The route we followed in a clockwise direction

Off we go passing this green wall

The sun tries to break through

Striding edge - John sets off

Some of us took a mixture of higher and lower path

If you choose carefully the descent from the Pyramid is fairly straightforward

After the scramble across the snow covered rocks we got to the summit

The Gough Memorial

What the Gough Memorial looked like originally

Wonderful views to be had

The long walk up the summit plateau to the trig point at the top and lunch!

Swirrell Edge and Catstye Cam - we didn't descend that way opting to take the less strenuous walk down towards Raise due to a knee injury sustained by one of the group

The view back to the summit of Helvellyn still carrying a mantle of snow

We turned off to the right soon after this and took the long descent to Glenridding

Two old walkers watching passers by

Scottish maybe?

On the lake side walk from Glenridding to Patterdale this churchyard with a carpet of Daffodils caught the eye