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Scafell & Scafell Pike

Scafell & Scafell Pike
Thursday 24th May 2012

£20.00


Difficulty: Hard
  Plenty of uphill and a few scrambles
Distance: 12km / 7 miles
Ascent: 1190m / 4000ft
Time: 7 hours
Start Time: 10am
Maximum Group Size: 10
Minimum Group Size: 1


"the greatest display of natural grandeur in the district, a spectacle of massive strength and savage wildness."
A.W Wainwright

From the Wasdale side of Scafell rises the huge Scafell Crag, several buttresses of rock climbing to near the summit of Scafell, between the rocks lie a few good routes. Some are too technical for a walking group but some make a great day out on the fells when combined with a circuit over Scafell and Scafell Pike.

Why not let our fully qualified instructors take you from Wasdale on this amazing route, using their experience to pick the path.

Scafell Pike and Scafell are also popular as a Private hire event for charity fundraising, training for The 3 Peaks Challenge and romantic proposals!

Summits included on this route:
   
Lingmell (Optional)
800 metres/2625 feet
Scafell Pike
978 metres/3209 feet
Scafell
964 metres/3163 feet
Slight Side (Optional)
762 metres/2500 feet


There are four main routes between Scafell Pike and Scafell, none without their own difficulties, these are:
  1. Broad Stand: (a grade 3 scramble and as such a little more than a walking route)
  2. Lord's Rake: A series of three scree filled gullies climbing below the west buttress of Scafell Crag.
  3. The West Wall Traverse: Following the ledge and then chimney from the top of the first section of Lord's Rake to emerge above the crags.
  4. Fox's Tarn: Of the four routes this is the easiest although it does involve the most descent between the two peaks, the route descends to the Eskdale side of Mickledore down the scree slope before climbing alongside the stream to Fox's Tarn and then up a steep scree slope to the summit of Scafell.

A wonderful route climbing the two highest mountains in England. The walk begins at The Wasdale Head Inn at the head of the valley, an area steeped in mountaineering history, the Fell & Rock Climbing Club was formed in the Inn and some of the earliest rock climbs were recorded on some of the huge crags surrounding the head of the valley.

From Wasdale Head we climb by either the Brown Tongue path or the shoulder of Lingmell to the summit of Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England.

From Scafell Pike we descend to Mickledore and then a little way down the Eskdale side of the ridge to pick up the path climbing alongside the waterfalls (and sometimes through the waterfalls when it's been particularly wet!) to Fox's Tarn and then onto the summit of Scafell, the second highest mountain in England, the quieter of the two summits with wonderful views all around.

From Scafell we descend the old path over Green How down to Brackenclose and the Wasdale Valley.

Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Equipment Required.

Want this walk on another day?
Why not make a private booking?
 

We can take a private booking for this or any other event on any other day of the year.

For further information please click here

 

Where to Meet: Outside the Wasdale Head Inn, Wasdale
Time: 10am
Postcode: CA20 1EX
Grid Reference: NY 186 087
Directions: From Cockermouth: Follow the A5086 south past Egremont and continue to the village of Gosforth, turning off the main road and driving through the village, turn left at the mini roundabout and left at the next fork. Continue on this road and follow the signs for Wasdale Head and Wast Water. When a junction is reached on the shores of Wastwater turn left and follow this to Wasdale Head. A large car park will be seen on a field to the right of the road just before The Wasdale Head Inn, this is the best place to park and walk to the Inn where we will meet.
Full information will be provided in a download file upon booking


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