Route: leaving the car on the roadside at Seathwaite and taking a path to cross the river and climb a pitched path with some hand over hand work by the side of the impressive waterfalls of Sour Milk Gill. On reaching level ground heading, pathless, to reach cliffs under a hanging stone and left round the end on a clear narrow path. Then climbing, right, onto the ridge and hence to the summit of Base Brown. Then on in biting wind to the summit of Green Gable (with confusing views of Great Gable behind it suggesting an extra necessary climb) and back to Brandreth and Grey Knotts. Descending by the side of a fence in the direction of Honister until below the main summit massif at which point taking a sheep path round the hillside towards Seathwaite. Then picking a pathless route across marshy ground to reach a ladder stile over the intake wall and pick a steep path through mine workings back to the start.
Conditions: cloudy, dry but with a biting cold wind.
Pub: the Scafell Hotel, Rosthwaite for Jennings Sneck Lifter.
