These pages contain notes on the history of Lakeland Climbing.

More detail can be found in the historical sections and first ascent lists of the definitive climbing guidebooks for the areas concerned.

For serious historians of Lake District climbing the FRCC Archives are invaluable.

	Article	Author(s)	Date Written
	The First Ascent of Napes Needle (1886)	WP Haskett Smith	1914
	A Short History of Lakeland Climbing (1) 1802-1934	HM Kelly & JH Doughty	1937
	A Short History of Lakeland Climbing (2) 1935 -1959	John Wilkinson	1986
	A Short History of Lakeland Climbing (3) 1960-1969	Pete Whillance	1986
	A Short History of Lakeland Climbing (4) 1970-1985	Ron Kenyon & Al Murray	1986
	Winter Climbing in the Lake District 1870 - 1941	Mike Cocker & Colin Wells	2002 (updated 2006)
	The Great Gable War Memorial	WT Palmer	1924
	Historical List of Lakeland Climbing Guidebooks	Stephen Reid	Ongoing