Scrambles in the Lake District - North (eBook)

Wasdale, Ennerdale, Buttermere, Borrowdale, Blencathra & Thirlmere

John Fleetwood (Autor)

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2021 | 3. Auflage
280 Seiten
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-78362-734-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Guide to 100 scrambling routes climbing the rocks and ghylls of the English Lake District, covering the northern area, including Wasdale, Buttermere, Patterdale and Blencathra. Routes range from grade 1 to V Diff (use of a rope is recommended for grade 2 and above) and can be linked to form 24 longer outings. With advice on equipment and safety.

Autor

John Fleetwood has lived in the Lake District for over 20 years, and has developed an intimate knowledge of the area. John loves exploring and has visited every potential crag in the area to find new routes, some of which have been included in this guide. He is a keen runner, photographer and mountaineer. He was the first person to complete the Bob Graham, Ramsay and Paddy Buckley rounds in winter, and a previous winner of the FRA Long Distance Award.

Inhalt

Overview map

Map key

Foreword

Preface

Summary of routes and scrambles

Introduction

The origins of scrambling

What is scrambling?

Dangers and how to avoid them

Lake District crag scrambling

Gill scrambling

Descending scrambles

Bad weather scrambling

Scrambling with children

Solo scrambling

Equipment

Using this guide

Wasdale

Route 1 Middle Fell and Buckbarrow

Route 2 Steeple East Buttress via Netherbeck gorges

Route 3 An exploration of upper Mosedale

Route 4 Pinnacle ridges of Pillar

Route 5 Ill Gill and Boat How Crags, Kirk Fell

Route 6 Climbers' Traverse and Sphinx Ridge, Great Gable

Route 7 The Napes, Great Gable

Route 8 Lambfoot Dub skyline - Great End and Ill Crag

Route 9 Lingmell, Pikes Crag and Scafell Crag

Route 10 The Mickledore round

Buttermere and Ennerdale

Route 11 Lorton and Buttermere gullies, Grasmoor

Route 12 Pillar Rock, Seavy Knott and Round How

Route 13 Chapel Crags and Raven Crag, High Stile

Route 14 Grey Crag, High Stile

Route 15 Honister Crag, Striddle Crag and Hassness Gill

Borrowdale

Route 16 Lower Borrowdale gills and Shepherds Crag

Route 17 Sourmilk Gill, Gillercomb Buttress and Green Gable

Route 18 Ruddy Gill and the gullies of Great End

Route 19 Esk Hause gills and crags

Route 20 Combe Gill crags

Route 21 Combe Gill, Cam Crag Ridge, Sergeant's Crag and Lining Crag

Northern and eastern fells

Route 22 Mere Gill and Ashness Gill

Route 23 Sharp Edge and Hall's Fell Ridge

Route 24 Mill, Beckthorns and Sandbed gills

Route 25 Helvellyn gills, coves and edges

Appendix A Summary of scrambles in grade order

Appendix B Useful contacts

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.7.2025
• Zusatzinfo: over 75 colour photos, 25 OS 1:25,000 map extracts, 59 route topos
• Verlagsort: Kendal
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Schlagworte: Climb • Crag Ridge • gill • Great Gable • Hellvellyn • Ill Gill • Keswick • Mickledore • rock climbs • scrambling • Sphinx Ridge • Threlkeld
• ISBN-10: 1-78362-734-4 / 1783627344
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78362-734-9 / 9781783627349