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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st runs from north-west tosouth-east. It is possible to travel along the wholelength of the ridge from Hells Gate (called DeepGill on the Ordnance map) to the White Napesscree at Little Hell Gate, and this route, religiouslyfollowed without divergence on to either face, willbe found to offer many interesting pitches. The out-side face of the Napes is cut by the Needle Gully,the Eagles Nest Gully, and the Arrowhead Gully,taken in order from east to west. The Needle Gully has two separate branchesleading to the crest of the Napes, neither of themparticularly difficult or interesting. The EaglesNest Gully is in summer time little more than ascree walk. So likewise is the main ArrowheadGully, which, however, has a branch up to the leftleading to a fine-looking chimney and out on to theopen face two-thirds of the way up towards theridge. To the west of the Arrowhead Gully theNapes is much less imposing, and though smallgullies cut it up considerably they are too indefiniteto particularize.
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G P Abiiham & Soni Plinti s Great Gable from Lingmell (Face page U6) Keswick THE ARROWHEAD GULLY 147 The chief aretes on the face are, taking them inorder from e?.st to west, the Needle ridge imme-diately to the right of the Needle Gully; theEagles Nest ridge between the Eagles Nest Gullyand the Needle Gully; and the Arrowhead ridgebetween the Eagles Nest Gully and the ArrowheadGully. All these arStes offer most enjoyable climbs.The Gable Needle (or Napes Needle) is a sharppinnacle rising vertically from the lower part of theNeedle ridge. It is a climb for experts only, withsteady heads. The Bear rock is a smaller pinnaclea few yards to the west of the foot of ArrowheadGully. Its ascent is a simple problem in rock-climbing—a pull up with the arms from the notchat the back—but it is worth visiting on account ofits singular aspect. The Arrowhead Gully is almost entirelydevoid of interest. It has not often been visited, forthe reason that its material is loose, its one pitch isea

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