Langdale FRCC

Langdale is without a doubt one of the finest of the Lakeland valleys and is easily reached from the M6 motorway; the climber is well catered for with pubs, cafes and campsites. One downside of its popularity with walkers and climbers is that its car parks tend to fill up very quickly on a sunny morning. As a large proportion of the crags facing south the valley is an all year round venue.

The valley has immensely varied Trad climbing of outstanding quality across the full spread of grades; there is something here for everyone, from Mod to E8 and from short single pitches to all day multi-pitch adventures.  Down near the valley floor “roadside” crags offer superb convenience climbing, of these Raven Crag Buttress is the stand-out crag where amazing Severes such as Original Route and Revelation share space with the desperates of Trilogy Wall. A little higher White Ghyll slashes down the fellside, its west facing side forms an outstanding and intimidating crag which retains its atmosphere even when in full sun; there are a couple of easier routes but the bulk of the climbing is in the VS to E3 range with a particularly fine collection at E1 – E2.