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Helvellyn

[hel-vel-in]

noun

  1. a mountain in NW England. 3,118 feet (950 meters).



Helvellyn

/ hɛlˈvɛlɪn /

noun

  1. a mountain in NW England, in the Lake District. Height: 949 m (3114 ft)

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In September 2024 Michelle was hiking up Helvellyn in the Lake District with a walking group, when she noticed him.

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He said his favourite walk was when he climbed Blencathra and his friend Ollie joined him and they got caught in a hailstorm, while Helvellyn was probably the scariest "when daddy and grandad had to hold onto me because it was so windy".

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He has already tackled Ingleborough, Whernside, The Old Man of Coniston, Helvellyn, and Skiddaw on walks with his dad, his mum Kim, 37, grandad Mark, 67, and sometimes his little sister Ada, 3.

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Mountain rescue volunteers were already out at Red Tarn, at the base of Helvellyn, helping a woman who had slipped and sustained a suspected fractured ankle when the call from the waterfall near Ullswater came through.

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A test flight to the top of Helvellyn took him 90 seconds rather than an hour on foot.

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