Les Brown was a prolific Lake District pioneer from 1959 to 1965. Always trying to stay ahead of the competition, he told rivals whilst prospecting what became The Nazgul that he was exploring Far East Buzzard Crag!
The routes in this ticklist are from the series of Fell and Rock guidebooks of my youth, which Chris Holden and I used as our bible. The guidebooks pre-date star quality ratings but had the following statement in the introduction: "Visitors new to the district may find a list of recommended routes useful."
Five of Les' routes were on those lists and two were included in Hard Rock.
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Map of routes in this ticklist
Note: Only showing summits, scrambles, winter routes, and low grade climbs
Distribution of grades - Trad
Top 12 photos of this hilllist
The Centaur
Ken Jackson on The Centaur, Scafell East Buttress. Mid 1964.
© Tony Marr
The Nazgul
Les Brown on the first ascent of The Nazgul, Scafell Crag. 12th. July 1966. Photo from Ken Jackson collection.
© Tony Marr
Armageddon
Colin Read making an early and rare ascent of Armageddon, Scafell East Buttress. May 1968.
© Tony Marr
Praying Mantis
Terry Sullivan on Praying Mantis, Goat Crags. May 1966.
© Tony Marr
The Centaur
Terry Sullivan climbing The Centaur, Scafell East Buttress. Mid 1964.
© Tony Marr
The Centaur
Centaur HVS 5a
© John Kettle
The Nazgul
A climber on The Nazgul (E3 5c) Scafell Crag (from the Lake District Climbs Rockfax).
© Mark Glaister
Praying Mantis
Les Brown on Praying Mantis, Goat Crags. May 1966.
© Tony Marr
Praying Mantis
Terry Sullivan on Praying Mantis, Goat Crags. May 1966.
© Tony Marr
Gormenghast
Chilly day
© keith sanders
Praying Mantis
Pitch 1 of Praying Mantis
© mattjoynson
Side Walk
© datoon
| Add | Climb name | Grade | Ticks? | Height | Crag name | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caesar | HVS 5a * | 21 | ? | Buckstone How | ||||
| Psycho | E2 5c ** | 30 | ? | High Crag | ||||
| Gormenghast | E1 5b *** | 427 | 53m | • 3 | Heron Crag, Eskdale | |||
| Scrimshanker | VS 4c | 2 | ? | The Napes | ||||
| The Hun | VS 4c * | 4 | ? | Pillar | ||||
| The Balrog | E2 5c ** | 58 | ? | Dow Crag | ||||
| Isengard | HVS 5b ** | 260 | ? | Dow Crag | ||||
| Side Walk | E2 5b ** | 176 | ? | Dow Crag | ||||
| Praying Mantis | E1 5b *** | 559 | ? | • 4 | Goat Crag,... | |||
| The Nazgul | E3 5c *** | 147 | ? | Scafell Crag | ||||
| The Centaur | HVS 5a *** | 154 | ? | Scafell East... | ||||
| Xerxes | HVS 5a * | - | ? | Scafell Crag | ||||
| Moonday | E2 5c * | 4 | ? | Scafell East... | ||||
| Armageddon | E2 5c * | 1 | ? | Scafell East... | ||||
| The Gnomon | E1 5b | 3 | 63m | North... | ||||
| Inertia | HVS ** | 38 | ? | Gimmer Crag | ||||
| 16 e, 27 stars | 1,884 | 116m | 21 | |||||