A guidebook to 100 graded scrambles in the north of the Lake District National Park, covering Wasdale, Buttermere, Patterdale and Blencathra, with easy access from Ennerdale, Keswick, Borrowdale, Threlkeld, Thirlmere.
Routes range scrambling grade 1 to climbing grade V Diff so there's something for all abilities. The gill scrambles and rock climbs can be linked to form 25 days out.
1:25,000 OS mapping and topos to aid navigation
Each scramble is clearly described with notes about grade, quality, aspect and approach
Popular routes covered include Sharp Edge, Cam Crag Ridge, Sphinx Ridge, Sandbed Gill, Ill Gill, Corvus, Needle Ridge, Grey Knotts Face and Steeple's East Buttress
Detailed information on safety and equipment
Part of a 2-volume set, an accompany Cicerone guidebook Scrambles in the Lake District - South is also available
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
