A great day climbing Scafell Pike from Seathwaite today.
We left Seathwaite Farm and enjoyed the warmth as we made our way to the Stockley Bridge. We climbed by Taylor Gill Force and up to Styhead Pass where we had a little stop to enjoy the views, at which point the tops of the highest fells were out of the cloud. From the pass we joined the Corridor route which traversed up the fellside, and on which we gained great views down into Wasdale.
As we were half way up the Corridor route a layer of cloud rolled in and the top of Scafell Pike was swallowed up in this. Soon enough we were at Lingmell Col and making our way up towards the summit. As we reached the summit plateau the mist cleared to revealed some great views. We enjoyed a nice long lunch break in the warmth of the sun and soaking up the views.
After our lunch we descended the steep slope to Broad Crag col, and then climbed over Broad Crag, Ill Crag and down Calf Cove to the top of Grains Gill. All along this stretch we had fine views of the rest of the Lakes. We descended Grains Gill back to Seathwaite Farm.
