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A bit of a Cautionary tale...
Helvellyn的点评
点评：Had been planning to tackle Helvellyn for some time ( a previous trip derailed by an injury suffered elsewhere in the UK) ; and had warmed up nicely on some smaller fells so was confident enough setting out from Swirls car park about 10.30. It was a cool day ; but the forecast advised the really nasty weather wasn't expected until late afternoon so I thought I was equipped for the ascent...
And for an hour all was well . No problems with the hike , steep in parts but footing fine , stopping for photos , all good. But then that "really nasty weather" arrived hours ahead of schedule and I swiftly found my clothing was hopelessly inadequate in the face of the wind/rain/hail that soon had me soaked through and frozen to the point my hands could no longer grip my walking stick. Long story short I was forced to turn back a little below the first summit ... and just as well I did as the changed conditions and my own cold-induced weakness meant I took twice as long descending as I had going up.
Disappointed that I couldn't finish the climb (and I certainly wasn't the only one abandoning their efforts that day) but happy at least to get down safely. The real lessons I took from this were : Always be prepared for very sudden changes in the weather - which in any case will often be very different a couple of thousand feet up from ground level ; and make sure you have proper waterproof clothing . Plus don't be as silly as I was and forget to take your gloves !
But hey this experience has not put me off the mountain. Health and fitness willing I will be back to have another crack soon (hopefully on a brighter day) as I saw enough to confirm my belief that this is an extremely interesting peak to tackle. Was quite crowded even on this day so I imagine in sunny weather it could be rather busy ; but the route appears well marked and nothing too tricky at least as far as I went . So there is always next year ...
And for an hour all was well . No problems with the hike , steep in parts but footing fine , stopping for photos , all good. But then that "really nasty weather" arrived hours ahead of schedule and I swiftly found my clothing was hopelessly inadequate in the face of the wind/rain/hail that soon had me soaked through and frozen to the point my hands could no longer grip my walking stick. Long story short I was forced to turn back a little below the first summit ... and just as well I did as the changed conditions and my own cold-induced weakness meant I took twice as long descending as I had going up.
Disappointed that I couldn't finish the climb (and I certainly wasn't the only one abandoning their efforts that day) but happy at least to get down safely. The real lessons I took from this were : Always be prepared for very sudden changes in the weather - which in any case will often be very different a couple of thousand feet up from ground level ; and make sure you have proper waterproof clothing . Plus don't be as silly as I was and forget to take your gloves !
But hey this experience has not put me off the mountain. Health and fitness willing I will be back to have another crack soon (hopefully on a brighter day) as I saw enough to confirm my belief that this is an extremely interesting peak to tackle. Was quite crowded even on this day so I imagine in sunny weather it could be rather busy ; but the route appears well marked and nothing too tricky at least as far as I went . So there is always next year ...
翻译：早就计划攀登赫尔维林山（之前因为在英国其他地方受伤而取消了行程）；之前在一些小山上热身，所以信心满满地在上午10:30左右从斯沃斯停车场出发。那天天气凉爽；但天气预报说真正恶劣的天气要到下午晚些时候才会到来，所以我以为我已经做好了登山的准备……
一个小时里一切都很顺利。徒步很顺利，有些路段陡峭，但脚下很稳，停下来拍照也很轻松，一切都很完美。然而，那场“真正恶劣的天气”却比预报提前几个小时到来，我很快发现我的衣服根本抵挡不住狂风暴雨和冰雹的侵袭，很快就把我全身淋透，冻得手都握不住登山杖了。简而言之，我被迫在第一个山顶下方一点的地方折返……幸好我这么做了，因为天气变化加上我冻得虚弱，下山的时间比上山的时间长了一倍。
很遗憾没能完成攀登（当然，那天放弃的人肯定不止我一个），但至少安全下山也算不错了。这次经历让我真正吸取的教训是：永远要做好应对天气突变的准备——毕竟，海拔几千英尺的地方天气变化往往非常大；一定要穿合适的防水衣物。还有，千万别像我一样傻到忘了带手套！
不过，这次经历并没有让我对登山失去兴趣。只要身体和体能允许，我很快就会再去挑战一次（希望下次是个晴天），因为我看到的足以让我确信，这座山峰非常值得攀登。即使是那天，山上也相当拥挤，所以我想，如果天气晴朗，人肯定会更多；不过，至少就我走的路程而言，路线标识清晰，也没有什么特别难走的地方。所以，明年还有机会……
一个小时里一切都很顺利。徒步很顺利，有些路段陡峭，但脚下很稳，停下来拍照也很轻松，一切都很完美。然而，那场“真正恶劣的天气”却比预报提前几个小时到来，我很快发现我的衣服根本抵挡不住狂风暴雨和冰雹的侵袭，很快就把我全身淋透，冻得手都握不住登山杖了。简而言之，我被迫在第一个山顶下方一点的地方折返……幸好我这么做了，因为天气变化加上我冻得虚弱，下山的时间比上山的时间长了一倍。
很遗憾没能完成攀登（当然，那天放弃的人肯定不止我一个），但至少安全下山也算不错了。这次经历让我真正吸取的教训是：永远要做好应对天气突变的准备——毕竟，海拔几千英尺的地方天气变化往往非常大；一定要穿合适的防水衣物。还有，千万别像我一样傻到忘了带手套！
不过，这次经历并没有让我对登山失去兴趣。只要身体和体能允许，我很快就会再去挑战一次（希望下次是个晴天），因为我看到的足以让我确信，这座山峰非常值得攀登。即使是那天，山上也相当拥挤，所以我想，如果天气晴朗，人肯定会更多；不过，至少就我走的路程而言，路线标识清晰，也没有什么特别难走的地方。所以，明年还有机会……
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