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Had a couple of days in the Lakes over the weekend...
Day 1 - Hellvelyn, Striding Edge, Swirrell Edge. Cloud descended as we ascended but had a few breaks to see some glimpses of views and get a sense of the exposure of the ridges. The west flank of Hellvelyn was ridiculously windy which mean the ridges were sheltered from the wind which was nice.
Day 2 - Scafell Pike via Broad Crag. Ascended fom Seathwaite, headwind all the way driving the heavy rain into our faces, thick fog and visibility down to about 20m for a lot of it. Lost the path a few times, wasn't sure about getting to the top but made it eventually. Having seen maybe two other groups on the way up the top was very busy (most people seemed to be coming up the shorter route from the West), no views at all sadly. Returned via the corridoor route which was pretty nice (interesting scenery once we dropped out of the cloud a little, quiet, waterfalls, crags...). Sadly did not do Ill Crag, Great End, Scafell, Great Gable or Green Gable which are all within east reach from the route we took but given the could was sitting somewhere around the 450m mark, it didn't seem worthwhile. Targets for another day!
I hadn't been to the Lakes in about 15 years but will definately return sooner than that. So much great scenery and remote places to get away from everyone, and now I've done Scafell Pike I won't feel the need to do it again so the quieter tops will get some attention. Blencathra definately on the list but we didn't have the weather for it this time.