Cold Snaps in the Lakes rarely seem to last more than a few days, so there is no time for snow consolidation or ice to form and gullies rarely come into condition.
Here are 10 routes, all good quality, at easy or mid grades, and crucially they require nothing more than frozen ground and preferably a dump of fresh snow. They will all be in condition at some time every winter so it's an easy tick list to complete
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| User | Percentage | Latest Log | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | crowberry gully | 100% | 20 Jan, 2023 |
| 2nd | Full moon addict | 80% | 4 Mar, 2024 |
| 3rd | Hidden | 60% | 11 Mar, 2023 |
| 3rd | joe.91 | 60% | 12 Jan |
| 4th | DFrank | 50% | 9 Jan |
| 5th | TobyA | 40% | 26 Jan |
| 5th | ChrisW95 | 40% | 25 Feb, 2024 |
| 6th | Hidden | 30% | 5 Dec, 2021 |
| 6th | Hidden | 30% | 11 Jan |
| 6th | Hidden | 30% | 2017 |
Map of routes in this ticklist
Distribution of grades - Winter
Top 12 photos of this ticklist
Deep Gill Integrale
Topouts don't get much better than this!
© DSM
Striding Edge (Winter)
Above the clouds just after Striding Edge, Helvellyn.
© John Hunt
Striding Edge (Winter)
A tale to two faces
© Derry
Pinnacle Ridge
Looking down first half of last pitch. Belaying slightly below the pinnacle gives a good full pitch to top the climb.
© sam_owen41
Pinnacle Ridge (Winter)
Throw stones at me ....
© Mungo Shuntobox
Striding Edge (Winter)
Icy Striding Edge
© CornishLau
Striding Edge (Winter)
Winter conditions
© andy tetsill
Deep Gill Integrale
Exposed step to reach a belay at end of p3.
© DSM
Pinnacle Ridge
BnB battling through the storm on Gable Crag's Pinnacle Ridge.
© TobyA
Striding Edge (Winter)
Lone scrambler on Striding Edge, Helvellyn.
© DannyFielding
Stepped Ridge
slab variation just after 2nd pitch
© manmike
Striding Edge (Winter)
Striding Edge from summit
© jake.hamish.walters
| Add | Climb name | Grade | Ticks? | Height | Crag name | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Gill Integrale | III 3 *** | 51 | 140m | Scafell Crag | ||||
| Pinnacle Ridge | III ** | 129 | 200m | Gable Crag | ||||
| 'E' Buttress | III 3 ** | 4 | 200m | • 5 | Dow Crag | |||
| Sharp Edge / Hall's Fell Traverse (Winter) | I/II ** | 212 | ? | Blencathra | ||||
| Traverse of the Sods | II/III * | 12 | 220m | • 4 | Blencathra | |||
| Stepped Ridge | III * | 245 | 140m | Brown Cove Crags | ||||
| Striding Edge (Winter) | I *** | 1115 | 863m | Helvellyn | ||||
| Rescue Groove | IV 4 ** | 60 | 50m | Dollywaggon Pike | ||||
| Dolly Mixture | IV 4 * | 37 | 50m | Dollywaggon Pike | ||||
| Pinnacle Ridge (Winter) | II * | 289 | ? | St. Sunday Crag | ||||
| 18 stars | 2,154 | 1,863m | 17 | |||||
crowberry gully