ROUTE SUMMARY: Alfred Wainwright described Sharp edge as, "The crest its self is sharp enough for shaving". Over the years climb Sharp Edge and Blencathra has become a Lakeland classic and a must do grade 1 scramble. DISTANCE | ASCENT | TIME 8.6km | 703 m | 4-5 hour …
Workouts to Improve Fitness for Hiking These three workouts are all programmed to enhance specific aspects of your physical and mental fitness in order to improve your general physical preparedness for hiking, adventures in the wild and life out on the mountains. Each workout contains options to “scale” the workout. This means to make it …
So with spring around the corner and the latest announcement giving everyone a clear indication at come April we will be able to head back into the mountain. I through it was about time that I that gave you a little reminder of what you should Pack for a day in the mountains. Before we …
The mountain of Helvellyn is the highest wainwright in the Eastern fells and the third highest mountain in England standing at 950 meters high. It offers amazing walking, scrambling and climbing possibilities on all sides. Helvellyn is a popular destination for winter climbing and offers some very accessible winter climbing routes at the head …
Winter Climbing in the Lake District is not something that very often comes into “condition”. However when it does it has to be one of the, if not the best places for easy access ice climbing. With the weather forecasting very low temperatures in the Lake District. This was going to be the week where …