Broad Crag
Serious question.
I've only ever been up there twice, once in late autumn in quite terrible conditions after doing scafell pike via the corridor route and once only a few days ago in significantly better conditions. The first time we were up there, the clouds were so low and so dense that you couldn't see further than a few metres ahead of you, the winds so strong that you couldn't walk properly for the fear of putting your foot down a gap between the many boulders and injuring yourself. I was with my girlfriend at the time and nobody else was stupid enough to be up there that day, the summit of scafell pike was completely empty of all people, yet we heard long, low, wailing shouts on the wind that stopped us in our tracks up on broad crag. We were convinced it was the voice of someone calling for help and considered maybe it was climbers on a nearby crag but thought there wouldn't be anyone stupid enough to be messing around in that days weather, and we didn't hear a voice shouting back in response. The second time we went up there we had spent the entire day amazed that we had a clear scafell pike, for once, with amazing views over the fells but after descending from scafell pike and then climbing back up on to broad crag, the clouds came down, the winds picked up again and quickly was that familiar atmosphere of dread that we felt up there the last time generated. By the time we had reached Ill crag, the clouds had cleared up and the visibility had again improved.
Every location has a vibe of it's own and I've climbed plenty of hills, some friendly and some not, but there's something about broad crag that feels foreboding. Maybe it's the endless boulders and something about the appearance of the rocky outcrop that forms the true summit, or maybe it's ghosts.
Do any you feel like broad crag is a spooky place or is it just us? Have you ever had any ghostly experiences in the hills?