Scrambles in the Lake District - South

John Fleetwood has lived in the Lake District for over 20 years, and has developed an intimate knowledge of the area. John loves exploring and has visited every potential crag in the area to find new routes, some of which have been included in this guide. He is a keen runner, photographer and mountaineer. He was the first person to complete the Bob Graham, Ramsay and Paddy Buckley rounds in winter, and a previous winner of the FRA Long Distance Award. He has climbed and walked in South America, China, Iceland, Norway and the European Alps as well as Britain.

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
South eastern fells
Route 1 Grisedale: Eagle Crag and St Sunday Crag
Route 2 Dovedale and Deepdale round via Hogget Gill and Hutaple Crag
Route 3 Deepdale round via Link Cove Gill and Gill Crag
Route 4 High Street tour via Angle Tarn Beck, Gray Crag and Blea Water Crag
Route 5 Haweswater, Mosedale and Sleddale gills
Langdale
Route 6 Easedale and Scale Close gills
Route 7 Harrison Stickle via Raven Crag or Middlefell Buttress, and Tarn Crag
Route 8 Pavey Ark via White Gill Edge, Crescent Climb and Gwynne's Chimney
Route 9 Pavey Ark via Stickle Ghyll and Jack's Rake
Route 10 Harrison Stickle via Dungeon Ghyll
Route 11 Pike of Stickle via White Crag and Merlin Slab
Route 12 Pike of Stickle via Stake Gill
Route 13 Crinkle Crags via Crinkle Gill and Bowfell Links
Route 14 Browney Gill and Black Wars
Route 15 Upper Eskdale via Hell Gill
Coniston Fells
Route 16 Great How via Church Beck and Levers Water
Route 17 The Bell, Low Water Beck, Brim Fell slabs and Raven Tor
Route 18 Dow Crag buttresses
Route 19 Seathwaite Tarn crags
Eskdale
Route 20 Eskdale Needle and Harter Fell
Route 21 Low Birker Force, Crook Crag, Green Crag and Brandy Crag
Route 22 Scafell's southern crags
Route 23 The Scafells via Esk Gorge, Cam Spout and the Eskdale slabs
Route 24 Scafell Pike via Lingcove Beck and Thor's Buttress
Appendix A Summary of scrambles in grade order
Appendix B Useful contacts