A wonderful day to be in Wasdale climbing Scafell and Scafell Pike
We started at the Wasdale Head in and the day started extremely well when a Tornado Jet flew over at literally 200m above our heads! It was amazing! We made our way across the fields and started to make our way up the fellside. As we reached the southern ridge of Lingmell we opted to take the steep grassy line up instead of being on the motorway track up to Hollow Stones. The group all did very well up this very steep ground, and by midday we were on the summit of Lingmell with great views. We could see Scafell Pike was a popular fell to be on today as there were dozens on its summit already. After descending to Lingmell Col we climbed again up the track and to the summit of Scafell Pike. After a few snaps on the summit we found a more secluded spot for a bite to eat.
After lunch we descneded to Mickledore from where we continued to descend towards Eskdale. Shortly after Broad Stand we got to the gully which usually holds a waterfall. We chose to take this great scrambly route up to Fox's Tarn, and the additional Ice and snow in the gully added a little bit more spice to it! Everyone scrambled well, and seemed to enjoy it loads, as when we got to the top there was a round of 'That was awesome!'. From Fox's Tarn we climbed the steep slope up to the summit plateau, and then to the summit of Scafell.
After another short stop on the summit admiring the views down to Burnmoor Tarn we started our final decent of which we went via the end of Lords Rake. We crossed the grassy slopes and descended steeply to Brackenclose, from which we walked along the road back to the Wasdale Head.
