the path is high above the stream the fall may be missed. 

 It is not one of the finest falls, but is well worth seeing, and 

 is easily reached by descending the bank to the stream. 



ASCENT OF HELVELLYN. 

 (5 miles of mountain-work to the summit. ) 

 If the traveller ascends Helvellyn via the Grisedale valley, 

 he must take the road to the right, soon after entering the 

 dale, in order to reach Red Tarn. Some sturdy climbers 

 go on to Grisedale Tarn, and ascend from thence : but it 

 is better to take the road to ^et( ^^arn. The path is clearly 

 marked, and it is possible to go on ponies to within half- 

 an-hour's walk of the summit. When the tarn is reached, 

 the climber has the summit almost immediately above him to 

 westward ; ^trttJtng Et'S^ to the south ; and a similar ridge 

 called j^toirrel EtJtje to the no-rth. This last is the ridge 

 along the breast of which lies our track, the conical head of 

 Catstye Cam being its termination; and this part of the ascent 

 is that which is most trying to unaccustomed nerves, though 

 there is no real danger. It was in trying the other ridge, (al- 

 ways a foolhardy attempt), that Charles Gough fell from the 

 precipice into the valley, where his corpse was watched by his 

 dog for two months, until it was found. Every one knows the 

 story, as told by Wordsworth and Scott. There are stakes 

 near the tarn where horses are fastened, and then there is a 

 steep scramble by zig-zags to the top. (See page 13?.) 



ASCENT OF HIGH STREET. 

 (Six miles to the summit.) 

 For the ascent of High Street the road towards Winder- 

 3 mere should be followed until ^atteop is reached ] then by 



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