Saturday 15th Nov, Scafell Pike

Today Linda and I are working for Summittreks with a school group from Yorkshire. Our plan for today is to start walking from Seathwaite following Ruddy Gill to Esk Hause Before walking over Great End, Ill Crag and Broad End for the final short steep ascent to Scafell Pike.

We set off from the vehicles at 0930hrs and conditions in the valley were good. We had been sheltered from the wind till we reached Esk Hause. As we moved up towards Great End the winds picked up and the cloud base lowered.

We made our way carefully over the wet rock and soon started the scramble up the ridge to the summit of Scafell Pike. All of the group made it to the summit in time for a well earned lunch. The summit was surprisingly busy today with a large number of walkers sheltering from the wind in most of the old stone shelters. Visibility was poor and wind speed had increased to make it very cold. After a quick lunch and team photo we descended down the path towards Wasdale to find the Corridor Route and our way back to Seathwaite via Styhead Tarn.

We arrived back in Seathwaite at 1615 hours which gave the group the opportunity to drive to Keswick to stock up with refreshements for Sunday.