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A SHORT HISTORY OF LAKELAND CLIMBING PART 1 - First Ascents Chart

From the FRCC Journal, Lakeland Number, 1936-37

A SHORT HISTORY OF LAKELAND CLIMBING PART I (1802-1934)


LIST OF FIRST ASCENTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER:3

         
Year

Name of Climb

Classification

Crag

Leader

         

1925

Various

S

BOAT HOWE

G.  Basterfield

 

Tower Buttress

S

SCAPELL

H.M. Kelly

 

Moss Ledge Direct

VS

SCAPELL

F.  Graham

 

Eagle’s Corner

S

THE NAPES

C.D Frankland

 

Tricouni Rib

S

THE NAPES

C.D. Frankland

1926

Dipthong

VS

GIMMER CRAG

Morley Wood

 

Moss Ghyll Grooves

S

SCAFELL

H.M. Kelly

1927

Hiatus

VS

GIMMER CRAG

G.S. Bower

1928

Grooved Wall

VS

PILLAR ROCK

H.M. Kelly

1928               

Long John

VS

THE NAPES

H.G. Knight

 

Kern Knotts Chain

VS

KERN KNOTTS

H.M. Kelly and H.G. Knight

1929               

Various

VS

BLACK CRAG

E.  Wood-Johnson

1930               

Sepulchre

-

KERN KNOTTS

J.A. Musgrave

1931               

Girdle Traverse

VS

PILLAR ROCK

M. Linnell and A.W. Bridge

 

Mickledore Grooves

VS

SCAFELL

C.F. Kirkus

1932

Nor’-Nor’- West Climb

VS

PILLAR ROCK

A.T. Hargreaves

 

Esk Buttress Route 2

S

SCAFELL PIKE

KW. Bridge

 

Great Eastern Route

VS

SCAPELL

M. Linnell

1933

Hadrian’s Wall

VS

PILLAR ROCK

A.T. Hargreaves

 

Overhanging Wall

VS

SCAFELL

M. Linnell

 

Morning Wall

VS

SCAFELL

A.T. Hargreaves

 

G.E.R. (Yellow Slab Variation)

VS

SCAPELL

M. Linnell

 

O. W. (White Slab Variation)

VS

SCAFELL

M. Linnell

1934

Engineer’s Slab

VS

GABLE CRAG

F.G. Balcombe

 

Buttonhook Route

VS

KERN KNOTTS

F.G. Balcombe

 

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