In reply to NobleWanderer:
Both awards have their challenges, the standard required for navigation for example. However it would be a shame to allow geography to play too big a role in influencing your choice. You don't know what the future holds in terms of potential days on the hill. A week's holiday in the Lakes and you've got 5-6 QMDs. Besides, if you can access the Dales you can access the Lakes?
I say this as someone who did the Old Skool WGL training and was told at the end of the course that I was on the wrong course in terms of my aspirations and experience and I should have been looking at the ML to start with.
As above on the winter camping/WML, but it is relevent- put it in the logbook- as it shows you can look after yourself.