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7 Scafell Pike - the harder walk |
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| Today's objective - Scafell Pike, England's highest summit | |
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| Leaving Seathwaite we head uphill | |
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| Over an old stone bridge | |
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| Looking back down the valley | |
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| Our mountain looming in the distance | |
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| Over a wooden bridge | |
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| And past Styhead Tarn | |
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| Peter hoping to hitch a lift | |
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| Now looking down on the Tarn | |
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| Surrounded by mountains | |
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| A rescue helicopter buzzing overhead | |
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| As we make a particularly difficult descent | |
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| A deep gully to our left | |
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| Cresting the top of a hill we see Sellafield in the distance and the Isle of Man even further | |
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| With Great Gable just across the valley | |
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| Physician heal thyself - a bit of Ibuprofen gel massaged into a sore knee | |
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| The route to the summit is littered with boulders | |
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| But we struggle up | |
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| For a group photo | |
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| Peter, not feeling too good, collapses in a heap, missing the photo opportunity | |
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| Another view from the top over Wastwater | |
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| More photos | |
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| And a chance to pose by the trig point | |
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| One more look around | |
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| Before we start our descent |
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| Eventually finding the going easier | |
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| As we stride downhill | |
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| Alongside gushing streams back down the valley to Seathwaite. |
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Photos and captions by Richard, processed by Sally and uploaded by Mike |