We started our walk today from Seathwaite farm and headed towards the Stockley Bridge. We followed the path around Seathwaite Fell to join Styhead Gill. As we got to Styhead Tarn we were greeted by a marquee, filled with tea coffee and cakes! (Yum!!!) Running the marquee was a group raising money for Mountain Rescue, and had raised over £1000 in the last day (What a great job, keep up the good work!) We pressed on after a quick refuel and walked up the corridor route. Just as we came to Lingmell Col the cloud level started to drop and the summit of Scafell Pike was lost to the mist. On the way up to the summit the cloud kept clearing and offered us snapshot views out over the Borrowdale Valley, and Great Gable. The wind was howling across the summit, and with very limited views on offer we quickly moved to the nearby shelter for a spot of lunch.
After lunch we continued back over the tops (Broad Crag, Ill Crag) back to the top of Grains Gill. It was only here that it really started to rain. About an hour later we were back at Seathwaite Farm. The Group had done very well and completed the walk in 6 hours.
