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Is it generally busy from Wasdale during Easter week ?
It will be busy, parking may be problematic and there will be sections of the road down the side of the lake which will be snarled up as people try to pass going in opposite directions.
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I would expect *everywhere* in the Lakes to be busy during Easter Week. Wasdale is quite remote so it won't be as busy as e.g. Grasmere but it's likely to be full to capacity in terms of parking, accommodation etc.
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Is it generally busy from Wasdale during Easter week ?
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It all depends on the weather on the day and your kit and level of experience in dealing with the conditions forecast and that of course includes your navigation skills in possible bad weather. Don’t underestimate the ascent nor the route finding to get off the mountain safely if the conditions are worse than forecast. If in doubt choose a lower/easier objective.
 
It’s crucial to check out the Lake District weather forecast on MWIS (Mountain Weather Information Service) https://www.mwis.org.uk/forecasts/english-and-welsh/lake-district and more importantly the forecast and the expected conditions underfoot on the Lake District Weatherline https://www.lakedistrictweatherline.co.uk/as part of your planning.

The Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team have some valuable advice here: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/advice/the-easiest-way-up-scafell-pike/ 
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Like Ninthace, I am also a big fan of having different mapping available to me on my devices to enrich the data available to me (I take a Garmin handheld and a smart phone).


This is invariably OSM + the country’s national topo mapping, plus any other maps that I can find such as DWG mentioned above or even scanned and georeferenced maps taken from guidebook pages. I will also take paper maps with me where loss of both digital sources would be critical to my safety. My compass is always in my rucksack, but doesn’t get much use these days!
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We are looking at walking up Scafell first week in April. Is this a good time to do it, weather wise ?

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Hi , we are looking at walking up Scafell Pike from Easdale car park , first week in April.
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General Walking Discussion / Re: I was threatened today
« Last post by Tony Urwin on 18:59:02, 24/03/24 »
I think you did the right thing and hope it does not put you off.


On my coastal walk, I have walked through a lot of docks, warehouses, industrial areas and city roads, often deserted and in the dark early evening.  With a full pack, there's no chance of me running away, and my calf muscle is prone to pulling anyway if I run for long.  I rely on a keen awareness of my surroundings and the very low probability of meeting someone threatening.  Then again, I came face to face with a bear in the Canadian woods when walking alone at dusk, so what do I know about probabilities?   ;D


At my age, I'm not really worried about stuff.  If it happens it happens.
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General Walking Discussion / Re: I was threatened today
« Last post by richardh1905 on 16:55:29, 24/03/24 »
'i'll just move on'


 O0
No point in letting a moment of unpleasantness spoil your life.
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The belt buckle is taking even longer to arrive - after Christmas, we’re told!

Almost 6 months later, the belt buckle has finally arrived!

It was worth the wait though, because it's really impressive.  :)

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