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

Acknowledgments    
Maps and diagrams in this guide    
Location map    
Map key    
Editor’s note   

Introduction   

Conditions    
Winter ethics    
Winter climbing styles    
Where to climb?    
Equipment    
Winter grades    
Dry tooling grades    
Using this guide    
First ascents or first claims?   

South Lakes   

Langdale   

Oxendale    
Bowfell    
Langdale Pikes   

Coniston   

Dow    
The Old Man Of Coniston     
Wetherlam    
Tilberthwaite and The Slate Quarries   

West Lakes   

Eskdale   

Little Narrow Cove   

Wasdale   

Scafell Massif    
Scafell    
Scafell Pike    
Lingmell    
Mosedale    
Western Wasdale   

Ennerdale  

Mirklin Cove    
Mirk Cove and Wind Gap Cove    
Pillar   

Great Gable and Kirk Fell   

Gable South    
Gable North    
Kirk Fell   

Buttermere   

Honister Pass     
Fleetwith Pike – North Face    
Warnscale Bottom    
Birkness Combe    
Bleaberry Combe    
Grasmoor    
Newlands    
Coledale     
Whinlatter   

North Lakes   

Borrowdale   

Borrowdale East    
Great End Area    
Borrowdale West   

Northern Fells   

Skiddaw    
Blencathra (Saddleback)    
Carrock Fell   

Thirlmere   

East Lakes   

Helvellyn Massif   

Helvellyn    
Nethermost Cove     
Ruthwaite Cove     
Cock Cove     
Dollywaggon   

Patterdale and Adjacent Valleys   

Patterdale – East    
Patterdale – West    
Grisedale     
Deepdale     
Sleet Cove    
Dovedale     
Kirkstone Pass    

Far Eastern Fells  

Mardale    
Blea Water    
Riggindale     
Whelter Bottom     
Swindale    
Longsleddale    
Kentmere   

Outlying Areas   

The Howgills   

Northern Pennines   

Dry Tooling Routes   

First Ascents    

Appendix A    Winter Climbing and Nature Conservation    
Appendix B     Procedure for Mountain Accidents    
Appendix C     Useful Contacts    
Appendix D    Campsites and Camping Barns    
Appendix E    Climbing Walls    

Index of Routes    
 

Seasons

October to April, but climbs unlikely to be in condition before January.

Centres

Langdale, Coniston, Eskdale, Wasdale, Ennerdale, Buttermere, Borrowdale, Thirlmere, Patterdale, northern and eastern fells

Difficulty

Winter climbing skills required.

Must See

Helvellyn coves, Great End, Scafell, Newland's Hause, Low Water Beck, Cautley Spout

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