WINTER RIDES
Dec 11, 2019
3 minutes
HELVELLYN 19.02km (11.82miles)
omping up towards Helvellyn’s summit from Thirlmere with Pat Campbell-Jenner from Identiti Bikes for the Best Of British series reminded me how adaptable — and popular — this mountain is. In summer there’s a multitude of options for scaling it, but in winter you need to be a bit more canny. If the ground is hard and you’re after a challenge, the Birks ascent and descent is for you. If
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