Today I was out on Scafell Pike with a team from Boots Hearing Care, a division of Boots the retailers.

They were being sensible and attempting the 3 Peaks over 3 days, this is so much nicer than going for the 24 hour challenge and still a big undertaking.

Ben Nevis had provided panoramic views from the summit, an unusual scene indeed. Not to be outdone, Scafell Pike also came up with the goods, allowing us to enjoy outstanding views in all directions.

Emily asked me which is my favourite of the 3 peaks. At this point we were on our descent and just below Lingmell Col, so right before our eyes were the huge crags of Scafell. The answer is clear, Scafell Pike every time, for whilst the other mountains are both fine places, neither allow their massive rock faces to be enjoyed as closely for the walker as does Scafell Pike. And after all, Wasdale is the birthplace of British mountaineering, what more could you ask for. 

Upon arrival at the summit, Jonathan was interviewed by a student from the University of Cumbria. The study was to learn more about peoples motivations for climbing Scafell Pike, be interesting to find out the results.

Our total time on the mountain today was a mere 5 hours, so pretty speedy.

Kate was also guiding on Scafell Pike today. Taking a couple along the Borrowdale paths via the Corridor route and returning via Esk Hause. Due to the additional distance, their day was a little longer, but very pleasant and enjoyable.

Thanks everyone.

Mark

There was no time for photos on tonights 3 peaks trip to Scafell Pike. Nick and his team were on a mission to achieve the very best time they could, and they certainly weren't messing around. We were flying!

As always, I left Ambleside in plenty time to arrive in Wasdale, so thankfully did have time to stop on the Hardknott Pass and take the photo seen above. No it's not the best quality, but hopefully it does show what a glorious place Eskdale is, a beautiful drive on an early summers evening.

Having ran much of Ben Nevis, Nick and co were making impressive progress, this progress was also to be seen on Scafell Pike. We kept to a storming pace the whole time, with total stops amounting to less than 5 minutes. This resulted in an up & down time of under 3 hours and my quickest ascent of the year - let's see if we can beat it!!

And all this with gale force winds, very poor visibility above Lingmell Col meaning micro-navigation was required on the summit plateau. But thankfully, it didn't rain, yippee.

Thanks Nick, hope Snowdon was equally rapid.

Mark