TR: Scafell Pike

"Sean McMahon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I rank today as one of my best days in the fells ever. The weather was
absolutely superb and I had a scramble from Great Moss up to Pen
(Scafell Pike subsidiary summit) and then up to Scafell using Lord's
Rake and the West Wall Traverse. There were inversions all over to
boot! A really memorable day - photos @ http://www.stridingedge.net

Regards,
Sean

Fantastic Photos.

Miss the usual Angus shot!

Never done the West Wall Taverse, how difficult is it, how much exposure is
there?

Gerald

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Fantastic Photos.
Miss the usual Angus shot!
Never done the West Wall Taverse, how difficult is it, how much exposure is

there?

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Gerald

Thanks Gerald - Angus gets out enough, I think!
The WWT is no worse than Lord's Rake itself, just a steep scree slope.
Yesterday there was packed ice at the very top which made it a little
trickier than usual,
but nothing too extreme.

Sean

Following up to Sean McMahon

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and then up to Scafell using Lord's
Rake and the West Wall Traverse. There were inversions all over to
boot!

I'm not jealous at all, I spent the day replacing a toilet
siphon.
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Thanks Gerald - Angus gets out enough, I think!
The WWT is no worse than Lord's Rake itself, just a steep scree slope.
Yesterday there was packed ice at the very top which made it a little
trickier than usual,
but nothing too extreme.

How did the fallen rock at top of the first bit of LR look ?

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Boo

Hi Sean,
Looks a great day out. Was up Gable Saturday and did
Dalehead Sunday weather brill.
Question, how tricky is Pen is it a scramble or a walk.
Regards Beds

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How did the fallen rock at top of the first bit of LR look ?

I don't think there was any change, it looks pretty stable now.

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Question, how tricky is Pen is it a scramble or a walk.

Pen is a scramble, nothing too major - well worth it though, it has
that 'top of the world' feeling.

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How did the fallen rock at top of the first bit of LR look ?

I don't think there was any change, it looks pretty stable now.

Not necessarily to be avoided then ?

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Boo

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Not necessarily to be avoided then ?

No, definitely worth a go and much better than foxes tarn route.

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I'm not jealous at all, I spent the day replacing a toilet
siphon.

Never mind, it has to be done sometimes. I wish I could have made the
effort to get higher today as I think it was inversion time again...