots [2] 12:26 - The 'Lion' and 'Lamb' on Helm Crag's summit 13:10 - 'Lion' and 'Lamb' on Helm Crag's summit - Drone shot [3] 13:36 - Views from the summit 16:20 - Helm Crag's summit and ridge - Drone shots [4] 17:31 - The descent 18:34 - Path Repairs 19:59 - Dealing with ice 21:36 - The leisurely walk home 21:44 - Helm Crag - Drone shot [5] 22:03 - Helm Crag viewed from Grasmere - Drone shot [6] 23:16 - The cold takes its toll 23:41 - Closing commentary 24:26 - Outro A hike up Helm Crag on a gloriously sunny and snow-covered winter's day in January 2025. At 1,330 ft. elevation above sea level, Helm Crag is one of Lakeland's lesser mountains and fells but it's location in the centre of the National Park and its summit which is famous for its rocky outcrops that resemble figures of a lion and a lamb have made it one of the most famous and frequented mountains in Lakeland. This hike was, for me, one of the very best I've done in Lakeland in recent years and one which paid a fine reward for my making the effort to dig myself out of bed in the cold, damp darkness of a British winter morning. Subscribe to my channel,    / @ukhiking  , for more hiking and drone videos of my wanderings on THE FELLS OF GREAT BRITAIN and do feel free to leave comments here, good or bad, and suggestions for improvement in my future videos. A gpx route file of the walk covered in this video is available from me at the following email address: [email protected] or you can access it here: https://explore.osmaps.com/route/2469...