Climbs 61
Rocktype Rhyolite
Altitude 550m a.s.l
Faces SE
The final arete of the all-time classic Oxford and Cambridge Direct Route (Severe) Grey Crag (from the Lake District Climbs Roc © Mike Hutton
Crag features
Good selection of quality easier routes up to 40m long on several buttresses which link well together to give a good days climbing. Best routes are Mitre Buttress Direct(VD), Harrow Buttress(D), Slabs West(HS), Suaviter(S), Oxford and Cambridge Direct(MS), Dexter Wall(VS).
Approach notes
One and a half hour uphill walk from Gatesgarth Farm. Farmer charges £4 to park but there are other places nearby. Or walk from Buttermere, takes about 15 minutes longer.
| The descent from the top of High Stile is loose and objectively dangerous. charliesdad - 17/Oct/23 |
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| The current guidebook recommends walking to the top of High Stile, and then descending. The descent is loose scree and objectively dangerous, with a couple of drops which cannot easily be seen from above. Probably safer, (and easier?) to walk up from the combe. charliesdad - 17/Oct/23 |
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