Lake District Bouldering
Author Greg Chapman
Published Vertebrate Publishing, Sheffield (2019)
ISBN 978-1-910240-73-1
Published Vertebrate Publishing, Sheffield (2019)
ISBN 978-1-910240-73-1
Website lakesbloc.com
Review
Lake District Bouldering is the long-awaited guide to bouldering in the Lake District National Park. Written by Greg Chapman, one of the pioneers of bouldering in the Lakes, it features almost 3,000 individually numbered problems and dozens of variations and linkups at over 70 venues.
Crags covered by this Guide
| Cumbria crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armathwaite | 162 | Sandstone (soft) | SW |
| Ash Bank Bouldering | 47 | Andesite | SE |
| Badger Rock | 67 | Rhyolite | all |
| Binka Stone | 14 | - | E |
| Black Crag (Wrynose) | 145 | Andesite | SW |
| Carrock Fell Crag | 401 | Gabbro | E |
| Chapel Stile Boulders | 58 | Slate | ? |
| Cold Pike Bouldering | 54 | Rhyolite | ? |
| Coniston Bouldering | 318 | Rhyolite | E |
| Dunnerdale Boulders | 89 | Andesite | SE |
| Ellerbeck Crag | 20 | Granite | NW |
| Ennerdale Boulders | 22 | Rhyolite | SW |
| Eskdale Fisherground | 130 | Granite | S |
| Farleton Crag | 156 | Limestone | W |
| Fleswick Bay | 131 | Sandstone (soft) | W |
| Gillercombe Boulders | 45 | Rhyolite | ? |
| Hanging Crag The Burlington Outcrop | 1 | Rhyolite | NW |
| Harter Gold Boulders | 71 | Volcanic tuff | S |
| Hell Moss | 31 | Limestone | NE |
| Heron Stones | 21 | - | all |
| Honister Boulders | 42 | - | ? |
| Humphrey Head | 78 | Limestone | W |
| Kentmere Boulders | 192 | Rhyolite | ? |
| Langdale Boulders | 71 | Rhyolite | all |
| Langstrath Boulders | 33 | Rhyolite | ? |
| Newbiggin Crag | 107 | Limestone | SW |
| Rakerigg Crag | 9 | Rhyolite | ? |
| Rolling Rock | 39 | - | all |
| Sampson's Stones | 93 | Rhyolite | all |
| Seathwaite Bouldering Circuit | 72 | Andesite | SW |
| Settle Earth Boulders | 51 | Rhyolite | all |
| Sour Milk Boulders | 34 | Rhyolite | E |
| St. Bees Head | 441 | Sandstone (soft) | W |
| Stirrup Boulders (Wasdale) | 48 | Rhyolite | SE |
| Stonestar Crag | 64 | Rhyolite | SW |
| Swarthbeck Gill (Ravens Crag Boulders) | 65 | Rhyolite | W |
| Tear Drop Boulder, Eskdale | 18 | Granite | all |
| The Bowderstone | 237 | Rhyolite | all |
| Thirlmere Boulders | 57 | Gabbro | all |
| Lancashire crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cringlesport | 19 | Limestone | SE |
| Fairy Steps | 316 | Limestone | W |
| Hyning Wood Crags | 19 | Limestone | ? |
| Trowbarrow | 257 | Limestone | W |
| Warton Pinnacle Crag | 156 | Limestone | W |
| Woodwell | 231 | Limestone | ? |
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