The Lake District is an iconic area, famed for its beauty, but sometimes denigrated as lacking in wildness, being just too accessible and well-known. Despite this, there are many hidden corners offering the scrambler adventure and exploration. The intent of this site is to document my own exploring which has yielded much adventure and two guide books to the area. These guide books are far from comprehensive, so this site forms a far more comprehensive summary of the scrambling potential of the Lake District. Not only does this offer a much fuller selection for the keen scrambler, but it may prevent repitions of some truly hideous outings.
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| Doing the splits on Raven Crag, High Stile |
Given the nature of some of these scrambles, you should use considerable in discretion in attempting routes and take note of the warnings. Many of them are only suitable for the time-honoured scrambler with rock climbing experience who can make the judgements necessary to avoid disaster.
The database is intended as a repository for all scrambles, providing a location, approximate length, difficulty and quality, with a one line summary. Where a link is provided on the scramble name, photos and a fuller description can be viewed.
This is not a guide book, but rather a collection of notes to indicate the location, character and quality of each route. Images are intended to give a feel for the routes and to inspire others to make their own explorations. Where lines are drawn on the images to indicate the route, they are rough approximations from memory so use discretion and follow the most obvious line where unsure. It is most certainly not a blow by blow guide, which is actually in tune with the nature of scrambling. The Cicerone guides offer far more detail and are organised into days out. Purchasing copies of these guides from the Cicerone web site (rather than Amazon, etc) helps to support the very considerable effort involved in documenting and publishing.
If you spot errors or have suggestions for additional scrambles, please get in touch. Feedback on the quality and difficulty of individual scrambles is also welcomed as this helps to refine this database of scrambles.
Please use your discretion. No responsibility is taken for any errors, inaccuracies or omissions. You must be able to climb down the way you came up or else be sure of being able to proceed to the top. Many of the scrambling areas described are loose, slimy and replete with hazards. You may not be able to summon rescue in areas of poor moboile reception so proceed with caution and build up the experience necessary to tackle the more eclectic routes.
Happy scrambling!