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September often brings some excellent late summer conditions, with cool breezes, sun that doesn’t burn, and routes with a season’s worth of traffic! Why not join us for a civilized camping or tin tenting meet in the lovely Eskdale Valley.
Campsites: There are several: Fisher Ground, Dalegarth and the National Trust one in Boot. I’ll stay at Fisherground.
Pubs and amenities: The Eskdale valley is well endowed with four(!) pubs serving meals plus more toward Eskdale Green where there is also a basic shop.
Climbing: Should you be:
– Cool, stay low and local: the classic Eskdale granite could be in prime condition for plentiful bouldering and numerous gritstone style outcrops along the valley. See also the slightly esoteric but very impressive Gate & Heron Crags
– Warm, stretch your legs and head into the Scafell crags or Esk Buttress/River
– wanting mileage, head to the extensive amenable crags in the Wyrnose valley
– strong, head to the classy Hardknott Crag, or nip over into the Duddon for Burnt Crag
– bored, get on the Lal ratty and visit a castle with birds of prey.
Have a look here!
See you there!I am planning to turn up this weekend.
Fishes campsite will not accept a booking, “saying no availability” for tent, also has a surcharge is arriving after 8 pm
The National Trust site looks like it has availability, but is anybody staying there ?
( from the club )
I’m still working in Barrow so could drive up early on Saturday morning, and try to find a tent pitch on Saturday nightHi Graham. Good stuff. I’m not sure if others have booked at the NT site. Myself, Jules, Andrew Hardy and Heather booked into Fisherground and have said so.
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