A great day climbing Scafell Pike from Seathwaite today, we set off from Seathwaite at 9am and climbed by Grains Gill below Great End to Esk Hause following the path through Calf Cove to Ill Crag and across Broad Crag to Scafell Pike.
There was a little cloud on top, but this was being blown over quickly in the strong wind giving us good views all around. As we sat near the summit eating our sandwiches an RAF Search and Rescue helicopter landed a few meters away from us, out on training!
After the helicopter left we descended to Lingmell Col and followed the Corridor Route down to Sty Head and back to Seathwaite.
