Description
Book SynopsisLake District Climbs and Scrambles combines the best scrambles and easy climbs in the Lake District with great walking loops to give twenty superb 'mountaineering' days out on the Cumbrian fells.
Each route runs from valley floor to mountain top, with the ascent - and often descent - made via a classic scramble or climb. Scrambles at grades 1 to 3+ tackle ghylls, ridges and crags, with Lake District classics such as Jack's Rake and Sharp Edge sitting alongside lesser-known gems like Sourmilk Gill and Crenation Ridge. Climbs up to Severe include some of the best loved easy routes in the Lake District, like C Ordinary and Corvus. And while walking to and from the climbs and scrambles you'll explore valleys like Wasdale and Deepdale, and reach the high tops of Scafell and Blencathra.
Researched and written by local author and mountaineer Stephen Goodwin, the routes feature Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps, photo topos and easy-to-follow directions, along with route profiles and local information. Also included is a detailed appendix, to ensure that you have a fun and successful day out.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
About the routes
Craft and safety
Kit
Mobile phones
Mountain Rescue
Mountain Rescue by SMS text
Access and conservation
The Countryside Code
Maps, descriptions, distances
Acknowledgements
Area map & route finder
Section 1 Borrowdale & the North-West Lakes
1 Corvus & Cam Crag Ridge
2 Intake Ridge & Doves' Nest Circuit
3 Ruddy Gill & Great End Circuit
4 Sourmilk Gill & Grey Knotts Face
5 Needle Ridge Circuit
6 Grey Crag Circuit
7 Lorton Gully Circuit
8 Bannerdale Crags & Sharp Edge Circuit
Section 2 Langdale & Ullswater
9 Pinnacle Ridge & Striding Edge
10 Greenhow End & Hutaple Crag
11 Belles Knott & Jack's Rake
12 Pavey Ark Circuit
13 Bowfell Buttress & Crinkle Crags
14 Greenburn Circuit
Section 3 Dow, Wasdale and & the South-West Lakes
15 Dow Crag Circuit
16 Upper Eskdale & Ill Crag
17 Broad Stand & Scafell
18 Grooved Arete & Scafell Pike Circuit
19 Pillar Rock
20 Steeple Buttress & Yewbarrow Circuit
Appendix
Further Reading
