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I was thinking of walking Scafell Pike this weekend from Wasdale but seen from weather forecast that visibility maybe poor. It's my first time trying a walk of this type, should I hold off till weather forecast is better or am I worrying over nothing!?

In reply to ColH72:

If the objective is to scale the largest mountain in the UK then i'd say go for it. If the objective is to have a pleasant day, taking in views and a beautiful part of the country then maybe hold of.

In reply to ColH72:
What do you mean by a walk of this type ?

Sunday looks good, if you are doing it Saturday make sure your navigation and kit is spot on, its going to be foul.

In reply to ColH72:

I'd give it a miss. If you're not used to doing these sorts of walks you could easily end up getting hopelessly lost if visibility is bad.

In reply to Rylstone_Cowboy:

Depends on your experience if you can't navigate in cloud I'd give it a miss.Scafell Pike is a confusing Summit in low cloud plenty of scope to go wrong.

In reply to Rylstone_Cowboy:

Thanks for the advice, I will probably give it a miss. I'm crap at navigating in cloud on far easier routes 😂 so don't wanna risk getting lost

In reply to ColH72:

There was a lot of snow on the high peaks for the last few days too, so that will add to visibility issues and difficulty.

In reply to ColH72:

always worth a look here for weather and condition reports

http://www.lakedistrictweatherline.co.uk

In reply to ColH72:
You didn't change your mind did you

http://www.wmrt.org.uk/incidents/piers-gill-scafell-pike-sun-3rd-apr-2016/