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Scramble Route - Curved Ridge
By Dave Mycroft on 05/09/2005 14:45:53
Curved Ridge on Buchaille Etive Mor is one of the great mountain scrambles with phenomenal exposure and crazy views down to Rannoch Moor, 2000 feet below.
Curved Ridge on Stob Dearg, Buchaille Etive Mor (Highlands) Grade: 3 Overview: Classic scramble on Buchaille Etive Mor. Mostly non-technical despite the grade
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Scramble Route - Nantlle Ridge, Snowdonia
By Dave Mycroft on 26/03/2007 13:00:27
Classic, beginner-friendly easy-grade scrambling on a scenic Snowdonian ridge.
Nantlle Ridge, Snowdonia Grade: 1 A classic easier grade scramble, ideal for beginners with fantastic views of Snowdonia, should be on everyone's list
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Scramble Route - Forcan Ridge
By Dave Mycroft on 09/01/2006 15:51:43
Off to Scotland for a traverse of one of the classic mountain ridges in the Glen Shiel area of the Western Highlands and there's even a Munro as a bonus :-)
Forcan Ridge, Glen Shiel - Western Highlands Grade:2 Overview: A classic Scottish ridge scramble through classic mountain scenery
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Scramble Route - Tower Ridge
By Dave Mycroft on 28/11/2005 16:52:23
The best scramble in Britain, complete with a gibber factor of five reduced slightly by a large boulder which has partially filled in the extremely exposed notch that is Tower Gap...
Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis - Western Highlands Grade: 5 / Diff climb Overview: the ultimate British scramble! Tower Ridge is to scrambling what The Isle of Man
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Scramble Route - Harrison Stickle Ridges, Lakes
By Dave Mycroft on 29/05/2007 13:01:11
A choice of cracking ridge scrambles on a classic Lakeland peak.
Harrison Stickle Ridges, Lake District Overview Harrison Stickle - below - is one of the Lake District'smost distinctive mountains, dominating Langdale as the highest summitof the iconic Langdale Pikes with a
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Scramble Route - Castle Ridge, Ben Nevis
By Dave Mycroft on 06/03/2006 14:03:51
The easiest of the classic Ben Nevis ridges, Castle Ridge makes a great scramble in awesome mountain surroundings and is a graded winter climb too if you want to get the crampons and axes out...
Castle Ridge. Ben Nevis - West Highlands Grade: 4 (Scottish scrambling system) Overview: The easiest of the classic ridges of Ben Nevis, this is a great
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Scramble Route - Pinnacle Ridge, St Sunday Crag
By Dave Mycroft on 21/02/2006 11:53:30
Hard to find, but well worth the effort, Pinnacle Ridge on St Sunday Crag is one of the best scrambles in the Lakes with great scrambling in fantastic positions and quite a nice view too :-)
Pinnacle Ridge, St Sunday Crag - Lakes Grade: 3 Overview: One of the Lake District's classic scrambles. A long walk in is required, but the results
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Scramble Route - A Chir Ridge, Arran
By Dave Mycroft on 23/07/2008 11:08:41
Probably the best island ridge traverse outside Skye - a real must do...
A'Chir Ridge, Arran - Scottish isles Grade: 3 Possibly the finest island ridge traverse outside Skye - Arran gives top quality scrambling and superb views
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Scramble Route - Cam Crag Ridge, Lakes
By Dave Mycroft on 10/03/2008 17:25:35
Nice grade two scrambling on clean solid rock above Langstrath in the Lakes.
Cam Crag Ridge, Langstrath, Lake District Grade: 2 There are few better scrambles in the Lakes than Cam Crag Ridge on a warm sunny day. he rock
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Scramble Route - East Gully Ridge, Glyder Fach
By Dave Mycroft on 04/12/2007 12:12:00
An ideal harder alternative to the classic Bristly Ridge route.
rib to theright then drops to a ledge at the start of East Gully Ridge. Start right, taking the gully edge to a notch and narrower rib.Some 100ft of solid scrambling leads up the ridge to where it levelsout temporarily. The next 30ft consists
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