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Lakes Gurus where tomorrow

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alasdair19 13 May 2016

Hello

Heading to lakes for non extreme climbing. looking for warmth and somewhere new so.

shepherds, troutdale and langdale are out.
Buttermere? that VS eagle front near borrow dale?

GrahamUney 13 May 2016

In reply to alasdair19:

Enjoy. Eagle Front is in Buttermere.

Lloydfletch 13 May 2016

In reply to alasdair19:

also interested in this. was also thinking of eagle crag amongst others. question is, will it be freezing?

Bob Bennett 13 May 2016

In reply to Lloydfletch:

Yes

OP alasdair19 13 May 2016

In reply to Bob Bennett:

thinking esk butres too not that high 's facing

petegunn 13 May 2016

In reply to alasdair19:

Was up on Scafell thursday (Bottrill's Slab) very hot in the sun but cold in the shade so take a light down with you if heading high.
Esk gets plenty of sun recommend Bridge's Route (HS 4b)
Rocks are pretty dry, enjoy.

Mark Eddy 13 May 2016

In reply to alasdair19:

Esk should be fine.
All the crags are currently dry and been no rain for over a week.
Due to be cold higher up, mostly wind related, so wouldn't bother going higher than Esk.

Gouther crag, Swindale is well worth a visit too, plenty nice climbs and fairly sheltered

OP alasdair19 16 May 2016

In reply to A Mountain Journey:

thanks for the advice had a great day on esk, bridges route was excellent, gargoyle groove a character building moss quest but at least a dry one!

Visited the excellent Wallow barrow on Sunday for the first time excellent VS cruising with only a few flvery friendly local teams for company.