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Mountainboarding down Helvellyn
Mountainboarding down Helvellyn

Mountainboarding down Helvellyn, the third highest mountain in England at 950m, was ok. Not great, but ok. Not great fun, but ok fun. I hiked up to the top, just me, my board and a hundred or so hikers. I padded up and strapped in to the usual puzzled looks and chortles about being crazy, and then I set off. The top half was a bit boring, just a mellow stony track. And the bottom half was hard work with big rocks everywhere. Most of it was rideable but there is quite a bit of walking to be done too. It was worth doing but Skiddaw is still the best mountain descent in England.