A great day climbing Scafell Pike from Seathwaite today, the weather was a little cloudy as we climbed to Scafell Pike, but cleared as we were sat on the summit giving us some wonderful views on the way down and a magnificent Brocken Spectre.
We set of just after 9am from Seathwaite Farm, in the Borrowdale Valley and climbed above Stockley Bridge following the path to Sty Head, from Sty Head we followed the Corridor Route, climbing into the cloud just above the 2000ft point. There was very little to see from here to the summit, and we climbed via Lingmell Col to the summit of Scafell Pike in good time. As we approached the summit the cloud began to clear, and we saw a very feint Brocken Spectre behind us.
We continued to the summit and we rewarded as we ate our sandwiches with breaks in the cloud to some wonderful views over Scafell and across Eskdale.
After lunch we descended towards Broadcrag Col where we saw a wonderful Brocken Spectre, with a double aura! After a few photos the spectre faded and we continued crossing Broadcrag Col to Broad crag and Ill Crag and descending through Calf Cove to Esk Hause and the path down below Great End, taking the drove road and the Grains Gill path back to Seathwaite in bright sunshine.
