Further Routes
by Nicholas Livesey
- Alport Castles - the Pride of Peakland 22 Feb, 2013
- The Round of Marchlyn Mawr 22 Feb, 2012
- Snowdon's Quiet Side - Cwm Clogwyn Round 19 Jan, 2012
- The Fairfield Horseshoe 18 Nov, 2011
- The Coledale Round 17 Nov, 2011
- The round of Gasgale Gill 1 Nov, 2011
- The Southern Carneddau 21 Oct, 2011
- The Langdale Pikes via Jack's Rake 19 Oct, 2011
- Moel Siabod - Snowdonia's best half day? 16 Oct, 2011
- Cnicht - The Welsh Matterhorn 10 Oct, 2011
Jamie Hageman
7 Oct, 2011
I agree, Sharp Edge is a great scramble when the rock is dry. When wet however, it turns into a slippery nightmare. My Vibram soled Aku Croda scrambling boots afforded about as much purchase as a layer of verglass - utterly lethal, and so sharp edge is not somehwere I'd recommend in the wet.
Dan Bailey - UKHillwalking.com
7 Oct, 2011
True Jamie - and he says this in the route description
MHutch
7 Oct, 2011
I've always thought it best done the other way around - up Halls Fell, 'down' Sharp Edge. Sharp Edge itself is fairly level, so you don't lose anything doing it the other way. How do you calculate the time needed for the circuit? Seems quite generous, though I suppose that's no bad thing.
Wesley Orvis
7 Oct, 2011
Did it in the wet, wind and mist on Sunday and is the only way to make Sharp Edge adventurous, in the mist you can imgine the drops are vertical and much higher, in the wet it makes the slate like verglass and you cannot get away without three or four points of contact on the rock at all times and the wind just makes it a hell of a lot more exciting. The obvious and main reason is you get the place to yourself, whereas on a sunny afternoon you get queues of oaps lined up waiting to cross, even families with children taking there time and it generally feels anything but a mountain enviroment. Done it seven or eight times in the summer and never really enjoyed it as much as in the wind rain and mist.
Andrew Deacon
7 Oct, 2011
Nice to see you're writing on here now Nick. Good stuff.