Starting from Seathwaite Farm, just after a short shower of rain we made our way towards Stockley Bridge. From the Stockley Bridge we climbed the hillside past Taylorgill force and followed the path to Styhead Tarn. Very suprisingly we could see the summit of Scafell Pike, as well as Lingmell and Great End. I was also suprised to see that Scafell Pike didn't seem to have much snow on top compared to the amount Helvellyn has had the last couple of days.
We joined the Corridor route and slowly traversed the hillside towards Lingmell Col. As we neared the col we kept getting blown by gusts of wind, so we knew that when we got to eh top we wouldn't be able to stay out in the open for long! We climbed the last steep slope to the summit, now walking through the small patches of snow. After a few summit pictures we gained shelter for some lunch. As expected the lunch stop was short due to getting cold so we got back on the trail towards Broad Crag Col. Broad Crag and Ill Crag seemed to be holding much more snow but the group still made great progress over the undulating ridge.
We descended to Esk Hause and then dropped down the path next to Grains Gill back to Seathwaite Farm. A great day in the hills!
