17.7.14
Walking with; Kallum, Josh, Jordan, Brad, George, Michelle and Mr Z!
As part of their challenge week five students and two members of
staff from Sincil Sports College in Lincoln decided they would like to
attempt an ascent of Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain, and Come
walk with me UK were more than happy to help them achieve this fantastic
goal! The weather the day before had been horrendous and when I’d
ventured on to the fells to do a bit of a reccy, visibility had been
little more than five metres and the rain torrential, so it was with
some trepidation I crawled out of my tent on Thursday morning to see the
tops of the big peaks covered in cloud.
I met the guys at the NT campsite where they were busy dismantling
their camp and after a quick kit check we set off along the banks of
Longmell Gill and were soon climbing towards the now fully visible
Scafell Pike, stopping for fantastic views of Wastwater, Yewbarrow, Ill
Gill Head, Great Gable and Kirk Fell. After our stream crossing we
carried on up the steep steps on Brown Tongue and onto the Hollow
Stones. It was a popular day for walking and the same faces ebbed and
flowed as we walked, admired the views and took the odd breather, but
the peak continued to grow ever closer. We finally made the summit and
the whole team were really proud of the effort it had taken to get to
the top of England.
The descent was a bit easier and the views down to Styhead Tarn were
fantastic. It was hot work and hard on the legs as we made our way back
down to Wastwater, stopping for a cooling dip in the Gill en route.
Although all the team would agree that it had been hard work, I think we
would all agree it was well worth the effort and a true challenge! So,
Congratulations to Team Sincil and I hope to see you again for another
challenge soon!
No comments:
Post a Comment