After watching a number of videos of Mellbreak and Hen Comb, I wondered why nobody seemed to climb it from the Buttermere side, always choosing to start their walk at Loweswater.  I decided to find out why and parked at the National Trust car park at Buttermere to begin my days climbing. I soon discovered my error by making very slow progress, walking over very wet, and rocky terrain, covered in bracken, to eventually make my way up to Scales Force waterfall, which, after all the heavy rain, looked amazing.  I was also treated to an incredible flight past by 6 fighter jets flying through the Buttermere Valley - the noise, the speed and the drama was unbelievable, as were the views I was getting all day. Starting the climb up to the first summit, Mellbreak I make another two errors; flying the drone and forgetting to remove the plastic camera cover and then accidentally recording as I put my GoPro in my down jacket, causing it to overheat and not work when I reached the summit. As I was on a time limit and way behind my schedule, filming was then at a premium and I got back to the car, exhausted, after doing over 11 miles and realizing why nobody ever walks to Mellbreak from Buttermere!

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