Date: 2-4TH July 2010
Come and join us in the most beautiful part of England.
We are planning a Scrambling weekend on a couple of Lakeland’s most famous routes.
Saturday 3rd July
CAM CRAG RIDGE
There are few better scrambles in the Lakes than Cam Crag Ridge on a warm sunny day. This is a long open scramble graded 2/3 up clean solid rock with great friction culminating in superb views of the central fells. The walk-in is from Stonethwaite (off the Borrowdale valley) alongside the beck and up into the Langstrath valley. A really fine approach walk. Once on the top of the scramble we can visit Tarn at Leaves and descend the fell side back to the car giving a total of 5 miles.
Sunday 4th July
PINNACLE RIDGE
This is the classic grade 3 scramble that appears in all picture books because the situation looks just phenomenal.
The walk-in is from Grisedale (head of Ullswater near Patterdale) up the Grisedale valley to Elmhow whereupon we start the Elmhow zigzags up the side of St Sunday Crag towards the rocks. Once we have found the route, easier said than done, we can swing around the pinnacles like stone monkeys. It is a really fine ridge scramble almost Alpine in style but always over too soon. The descent is a lovely walk down over Birks through Glaramara Park with fine views of the Eastern Fells giving a total of 4½ miles.
. ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is either Camping at Setmabanning Farm Threlkeld or in Clive’s cottage in Threlkeld.
The cottage sleeps 9. Contact Clive for details and to book your place. A deposit may be required.
01733 560303 or 07783 542 221
