A surprisingly clear day climbing Scafell Pike from Seathwaite today.
We set off from Seathwaite Farm at 9am and made our way up to the Stockley Bridge. The forecast was generally good, but the skies were far clearer than the forecast had predicted, but were we going to get views from the top?
We climbed by Taylorgill Force and made our way up to Styhead Tarn. This valley had some mist in but we seemed to chase it up to the pass. At this point some broken cloud was covering most of Lingmell, Scafell Pike and Great End. We joined the Corridor route and started to slowly walk our way up to Lingmell Col. We stopped to enjoy the view down into Wasdale at which point we could see Great Gable 'steaming' with mist as it was blown up its impressive southern face. The mist also made Napes Needle stand out more than ever, a remarkable sight. As we got towards Lingmell Col the summit of Scafell Pike had cleared and we were hopeful for some views. As we made our way up towards the summit the cloud did come back across. As we summited our views were slightly restricted, but not before too long it had cleared to provide stunning views in all directions.
We stopped in our usual shelter for a well deserved lunch break before cracking on down to Broad Crag Col. We continued our route over Broad Crag and Ill crag before descending to the top of Grains Gill via Calf Cove. We enjoyed a nice pace down the steppy path, taking a few stops to enjoy the warmth of the afternoon and the views. Another fine day out up Scafell Pike.
