Life of a Mountain: A Year on Scafell Pike

[MarkT]

England's highest mountain as seen by its farmers, climbers and conservationists.


BBC4 tonight (Tuesday) 9pm


Followed by The Great Mountain Sheep Gather - An epic journey from summit to valley as a shepherd gathers his sheep off Scafell Pike.


May be of interest to some.

[richardh1905]

Certainly is, Mark!

[Jac]

Preceded by a classic Last of the Summer wine and Wallace & Gromit - a good night's TV


 

[richardh1905]

I watched Secret Safari on Ch 4 at 8 before Scafell - tantalizing views of Mount Kenya in the background, about which I have been reading.

[richardh1905]

Enjoyed the Helvellyn prog more, to be honest - the Scafell Pike one could have done with being half an hour longer. Great viewing, though - Piers Gill one of my favourite routes, and my knees were trembling at the sight of the climber on Broad Stand.

[MarkT]

I enjoyed watching it, especially the chat with Joss Naylor and Mark Richards.


I didn't know about an Octopus found at the summit of Scafell Pike, thought it was a joke but it certainly was found.


www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-23144255


I reckon a bird dropped it as it flew over.......I can't imagine anyone carrying an Octopus to the top, or did they 

[Peak]

RichardH 1905,
 Speaking of Mt Kenya have you read
No picnic on Mount Kenya by
 Felice Benuzzi ?.  

[Mel]

Oh!  I just replied to the other topic 


But yeah, I enjoyed the programme.  Not an area I'm familiar with at all.

[richardh1905]

RichardH 1905,
 Speaking of Mt Kenya have you read
No picnic on Mount Kenya by
 Felice Benuzzi ?.

It was on my Christmas List last year ... an excellent read.


Must re-read HW Tilman's account of his ascent with Eric Shipton.

[richardh1905]

Blencathra on tonight (2100 BBC4) - one of my favourite mountains. I shall be watching with special interest as my mother was evacuated to Threlkeld for a while during WWII - she will be watching, too!

[richardh1905]

Blencathra really is a most photogenic mountain.

[Skip]

I watched and enjoyed both the programmes last night, a two hour binge of Lakeland fell scenery.

The sooner travel beyond 'local' is allowed the better - I can't wait to get my hands (and feet) on the rock   

[windyrigg]

I think Blencathra has to be my favourite as well. It's 1hr 45mins from my door (traffic permitting) to Mungrisdale, so doesn't really count as local at present; cant wait to be unlocked for a trip across. Lots of missed time to chase, I guess the lesson is not to waste a day. 

[pdstsp]

Started re-watching the Blencathra film last night but got a bit down about not being able to be there, so switched off after about a minute.  Will watch it again once we have some sort of timeline and we can start getting excited again.

[richardh1905]

... I guess the lesson is not to waste a day. 

That is so true. So often in the past I have dithered over a less than perfect weather forecast when planning to climb a hill or visit one of the more remote Orkney islands, only for the weather to be decent on the day; an opportunity missed. In the case of Orkney (where I lived for 18 years), an opportunity not likely to arise again. 


So last summer (once we were allowed out), I packed a lot in, including some wild camps in some very iffy weather, including the mega thunderstorm. Got to grasp the moment and go for it.