Difficulty: Moderate Wainwright Guide: Book Seven – The Western Fells Fells: Grey Knotts, Brandreth and Green Gable The ridge line from Green Gable to Grey Knotts is a very simple and straight forward ridge route once you are on it. The problem is in the getting to it. Most people, Read more…
Difficulty: Moderate Wainwright Guide: Book Seven – The Western Fells Fells: Blake Fell, Burnbank Fell, Gavel Fell and Hen Comb The Blake Fell Horseshoe is one of the smaller Lake District horseshoes you can find. Traditionally only encompassing Blake Fell, Burnbank Fell and Gavel Fell, the experienced walker can add Read more…
Difficulty: Moderate-Difficult Wainwright Guide: Book Seven – The Western Fells Easily recognisable on the skyline at the Northern end of Wastwater, Great Gable is one of the most popular summits in the Lake District. As Wainwright so elegantly conveyed in his guide books, it is highly satisfying to complete the Read more…
Difficulty: Easy-ModerateWainwright: Book Seven – The Western Fells Mellbreak Fell Looming over the Western shoreline of Crummock Water, Mellbreak is a distinctive feature of the landscape. It’s a nice stand alone warm-up walk before attempting some of the taller fells in the region such as High Stile Ridge or Grasmoor, Read more…
High Stile Ridge encompasses the fells lining the South-Western shore of Buttermere. It is named after the fell with the highest summit, reaching 2,648 feet, yet it also encompasses Red Pike to the North and High Crag to the South.
A supremely beautiful view, a soaring ridge and a wild hollow rimmed by crags. These are the things that identify Fleetwith in the mind of the fell walker. This step by step guide will take you through the climb to access one of the most amazing views in all of Lakeland!
Haystacks was one of Wainwrights favourite fells and it is so easy to see why. This complete guide will take you step by step to the summit and allow you to see why Wainwright was so enamoured with it. Read on to find out more!