Lake District Winter Climbs by Brian Davison

Lake District Winter Climbs by Brian Davison

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

The Fell and Rock Climbing club was founded in 1906-07, and membership has since grown to well over 1000 members worldwide who found their mountaineering origins in the Lakes. Its aims are to encourage rock climbing and fell walking in the English Lake District and to act as a bond of union for its members. The club publishes a number of guides to climbing in the area, as well as a bi-annual supplement to new routes.

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Titel	Lake District Winter Climbs
Autor	Brian Davison
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Cicerone Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2012-11-13
Seitenanzahl	464
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