The Helvellyn and Fairfield Horseshoe via Striding Edge

It was the early May bank holiday, and although the weather wasn’t perfect, it was good enough to head for the Lake District for some hill walking.

Choosing a route can often take an hour or two of browsing maps and guidebooks, but this time I didn’t have to do any of that. After taking Edita up Scafell Pike, the highest peak in England, last year, it was a no-brainer to introduce her to a UK hill-walking classic: Helvellyn via Striding Edge.

Striding Edge from the top of Helvellyn, with the...