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Lakes this weekend - rock?

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 ripper 29 Jan 2015
Morning all. Off to the Lakes this weekend for our club's annual dinner. Question: for those of us not equipped for or interested in scratching around on the frozen stuff, is there likely to be any climbable rock anywhere? shortish routes on a valley crag perhaps? any suggestions from those in the know gratefully received, thanks.
 Gael Force 29 Jan 2015
In reply to ripper:

Snow at valley level and currently snowing hard..
 Scott Quinn 29 Jan 2015
In reply to ripper:
Freezing level is possibly around 200m over the weekend last time I looked.

However I've climbed on low crags in the the S / SW like wallowbarrow or stonestar in the duddon valley this time of year, or chapel head scar by witherslack.

last resort....st bees?
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OP ripper 29 Jan 2015
In reply to scott quinn:

yeah I did wonder about St Bees - climbed there before once in December, managed one route while watching a rainstorm approaching off the sea, and almost got to the top before it hit
 John Kelly 29 Jan 2015
In reply to ripper:

I would normally say Raven Crag Langdale in amost any weather but today it would be hard going
https://www.facebook.com/NTLakescampsites/photos/pcb.896851367003300/896849...
OP ripper 02 Feb 2015
In reply to ripper:

Great pic
In the end we found some dry (cold!) rock at Shepherd's Crag, Borrowdale, and also enjoyed a fantastic walk over Great Gable. top weekend.
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