Scafell Pike
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| Elevation | 978 |
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| Prominence | 912 m |
| Topo map | OS |
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| Parent peak | Snowdon |
| Mountain range | Lake District |
| Southern Fells | |
| Did you know | There are numerous paths up Scafell Pike, following from the four main valleys – Wasdale Head, Borrowdale, Great Langdale, and Eskdale. |
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| ID | 667622 |
About Scafell Pike
Scafell Pike or is the highest mountain in England, at an elevation of 978 metres above sea level. It is located in the Lake District National Park, in Cumbria, and is part of the Southern Fells.
The Northampton man who walks up mountains backwards
... Really unique Last year, he completed the Three Peaks Challenge of Snowdon, Ben Nevis and Scafell Pike while walking backwards...
Wasdale mountain rescuer Penny Kirby celebrates 40 years' service
... Penny isn t sure how many times she has been up Scafell Pike but reckons it must be thousands...
Boy, 6, conquers UK's 12 highest peaks for charity
... Having already scaled Scafell Pike and Snowdon, respectively the highest peaks in England and Wales, Oscar Burrow made it to Ben Nevis s summit at 13:00 BST...
Speedo Mick set to start final fundraising walk
... On his final walk, starting on 29 December, he plans to scale the Britain s three national mountain peaks - Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, and Mount Snowdon - along the way...
Royals feeds penguins as Jubilee celebrations continue
... The focal point in Scotland was Edinburgh Castle but teams from Walking With The Wounded also lit beacons at the summits of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike in England, Mount Snowdon in Wales and Slieve Donard in Northern Ireland...
'Our lives changed forever when we caught fire'
... The cousins have decided to climb Scafell Pike on 30 April to raise money for the foundation, which provides therapy and physio for survivors of burns and people with scars...
Lake District mountain rescuers plea after busiest-ever year
... One of the largest operations involved 75 members from multiple teams looking for a man and his 11-year-old son who had been reported missing on Scafell Pike...
Kitten closes the owner on walks around Yorkshire
... The Maine Coon cross domestic shorthair has scaled the heights of Scafell Pike and visited Hardcastle crags and Butterley Reservoir...
The Northampton man who walks up mountains backwards
A Personal Trainer who scales mountains while walking backwards is hoping to set a new World Record with his latest unconventional challenge.
Ben Stewart , 32, from Northampton, has already tackled several peaks in The UK to help raise money for charity.
He now wants to be The First to do a backwards ascent and descent of The 4,900m (16,100ft) Mount Kilimanjaro .
" It's going to take us Six Days to summit and Two Days to walk back down, if it all goes to plan, " He Said .
While Two People have already walked up Kilimanjaro backwards, Mr Stewart is hoping to be The First Person to make it to The Top and back down again this way.
He Said he started walking backwards as a way to challenge himself and did his first backward climb at Yr Wyddfa , or Snowdon, in June 2019.
'Really unique'Last year, he completed The Three Peaks Challenge of Snowdon, Ben Nevis and Scafell Pike while walking backwards.
" It stems from wanting to give myself something really unique to work towards, " He Said .
" As a Personal Trainer I work with people who run marathons and half marathons all The Time but I wanted to Do Something different".
He Said he wanted to tackle Mount Kilimanjaro - The highest peak in Africa - in February as it was The highest mountain that can be climbed without mountaineering equipment.
With a large team to help guide him, He Said The Risk of him " falling off" was " extremely low".
" What is more of a problem is The damage I can do To My neck from looking over my shoulder as I walk, which is why I have been using a special neck training device".
Mr Stewart will be raising money for The British Heart Foundation in memory of his grandfather, who died of a Heart Attack at The Age Of 65 in 2010.
" He was far too young to have a Heart Attack and pass away from it, " He Said .
" But now he's on my shoulder and in my ear telling me I can do these amazing things, and help raise awareness for Heart Conditions that are so often overlooked. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
