MAD Weekend Event

Mountain Awareness Day
Scafell Pike, Cumbria
27-29 March 2009

The Team: Mel, Emma, Kelly, Leah, Bob and Andre

Here's what the girls had to say...

** Best Bit **

Mel: COMING DOWN Scafell, it was beautiful views, I was smiling, the team had lasted a day on the mountain in really cold conditions…and my knees were feeling good!

Emma: Looking back up after walking down Scafell and realising just how far we had actually climbed!... And then the rock climbing up the top of Cat bells, although a few hair raising moments was really fun! The 360' views at top were amazing, the weather was beautiful and views stunning!!!... Worth every worst moment there was!!!
Leah: Getting up the scramble climb at the top of Cat Bells, it was hard on everyone physically and mentally but we all worked as a team to get there and the view from the top was absolutely stunning.
Kelly: The scenery was breathtaking, it’s a different world out there. I also thoroughly enjoyed the training, was very informative and interesting. The dog that kept playing fetch all day was great to take our minds off the hail!

** Worst Bit **

Mel: The 50mph gusts at the top of a snowy ridge on Scafell. I felt disoriented and battered about. The -17C wind chill froze my fingers so badly that they are still red at the tips 2 days later! Poor Emma got a burst of obscenities from me describing what I thought about wind!
Emma: I'm with Mel on this one... the nasty wind on the top ridge of Scafell... We were not happy bunnies but cheered each other up with our potty mouths!!! Hail that felt like needles on my face. And having a snow ball thrown at me that went down my trousers!.... THAT WAS NOT NICE BOYS!!!....
Leah: The sad demise of my trusty walking boots that had to be patched together with hairbands and medical tape in order to last the day, unfortunately even this prompt mountainside triage administered by our instructor was too little too late and they hung out just long enough to get me down, god rest their sole (see what I did there).

Kelly: My fingers froze over as I was wearing my red Dorothy perkins gloves!

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