Cordee FRCC Climbing Guide Book: Scafell & Wasdale

FRCC Climbing Guide Book: Scafell & Wasdale

Authors - Al Phizacklea and Ron Kenyon

A selection of routes is also available in the FRCC's Lake District Rock.

New routes and comments are recorded at: Scafell, Wasdale

This updated guide covers the sublime rock climbs on Scafell, and in Mosedale, Overbeck and Nether Wasdale. 

The action shots will inspire your plans, the clear Harvey Maps and extensive photoplan and photodiagram coverage will get you to your chosen climb. 

The publication of this volume coincides with the centenary of the first ascent of the magnificent Central Buttress by Herford, Sansom and Holland on 20th April 1914.

The crags of Scafell are simply magnificent - you can climb in a high mountain setting surrounded by superb rock architecture on impeccable rock. 

Scafell's barrel-shaped East Buttress is formidable, with universally supberb hard traditional climbs; a must for climbers operating competently at VS and above. 

Mosedale and Nether Wasdale are something of an esoteric choice, although Buckbarrow at the entrance of the valley offers an interesting alternative when the high crags are out of condition.

In recent years, 10% of the profit from FRCC guidebook sales has been donated to various national bodies, such as the BMC Access & Conservation Trust and the National Trust, for use in conservation and access work in the Lake District. 

Much of the remaining profit is channelled back into future guidebook production, with the high-selling areas supporting the lesser selling ones. 

The guidebook production team are all volunteers and are not paid for the many, many hours of work involved.