Start: Seathwaite, Borrowdale. NY 235 121 (nr the phone box/public toilets)
Meet: 07.45 for an 08.00 start.
Distance: 10km+, 5-7 hrs
Grade: Strenuous
This is an opportunity to join 100s of like-minded souls for what should be a moving Remembrance Day service, in honour of those who have given their lives so that we may enjoy all that we do today. Whilst many of us may normally seek solitude on the fells, this coming together with common purpose should be a powerful reminder of those lost, what they sacrificed and also why we should strive to avoid future conflict, and to end it where it exists today.
So, with that said - the practical side of the day - apologies for the early start, but the service is at 11am, the walk in takes over two hours and it is going to be busy so will be slow going - and I really don't want to arrive during or after the service.
It will be busy parking so please allow plenty of time for getting there, getting parked & finding each other. It will be busy enough that if anyone is left behind, there should be a steady trail of people heading up to follow (though of course should anyone end up taking this option I would recommend having a map & compass and know how to use them).
Please also try to arrange car-sharing where possible. I will facilitate this if you indicate when you contact me that you are able to give a lift, or need a lift, and provide an approximate location/route along which you might need/give a lift.
To this end, please do let me know before Saturday if you are coming. I am likely to be out most of Saturday & possibly unable to either receive messages at all or at least reply in a timely fashion - it is hard to try and help make plans when I only find out at 9pm the night before if someone is coming!
There will be a period of time on the top when we are relatively immobile so please bring plenty of warm clothing, perhaps a layer or two more than you normally would.
With the shorter days upon us, please do also pack a headtorch, preferably with spare batteries (or even a spare torch), just in case. I always endeavour to get back down before dusk but there's no excuse not to be prepared.
Once the service has completed, I would like to consider the option of the Corridor Route onto Scafell Pike, before descending back to Seathwaite via Esk Hause and Grains Gill (total about 16km, and >2000m of ascent). This however, will be decided on the day depending on the conditions and the wishes of the group. The alternative is likely a direct descent back down to Seathwaite.
Any questions, please contact me. My mobile is 07584300306. Thanks for reading & if I don't see you Sunday, I hope you have the chance to mark it in some way wherever you are.
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