A big scrambling day out for you with 1000 foot of rock giving a superb line from the classic Corridor Route to the top of Great End.
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Grade: 2
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:A big day out in scrambling terms,
with 1000ft of rock giving a superb line from the ever
popular Corridor Route up to Great End and Scafell Pike.
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Equipment: ropes and protection
advised
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Online Map link
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Views: 4
Technicality: 2
Exposure: 3
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GIBBER FACTOR* 1 - 3
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five.
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Overview A big day out in scrambling terms, with 1000ft of rock
giving a superb line from the ever popular Corridor Route up to Great
End and Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain.
Approach Take the Esk Hause path from Sty Head then turn right
onto the Corridor Route. Cross Skew Gill and go through the rock gate
for 200yards.
Great
End from Esk Hause from Dave Mycroft's Out
There album
Route Some 50ft above the path a low continuous line of rock
gives access to the initial slabs. Start here up a grass filled
groove that leads to a thin rib, then move left to just below a steep
wall.
Move to the right hand end of a small wall with an overhang and
climb the edge to the foot of the steep section, followed by a groove
below a prominent finger. A series of ledges now take you left onto
easier ground and a short pull up to the left of the finger.
An easy slope leads to a diagonal line up the next small outcrop
to the main rock face, which is taken using a ledge then right into
an obvious but small groove. From the groove move left onto a ledge
then left again to a loose finish over a pile of boulders and smaller
rocks.
Andrew
Terrill caught the mountain with snow from his Wild
Moments
album
At the slimy rib ahead move right for 15ft then start up the rib,
moving right onto a recessed ledge then carefully move left around a
large block to a grassy ledge. Move left over easy boulders to a
series of cracked slabs where a flake on the right gives problems but
quickly leads to a scree filled gully.
Easier ground over thin bands of rock lead to a mixture of
boulders, loose rocks, and cracked slabs with a fine rock rib off to
the left. This rib leads to a grassy terrace and a diagonal groove to
the right below an overhang followed by another terrace.
Now move right for 100ft to take the right hand edge of a rock
pyramid. A greasy, moss-coated rib leads now to a steeper wall with a
large block and a grass-covered groove. Take the groove onto the rib
crest then move right onto grass and take the line up the corner to
scree on top.
To the right another rib leads to a terrace below an overhang.
Move left initially then traverse right on the overhang lip to a
flake, then left or straight ahead to reach the final boulders and
cairn marking the start of the summit of Great End.
Descent From Great End you have a choice of routes back to the
start point or continue onto Scafell Pike, England's highest peak and
on from there.
Walkers on the Corridor Route by Marcus
Crompton from his
Lakeland
3000s album
Caution Scrambling is potentially dangerous and, particularly
at the higher grades, requires technical skills and equipment to
minimise the risk. We suggest that you take professional instruction
or climb with an experienced partner.
