MrPea
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Well, I guess to move it on, I've done some googling to fill in the others... rather funny. Nice question and one to remember for appropriate conversation.
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Well, I guess to move it on, I've done some googling to fill in the others... rather funny. Nice question and one to remember for appropriate conversation.
MarkMas
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I have a vague memory that Scafell Pike is something like 10,065 feet.???
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That would surprise me, as that's almost 3,000 metres. I thought Scafell and Snowdon were both in the region of 1,000m (c. 3300 ft), and Ben Nevis was almost half as high again (so 1,500m, or 5,000 ft)...
As such, my guesstimate for all three would be 11,600 ft...
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Ben Nevis obviously highest, not sure it's as high as 1500 metres(????) but nearer 4000 ft. Snowdon almost as high, say 3500 ft and Scafell the baby at say 3300ft. Total 10800 ft in old money.
Thread drift..... walked Striding Edge a few years back and couldn't believe who else was up there - pregnant women, little kids, dogs, dads with kids in backpack - madness.
Thread drift..... walked Striding Edge a few years back and couldn't believe who else was up there - pregnant women, little kids, dogs, dads with kids in backpack - madness.
MarkMas
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OK, well, then I meant to say "Scafell Pike is something like 1,006.5 meters".
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Thanks for bringing this to a graceful end, MrPea.
faça is indeed 'do it' in Portuguese, but faca is also knife (hence navalha, punhal, canivete)
faca is also make in Romanian, apparently
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Confused - doesn't this vary depending on where people start and finish each climb from, and the route they take?
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I wondered about that.
I've now looked it up and there is only one suggested route up Ben Nevis, and two suggested routes up Snowdon (with the same height climbed). Of the two suggested routes for Scafell Pike, one is only 7m more climbing than the other.
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There are some very pretty roads around the feet of said hills. Ben Nevis goes one better and also has a whisky distillery.I don't do hills, if they were interesting there would be a road up them!
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Does anyone have a better answer than this?
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11601 feet
I have no idea really but if you have to deduct what height the base is at above sea level then i would guess at 10900 feet in total.
If your including the extra steps via the suggested assent routes rather than straight up height then i would guess around13250 feet.
Complete guesses but its all ive got.
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spkennyuk
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Looks like we are on question of the week again rather than question of the day.
Remember the rule was at the start if the question hasnt been answered by the following day/ 24hrs then reveal and set another question.
It helps to keep the thread flowing and the odd quick fire question session helps too.
Remember the rule was at the start if the question hasnt been answered by the following day/ 24hrs then reveal and set another question.
It helps to keep the thread flowing and the odd quick fire question session helps too.