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NEWS: Lakes Winter Conditions

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Michael Ryan 25 Jan 2007

Tony Simpkins (profile) in the UKClimbing.com Winter Climbing forum (here) has pointed out a very useful resource for those interested in checking conditions in the Lake District, whether you are after mixed climbing on Scafell or fancy doing Striding Edge.

http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/

OP Michael Ryan 25 Jan 2007

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Especially good is the 360 degree panorama from Helvellyn

http://www.keswick.u-net.com/70123pc.jpg

newhey 25 Jan 2007

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

You can also check out http://www.leaney.org as well

nikinko 25 Jan 2007

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Great pics-

trouble is they made me want to drop everything and get on the train!

N

Kinley 25 Jan 2007

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

The life of leisure, eh?

pigeonjim 30 Jan 2007

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

All good except the claim that skiddaw is a mountain

Lord of Starkness 31 Jan 2007

In reply to pigeonjim:

> (In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com)
>
> All good except the claim that skiddaw is a mountain

If it were in Scotland, it would be a Munro.
It has a couple of interesting ways to the summit in winter conditions - It's a lot more than a long boggy plod. The Whitewater Dash waterfall on its northern flanks can give good sport in a really hard winter (fat chance we'll se that frozen again in a hurry)