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Gable Crag

Cumbria, ENGLAND

Climbs 44 – Rocktype Rhyolite – Altitude 800m a.s.l – Faces N

Crag features
Up to 90m high. Needs a good dry spell and is sometimes referred to as the Lakes' coldest crag (see winter). Snicker Snack (E3), The Tomb(E2), Engineer's Slabs(VS) and Sarcophagus(E3) are the most popular summer routes. In winter, Engineers becomes a classic VI. Currently home of the Lakes' hardest winter route - Snicker Snap (VIII 9).

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Guidebooks
Lake District Winter Climbs (2012), Gable & Pillar (1991)

Climbs at this crag

Sort climbs
 Climb nameGradex
1Windy RidgeIV 6
2Pinnacle Crack DirectIV 6 * 
3The SerpentVI 7 ** 
4Mallorys Right Hand RouteVI 6  
5Bottleneck BluesIV 8
6Pinnacle RidgeIII ***43
7Oblique ReferenceIV 4 *1
8Oblique ChimneyIV 5 *7
9BottlescrueIV 5 1
10Summertime BluesIV 5 7
11HoochIV 5  
12Clark GableII/III 5
13Engineers ChimneyV 4 **5
14Sledgate RidgeIV 13
15TrollVII 8 1
16SnickersnapVIII 9 ***1
17SnickersnackE3 5c ***14
18Engineers SlabVS 4c ***109
19Engineers SlabsVI 7 ***25
20Engineers Slab Arete FinishVI 7 3
21JabberwockVII 7 ***6
22Trundle RidgeVII 7 **1
 Climb nameGradex
23Gable EndII/III 3
24Central GullyIII **19
25Smart ExitIV 4 **1
26The Contrived EliminateIV 5  
27Bootleggers GrooveIII  
28Back OffVI 7  
29In Her MouthV  
30Moses' Back DoorII 1
31Doctors ChimneyIII * 
32The TombE3 5c ***7
33SarcophagusE3 5c ***5
34Prayer Mat ButtressMVS 4b *3
35Sledgate RidgeHS *11
36Dream TwisterE3 5c ***6
37JabberwockHVS 5a **13
38The Angel of MercyE1 5b ***6
39InterceptorVS 4c 6
40Unfinished AreteHVS **2
41Windy Ridge Variation FinishIII 1
42The SlantE2 5b *1
43Napes Needle *HS 4a ***2

* Climbs listed in red are waiting to be checked by a crag moderator, and may not be accurate.

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Access notes
One and a half hour walk from Honister Pass summmit. But that's cheating..

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As far as I can recall the walk in is very amenable.
Ian Jones ? - 27/Jul/10