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On Saturday 17th March 2012 I walked up Scarfell Pike to help raise awareness for The Oaklea Trust. It took us all 8hrs 45mins to walk to the summit and back to the starting point at the farm at seathwaite. It was a fantastic day and the views were spectacular... Thankyou for donating. You can still donate to this page it does not close so feel free to donate, thanks

The Oaklea Trust helps to raise money for new projects that will help disabled and disadvantaged children and adults with learning difficulties to gain their independence.

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Location: Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England

Height: 3210 feet or 977 metres  Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England. The peaks of the Lake District are known as 'fells' from the viking word 'fjell' for mountain. There are in fact several Sca Fells in Cumbria. Sca comes from the Viking 'skali' for shelter and it was natural enough that the mountains which provided shelter from the prevailing weather to the farmsteads in the valley would often be named thus. What is now known as Scafell Pike is actually one of three summits above 3000 feet in a range once referred to simply as the 'Pikes of Scafell'. The Scafell in question here is the neighbouring massive and imposing mountain to the south west, which is connected to scafell Pike by the narrow rock arete of Mickledore. Though this fell is from many aspects even more impressive than England's highest, particularly when its imposing northern cliffs are seen, it is some 50 feet lower than Scafell Pike, and it is the summit of the latter that draws the fell walker from every corner of the district.

 

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