Now that was an exhausting 2 days! I needed to do two mountains back-to-back, because when it comes to August, I'll need to be able to do it for a whole week. So, on Wednesday I climbed Helvellyn, England's third highest mountain. I took the Wythburn route which took 2 hours to get to the top, and then 3 hours down in a long-winded loop route. The weather was scorching so the sweat was dripping off me after only 15 minutes of ascent! There were stunning views at the top though of Swirral Edge and Striding Edge.
I had set off at 2:30pm, and got back at 7:30pm. By the time I got back to the tent and had tea, I was tucked up in bed at 9:30pm, sore and tired. What was different from anything else I had done before though, was the prospect of doing Scafel Pike the next day...
I slept in to have as much energy as possible. However, I still felt the effects of the previous day's outing at the start at the hike at 1pm.
It took me 5 hours to get to the summit of Scafel Pike. It felt awesome to get there, especially adding it onto the previous day's achievement. However, during the whole 5 hour trip to the top, I just kept wondering if I should just stop and turn around. The picture at the top is of me at the top of Scafel Pike.
The 4 hour trip back down to Langdale was exhausting. I don't know HOW the guy on the internet had done it in 6 hours altogether?? As Frank says,"There's always someone who goes one better!"
5 hours on Wednesday, then 9 hours on Thursday. Plus the temperature was in the low-to-mid 20s which made it tougher. Time for a well-earned pint I think!
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