Logged Descriptions (logged by 827 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) By: Date of Ascent: With the kids. Parked at Seathwaite, ascended via Styhead Tarn and corridor route. Kids loved the scramble near the top! Circular route of Scafell Pike > Broad Crag > Ill Crag … The scramble along the arete continues. I did a quick shoe change and considered putting a lightweight jacket on, but didn't bother. 7 The top of Cam Crag … Scramble; Cockly Pike Ridge, Ill Crag, long mountaineering scramble, Grade 1, two-star route. Scramble. This can include 'βeta' which is crucial information about the route which may be how to do a move, or tips about hidden holds or gear. ... Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick from Mardale Ill Bell. The climb up to Ill Crag is the first real scramble. Almost upon the summit of Ill Crag. It is a sea of boulder and rock. Mark, who i've previously climbed with on Ill Crag (Scafell range) was back in the Lake District and keen for more quality scrambling and had chosen Langdale for this, good choice. Pitch 1 Up ill defined grove into shallow cave; through cave (crux) and belay above on bolts (grade 23). Reviewed 27 September 2016 . Ill Crag South East Face Scramble From Eskdale. Then over the aptly named Great Moss. Mark was a great guide, very professional. The cloud level had dropped to below 500m as we began our scramble up the wonderful rough rock of the initial slabs. This is a place more people should visit, spectacular and timeless. You even get to walk up Scafell Pike twice! Gone are the tumbled rocks and broken boulders, replaced with a luxuriant, flat turf, good enough to get a … The sight of which can only spur you on. Broad Crag is the fourth highest peak in the Scafell range, coming after Scafell Pike, Scafell and (just) Ill Crag, although it is normally treated as a subsidiary summit of Scafell Pike. Standing at 3,064 feet (934 meters), Broad Crag is the fourth highest peak in the Scafell range, following Scafell Pike, Scafell and Ill Crag. Feedback comments are intended to give extra information about a route which may be helpful to other climbers. Crescent Climb (moderate rock climb) on Pavey Ark may be a scramble to some, but the lack of protection and exposure would render this a rock climb to others. Nb. Grade 2 and 3 Scrambles. Summit Comment Fergalh an hour ago Parked at Wasdale Water and followed the crows heading for Scafell Pike on the track. If you’ve got the energy, you could climb all the 914m peaks in the area – or the Furth Munros – in a satisfying 20km outing that includes Scafell. But … Upper Eskdale Ill Crag ­ Eskdale 3 13.5km / 8.4 miles with a lot of ascent and descent One of the longest continuous Ill Crag I’m afraid we’d been a little disappointed on Day 1 of our latest hiking trip in the Lakes, having had to rein in our multi-peak agenda due to bad weather. Walking | Cam Crag Ridge & Ill Crag. The view ahead from the arete to Foule Crag - there is still a fair amount of scrambling to do before the summit ridge is gained. “You can either scramble up a steep, polished groove between the Needle and the crag to get to the start of Needle Ridge - a move known as ‘threading the Needle,” explains Iain, "You'll then need to descend a short distance down the other side to reach the ledge from … The ascent of Long Stile is an easy scramble, hence the reason for not including this walk in the ‘scrambles’ section of the website; it is splendid throughout. Straightforward in essence Symonds Knott: One of the 3'000 ers in Engalnd. To comply with regulations designed to minimise the COVID risk, please confirm with the organiser via e-mail or Facebook if you want to attend this meet or have any questions about it. A greasy scramble up Ill Crag from Eskdale : dav2930: 14/06/2017: 5: Wasdale Horseshoe 12: Yewbarrow to Scafell - & clear sky! Such a magical place. Pitch 2 Up shallow grove to nearly full rope length on spaced natural pro. Negotiating the section known as "The Bad Step" By this time I had reached the top of Sharp Edge with Fudge and was able to watch the group Approach from Seathwaite. Follow the felltop path roughly south for approximately 30 minutes and scramble up the final rocks to the summit of Glaramara (783m). Unfortunately, the trail is neither clear nor obvious, so you’ll need some pathfinding skills. I did the first two rocky pyramids but then backed off since I only had three hours to do it and then descend. Contrasting scramble; an enclosed uncomplicated gill followed by an exposed crag, with intricate route finding that leads to Lower Man and Helvellyn. After Broad Crag we headed up another top called Ill Crag - there was supposedly a geocache hidden somewhere on it. What defines a scramble depends on your head for heights and your experience. However, on a sunny day, it is well worth a scramble to the top. There is information on safety and equipment, and listings of scrambles by location and grade allow the reader to assemble their own tailor-made combination of routes. Ill Crag: Last of the five 3,000 'ers. August 2015 | Sun-kissed rock and stunning scrambling high above Langstrath. Day 1 Fantastic approach to Upper Eskdale to scramble up one of the lesser frequented of the Scafells, Ill Crag. And today i'm back in Langdale, this time for a full day of Rock Scrambling. It is my guess that Ill Crag is not visited as much as it should be - it is off the main path back to Esk Hause and involves a bouldery clamber to gain its summit but it is worth it for the views to Crinkle Crags & the Coniston Fells - and it is a Furth also therefore worth the trip. I did the first two rocky pyramids but then backed off since I only had three hours to do it and then descend. Each scramble is clearly described with notes about grade, quality, aspect and approach, with colour maps and topos to aid navigation. SummitPost is a collaborative content community focused on climbing, mountaineering, hiking and other outdoor activities. (At point 5 on the map there is an easy optional detour to the summit of Great End). Review of Mountain Journeys. This is a full walk and returns over Broad Crag, Ill Whatever the hill is called it was good to get my scrambling muscles warmed up. You’re now in amongst the best and most spectacular scenery in the whole the Lake District, with Scafell, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag, Great End, Bowfell, and Crinkle Crags visible and a really wild and remote feel. Start point: Wasdale Head (NY 186 084) Wasdale Head – Moses Trod – Skew Gill – The Band – Great End – Ill Crag – Broad Crag – Scafell Pike – Lingmell Col – Lingmell – Wasdale Head Distance: 7.8 miles Total Ascent: 1115 metres Time Taken: 5 hours 15 minutes Weather: Sunny spells, warm. We had “only” climbed one mountain, albeit a mighty good one – Scafell Pike, which we had scaled in the clag for the third time! This is the scramble at Dropping Crag.. The scramble terminates at a big cairn by the summit of Ill Crag. Multi day trip. Firstly we have the Esk Gorge for company, then onto the wide open expanse of the Great Moss, walking beneath the Esk Buttress and finally to the base of Ill Crag. Close the loop by heading over the mountain's three lesser tops, Broad Crag, Ill Crag and Great End, each as worthwhile as the Pike itself. This walk ignores the Pike's near neighbour Scafell, the direct route to which is via the notorious rock step of Broad Stand, a serious little scramble best left to climbers. The way up Ill Crag was a bit of a scramble, once on the top I had a good look round for the geocache but gave up when the GPS was seemingly pointing me down a cliff! As the path descends to the saddle at Esk Hause, take a left turn on a trail that almost doubles back on itself (6 on the map). By now the mist was think and the rain persistent, so pretty chilly. We began with 'The Groove' on Tarn Crag. This was a nice little scramble. As an example, climbers used to leading E1 would probably regard C Route on Dow Crag as a scramble. The most fun way up Scafell Pike is a scramble up Cockly Pike Ridge on the southern face of Ill Crag (avoid the much more difficult Grade 3 scramble on the south-east slope). Belay where possible (grade 17) Pitch 3 Straight up easy slab to top, long run outs on good rock (grade 12) #Note bolts in top of cave protecting crux may need replacing. The conical summit of Ill Crag is bound together by much larger boulders than we had seen during the ascent of the ridge, if our legs weren’t already tired by the thrashing they had received now was the time to muster that last bit of strength before reaching the summit. This site is built by its members, and we welcome you to contribute: At 930m above sea level it's one of the big Lakeland tops. The bouldery Ill Crag - Great End ridge Other than craggy approaches and a lofty height, Great End does not share the summit characteristics of Scafell Pike or Ill Crag. While thousands of hikers pass within a few feet of the summit every year, most do not climb its rocky slopes. The Ill Bell Ridge now dominates my left flanks with Ill Bell (second summit along the ridge) not revealing too much of the north east ridge through the haze. The path drops down then climbs back up Broad Crag, then drops again, climbing back up Ill Crag before flattening. Thornthwaite Crag from Mardale Ill Bell. As it stands, the route above includes the summits of Ill Crag and Broad Crag, with Great End only a diversion of a few 100m. Aborted Cockly Pike Ridge, Ill Crag (18km) I was aiming for a scramble (grade 1) up Cockly Pike ridge onto Ill Crag but ended up backing out, ostensibly due to lack of time, but I might have been a little scared! Scafell Pike from Seathwaite in Borrowdale via the Corridor Route is a classic Lakeland fell walk. The boulder quotient does not let up as you descend over Broad Crag and reach the last scramble patch up to stunning Scafell Pike. Aborted Cockly Pike Ridge, Ill Crag (18km) I was aiming for a scramble (grade 1) up Cockly Pike ridge onto Ill Crag but ended up backing out, ostensibly due to lack of time, but I might have been a little scared!