Friday 23 July 2021

The Lake District Tick List

Two and a half weeks in the Lake District flew by so quickly, it was good to have a bit of time today to take stock of what we'd seen and done....

Rock Climbing:

Dow Crag Climbs:

- Murray's Route. Severe (4a)***

- Original Route C, V.Diff***


Wallowbarrow Crag Climbs:

- Thomas, S (4a,4a)***

- Digitation, VS (4b)**

- Malediction Direct, VS (4c)**

- Bryanston, VS (4c)** - in two pitches

- Western Wall, VS (4b)** - in one pitch

- The Plumb, VS (4c)** - super steep on big holds

- Aigitation, VS (4b)** - Abseil from tree


Stonestar Crag Climbs:

- Columbia, E1, (5b)***

- Stonestar Groove, VS (4c)**

- Stonestar Rib, HS (4b)*

- Venezuela, HVS (5a)**

- Anchor Handling, E2 (5c)** 

- The Great Escape, VS (4c)*

- Hungry Planet, HVS (5a)* - (very overgrown - and easily E1 - bold top moves)

- The Breech, E2 (5c)** - to half way up the slab, before the whipper!

Seathwaite Crag Climbs:

- Brunch Arete, HS (4a)*

- Full English VS (4c)*

- Snap, V.Diff**


Scafell Pike - Pike's Buttress:

- Grooved Arete, HVD***


Hare Crag Climbs:

- Fireball XL5, VS (4c)**

- Slab Route, Severe*

- Left Hand Route, VS (4b)* - Bold!

- Upper Slab Route 1, VS (4b)* - Bold!


Great Gable, Napes Area:

- Eagle Nest Ridge Direct, VS (4b)***

- Eagle Nest Ridge, V.Diff***


Climbing at Brantrake Crag:

- Central Crack, VS (5a)***

- Right Hand Crack, HVS (5b)***

- Face Route, VS (4c)**

- Nail File, VS (4c)*


Swimming:


  • River Duddon, Ulpha Bridge x III
  • River Duddon, Birks Bridge
  • River Esk, John's Secret Spot 
  • River Esk, King George V Bridge 
  • River Esk, On way to Tounge Pot
  • Coniston x III
  • Wast Water x II
  • Devoke Water (Birker Fell)
  • Eskdale, Scale Ghyll 


Paddleboarding:



  • Coniston - Peel Island (Southern Circuit)
  • Coniston - Northern Circuit (Brantwood) - with Beth
  • Wast Water - to the Screes and river outflow

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