Distance
4.9 km to summit
13.1 km total
Elevation
167 m start
869 m max
Vertical
711 m gain
Time
2 hr 52 min to summit
5 hr 56 min total
Absolutely baking! Completed striding edge and decided to skip Helvellyn and rock surf down the gully - bit stupid but I survived.
adventure-stricken
Probably wise you don't follow my entire route where I exited at the end of the ridge straight down the right side to the tarn - it's pretty dangerous if you don't know what your doing and the first 50 metres is basically on your backside. I didn't continue up Helvellyn that day because it was so hot with temps around 29c I was feeling very dehydrated despite carrying 2.5 litres of water!