HREE RIDGES coalesce north of Ambleside to form Fairfield, then reach north for many miles, passing vertical crags and rising over 3000 feet at Helvellyn. From this noble position the miles go on, slowly declining whilst crags diminish, establishing lofty rounded tops more akin to the Pennine hills. Great Dodd and Clough Head form the final summits. On a misty day you could be conned, but when the cloud flies high the comparison to England’s backbone collapses. The northern
