A Huff and a Puff onto Scafell Pike

Huffing and Puffing Up on Top

We know a lot of people we speak to in our camping store have walked up onto Scafell Pike from the Wastwater side but to be truthful it always looked (from the pub anyway) a trifle steep getting up to the top from this side.

So this year whilst staying in Elterwater we decided to try a longer but potentially easier route from Great Langdale up the path alongside Rossett Gill down to Angle Tarn and then climbing to the Pike.
















We made the right decision and thankfully started early - around 7-30am so that we would not be climbing in the heat of the day.

It was pretty easy getting up to Angle Tarn, a little steep on the old donkey track but we made remarkable progress. It was another story on the way up to Scafell Pike - it was a dusty, rocky and somewhat crumbly steep path up to the top. But boy, the view was certainly worth it!















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I was also out trying the latest camping equipment the boss had allowed me to take including a superb rucksack from Berghaus.















It took everything the good old British Summer weather can throw at it and then some. Its a great bag, comfortable and lots of useful pockets and other stuff to help you out on the day. Not bad for £70 either. It looks well made and will likely last me a lifetime... my old rucksack is still going strong after 20 years (!) though I have had to change it as the straps and padding are starting to wear and I'd rather it did not fail out on the hill.
















So after a bit of a short slog we got up on top and admired the view out to the coast whilst eating an early lunch, before turning around and heading back down in our usual race to the bottom.

I came down last as usual... slow and steady might not win the race but I prefer to come down in my own time and intact ready for the pub ;)

Happy camping!