A cracking day climbing Scafell Pike from Seathwaite today.
We set off from Seathwaite Farm just before half 9. The forecast was for a mixed day of drizzle and cloud, but at this point we just had the cloud, so we were happy! As we walked to Stockley Bridge the group were all getting to know each other and the conversation was rife. From the bridge we climbed by Taylorgill Force and towards Styhead Tarn. It was here that the drizzle had set in so we all stopped and donned our waterproof jackets. We left Styhead Pass and joined the Corridor Route and the cloud broke a little and allowed us some views down into Wasdale and of the face of Lingmell. We climbed up the Corridor route and made it to Lingmell Col in good time. From the col we started our ascent up to the summit of Scafell Pike. Not before long we were on the busy summit. We quickly made way into one of the shleters where we enjoyed a nice lunch, but with the temperature easily being below 0 degrees we soon cooled down.
We continued down to Broad Crag Col before climbing over Broad Crag and Ill Crag to Calf Cove. Just past Calf Cove we had made it under the cloud and we gained some fantastic views down to the Langdale Pikes, Windermere and down the Borrowdale Valley to Derwent Water. We finished our descent whilst admiring the views down the good path next to grains gill.
