Identifier: cu31924103707968 (find matches)
Title: Rock-climbing in the English Lake District
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Jones, Owen Glynne Abraham, George Dixon, 1872- Abraham, Ashley Perry, 1876-1951 Wordsworth Collection
Subjects: Mountaineering
Publisher: Keswick, Cumberland, G.P. Abraham
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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nd the way up, and foundthe ascent by no means so easy as report hadcredited the M^est climb. From the level of the Low Man the way lies verynearly along the sky-line to the highest point. TheHigh Man is struck at the end of a square cornerin the rock, and there is some excellent work for thearms during the next thirty feet of ascent. It is easier to turn over slightly to the east side,and up by the great jagged boulders on the crest ofthe ridge. The Slingshy crack is a short but ratherstifi variation a little on the right or western side ofthis route and is particularly interesting. Formerlya loose block at its upper end gave the climber anoccasional scare, but there is nothing unsafe now inthe form of detached boulders, and the ridge can befollowed with confidence to the High Man cairn.Nail marks are strongly in evidence all through thecrag-work ; the leader should not attempt the routeif snow or rain prevents their recognition, unless heis already perfectly acquainted with the way.
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G. P. Abraham & Sons, Pliotos. Keswick The North Face of the Pillar Rock (Face iHige S71J THE NORTH CLIMB 271 The North Climb.—For several months afterthe first ascent it was difficult to learn anything ofthe details of the route up the Ennerdale face of thePillar Bock. The only way was to persuade some onewho had been up to take the lead and act as guide;for a complicated course that had taken HaskettSmith eight or nine years to work out was not likelyto be mastered easily by any one who had not madea special study of the north face. My own chance came in the summer of 1893.Mr. John Kobinson called for me at Buttermere onefine afternoon, and took me ofi to Ennerdale withanother friend, Mr. F. W. Hill. We left the village attwo oclock, and were back again after a successfulascent by eight in the evening ; whence it may beinferred that Buttermere is as good a starting-pointfor the Pillar Bock as Wastdale or Seatoller. Our guide led us rapidly by the shortest routeover Scarth Gap,

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