Helvellyn

American

[hel-vel-in] / hɛlˈvɛl ɪn /

noun

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

Helvellyn British

/ hɛlˈvɛlɪn /

noun

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

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Staff from Gateshead Cheder, an Orthodox Jewish school, led 13 boys up Helvellyn in the Lake District in March 2020 amid ice and snow.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2022

“It’s not beyond feasibility that if there was a cardiac arrest on Helvellyn, we might be able to get a defib on that patient within eight minutes.”

From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2020

Mountains with romantic names such as Cat Bells, Helvellyn and Great Gable loom over small villages such as Grasmere, Hawkshead and Ambleside.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2016

John Chadwick was found seriously injured and unconscious on Helvellyn in the Lake District on Wednesday after being reported missing by his wife.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2015

Sir Walter Scott, in company with Wordsworth, ascended Helvellyn during the following autumn, and visited the spot where the Wanderer died.

From Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands by Butterworth, Hezekiah

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