Lakeland Revival 2015


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2	Lakeland Revival Route List 2015
3	Please make sure you are careful and considerate with the vegetation and only remove from the necessary areas and amount needed to restore the route.
4	Check www.thebmc.co.uk/modules/RAD for up to date restriction information
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6	Crag name	Route name	Grade	Has it been climbed yet?	Name of Climber
7	NORTH LAKES
8	Nab Crag, Eastern Crags	Crypt and Finger Climb	VD	Yes 12/6/15	james Gray			Fun pitches linked by enjoyable scrambling - exciting finish. Clean throughout
9		Starbug	E2
10		Desert Storm	E1
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12	Standing Crag, Eastern Crags	D.K.W.	HVS	Yes 16/06/15	Ray Faragher & Iain Williamson				Cleaned holds on the right, left hand side the rock is clean. Grade about right. Great Rock - worth the walk.
13		Standing Slab	MVS	Yes 16/06/15	Iain Williamson & Ray Faragher				Cleaned footholds, nut placements and belay. Grade more like VS 4c loads of crampon scratces. Good rock.
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15	Thrang Crag, Eastern Crags	The Lurcher	HVS	Yes 29/06/15	J & T Hughes				The meat of the climbing is very good but the top and walk off wasn't so enjoyable.
16		Stern Test (bird restriction on until 30th June)	E5
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18	Eagle Crag, Grisedale, Eastern Crags	Kestrel Wall	S	Yes 10/06/15	Pete Kelly & Dave Rogers			A really good route for the grade, cleaned the crack but generally pretty clean.
19		Grand Day Out	HVS	Yes 10/06/15	Dave Rogers & Pete Kelly			A really good pitch, clean and felt hard for the grade where it is close to Sobrenada. Enjoyable well protected climbing on the upper section.
20		Summit Crisis	E3
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22	Mart Crag, Eastern Crags	The Widowmaker	VS
23		Slab & Groove	E2 5b, 5b
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25	Buckbarrow Crag, Eastern Crags	Sadgill Wall	S	Yes 12/6/15	Kathryn Tidswell			Exciting traverse, bit of an adventure. Clean but poor descent
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27	The Napes Ridges - West, The Napes, Gable and Pillar	Time and Place	E2
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29	Tophet Wall, The Napes, Gable and Pillar	Sacrificial Crack	E4
30		Tophet Ridge	VS
31		Rainbow Ridge	S	Yes 27/6/15	Simon Caldwell			Not too dirty, A few bits of grass removed and moss didn't affect the climbing
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33	Westmorland Crags, Gable and Pillar	Pinnacle Ridge	M	Yes 3/7/15	Steve Scott, Roger Edwards, Stirling Peters					Good scramble
34		Not a Cairn In The World	HVS	Yes 3/7/15	Steve Scott, Roger Edwards, Stirling Peters					Good ** route, very clean
35		Westmorland Crack	E2	Yes 3/7/15	Steve Scott, Roger Edwards, Stirling Peters					Green, wet, dirty. Needs drought conditions.
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37	Boat Howe Crags, Gable and Pillar	Breakwater Slabs, Grooved Arete	VS
38		The Prow of the Boat	HVS
39		Scenic Cruise	HVS
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41	Pillar Rock, Gable and Pillar	North-East Climb	MS
42		Tapestry	E4
43		Proton	E1
44		Goodbye To All That	E1
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46	Black Crag, Gable and Pillar	Debutante's Slab	MVS
47		Ode to Boby	VS
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49	Falcon Crag, Borrowdale	Lamplighter	VS	Yes 25/6/15	Harry Ellis and Matt Fraser	Jill and Paul Whittaker
50		Extrapolation	E2	Yes 30/7/15	Alex Haslehurst & Katy Whitta
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52	Bleak How, Borrowdale	Brush Off	HVS	Yes 07/06/15	Ted Rogers & Rick Graham			A little damp, cleaned nut placements but higher ledges still very heathery. Felt tough for the grade.
53		Fancy Free	HVS
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55	Sergeant Crag, Borrowdale	Sergeant Crag Guley	S	Yes 6/6/15	Danny Towers, Steve Crossley
56		West Face Route	D
57		Cruelty Unknown	E3
58		The Great Wall	HS	Yes 11/6/15	Andy Dunhill. Chris Campgell
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60	Doves Nest Crag, Combe Ghyll, Borrowdale	The Inside Route	VD	Yes 28/07/15	John jones & maria
61		Clubfoot	MVS	Yes 11/6/15	Norman Pretswell & Jon Wickham				Cracks a bit vegetated, route seems to peter out a bit on last pitch. Good climbing.
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63	Raven Crag, Combe Ghyll, Borrowdale	Crystal Slab	MVS	Yes 16/06/15	Geoff Williams, James Gibson				Pitch 1 good clean rock, pitch 2 very vegetated, loose blocks leaving belay, pitch 3 good scramble but rather mossy, possibly tricky if damp
64		Pendulum	E2
65		Green Cormorant	VS
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67	Moss Crag, Buttermere	The Highlander	S
68		The Parrot	E1
69		Arrest Arete	E2
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71	Green Crag, Buttermere	Saraband	E1
72		Ala Verde	HVS
73		Paper Tiger	VS
74		Crab Nebula	E4
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76	High Crag, Buttermere	Ludo	HS
77		Psycho	E1
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79	Eagle Crag, Buttermere	Easter Buttress	VS
80		Carnival	E1
81		Shape of Things to Come	E3
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83	Grey Crag, Buttermere	Slabs Ordinary	VD	Yes 7/6/15	Jill and Paul Whittaker
84		Yorker	HS	Yes 21/6/15	Chrix Cox, Harry Ellis			1st pitch slightly green, 2nd clean, good rock
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86	Raven Crag, High Stile	Crysalis Arete	VD
87		Crazy Diamond	HVS
88		Gillerthwaite Edge	S
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90	Grey Buttress, Newlands, Buttermere	Pinnacle Wall	S	Yes, 15/6/15	Ryan McGlen
91		Grey Slab	VS
92		El Scorchio	E1
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94	SOUTH LAKES
95	Helm Crag	Skyglow	VS	Yes 10/06/15	Martin Bagness			Moss didn't affect the climbing, not much gear but Ok to solo.
96		Holly Tree Crack	MVS	Yes 10/06/15	Martin Bagness			No real vegetation apart from the two trees, both climbs relatively easy for the grade.
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98	White Ghyll	White Ghyll Chimney	S	Yes 08/06/15	Alistair Baxter & Patrick Brien			Impressive line through some unlikely territory, not a pushover for the grade. A good traditional route.
99		Hitcher ( or Hitchhiker)	VS 4a, 5a	Yes 3/6/15	James Gibson			Hard for the grade
100		Inferno	MVS 4a, 4b	Yes 08/06/15	Patrick Brien & Alistair Baxter			Great line, overgrown in the crack but nice moves for the grade. If this was clean it would match all the routes around it. Highly enjoyable outing.
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102	Pavey Ark	Stoat's Crack	HS	Yes 18/06/15	Harry Ellis & Matt Fraser			Pitch 1 a bit mossy but fine. Rest of the climb clean where it matters with some very nice climbing. Top pitch a bit run out on excellent rock. Well worth 2*!
103		Cascade	HVS 4c, 5a, 5a
104		Fallen Angel	E4
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106	Neckband Crag	Mithrandir	HVS	Yes 14/6/15	Harry Holmes & Rosie Macgill			Good quality, worth the walk
107		The Neckband	VD
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109	Flat Crags	Flat Iron Wall	E1 5a, 5b	Yes 1/7/15	Ted, Rogers, Steve Scott & Pete Sterling
110		Flat Crags Climb	S	Yes 1/7/16	Ted, Rogers, Steve Scott & Pete Sterling
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112	Cambridge Crag	The Cambridge Climb	VD	Yes 08/06/15	Steve Ashworth			Surprisingly clean and easy to follow, but maybe a bit different in the wet. Sees a good amount of traffic. Solo
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114	Bowfell North Buttress	Gnomen	E1 5b, 4b
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116	Kettle Crag	Major Slab	VD	Yes 08/06/15	Robyn Palmer & Adam Hill and Steve & Fiona Thexton			Vegetated and dirty but managed to clear some cracks for nut placements. Beware of a few loose rocks on the way up.
117		Singing Kettle	VS	Yes 19/7/15	Steve Lenartowicz & Clare Humphry			“Well protected except for upper slab, holds clean & dry despite dirt in crack and recent rain”
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119	Dow Crag (C Buttress)	Intermediate Gully	MVS
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121	Dow Crag (B Buttress, Upper)	Nimrod	E1	Yes 11/06/15	Matt de Vaal and Mike Norbury		Great Route, Good Gear and as clean as a mountain crag should be!
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123	Wallowbarrow Crag	Marylin	HVS
124		Paradise	VS	Yes 12/6/15	Andy Chambers
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126	Heron Crag, Eskdale	Bellerophon	VS	Yes 11/06/15	Lorna Eaton-Brown & Daniel Alexander			Holds a bit mossy, but easily cleaned off.
127		Side Track	VS	Yes 30/06/15	David Laird
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129	Esk Buttress (Dow Crag)	Gargoyle Groove	VS 4c, 4c	Yes 10/6/15	Ted Rogers			Very dirty, lots of heather. Holds cleaned, runners ok - hard for grade, best done in one pitch
130		Gargoyle Direct	HVS	Yes 10/6/15	Pete Sterling			Superb route, clean and enjoyable
131		Trespasser Groove	HVS	Yes 10/6/15	Steve Scott			Lots of grass and moss, holds cleaned, old fashioned adventure climb - good for the grade