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Guide to nearly 1000 winter climbs in the English Lake District, ranging from classic high-mountain gullies and buttresses to frozen watercourses and icefalls. Covers all the known venues, with routes at all levels of difficulty from Grade I to Grade VI and above.

  • Scafell, Pillar, Great Gable, Newland’s Hause, Helvellyn’s eastern coves, and outliers such as Cautley Spout
  • Photo topos picture the lines taken by climbs, with accompanying text describing the key route features, crux and access/descent notes
  • Approach maps show the best way to access each crag
  • Details on climbing with nature conservation in mind, with symbols highlighting routes that are known habitats of rare alpine plants, or within Sites of Special Scientific Interest
  • Joint production with the Fell and Rock Climbing Club
  • Comprehensive notes on climbing ethics, including agreed venues for dry tooling
  • Includes a list of first ascents dating back to the earliest Victorian pioneers
  • Accommodation listings, climbing walls, safety notes, equipment, and a complete index of routes

Lake District Winter Climbs: Snow, ice and mixed climbs in the English Lake District

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Guide to nearly 1000 winter climbs in the English Lake District, ranging from classic high-mountain gullies and buttresses to frozen... Read more

    Publisher: Cicerone Press
    Publication Date: 13/11/2012
    ISBN13: 9781852847166, 978-1852847166
    ISBN10: 1852847166

    Number of Pages: 464

    Non Fiction , Sport

    Description

    Guide to nearly 1000 winter climbs in the English Lake District, ranging from classic high-mountain gullies and buttresses to frozen watercourses and icefalls. Covers all the known venues, with routes at all levels of difficulty from Grade I to Grade VI and above.

    • Scafell, Pillar, Great Gable, Newland’s Hause, Helvellyn’s eastern coves, and outliers such as Cautley Spout
    • Photo topos picture the lines taken by climbs, with accompanying text describing the key route features, crux and access/descent notes
    • Approach maps show the best way to access each crag
    • Details on climbing with nature conservation in mind, with symbols highlighting routes that are known habitats of rare alpine plants, or within Sites of Special Scientific Interest
    • Joint production with the Fell and Rock Climbing Club
    • Comprehensive notes on climbing ethics, including agreed venues for dry tooling
    • Includes a list of first ascents dating back to the earliest Victorian pioneers
    • Accommodation listings, climbing walls, safety notes, equipment, and a complete index of routes

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