Date/Time
Date(s) - 15/07/2025
3:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Location
Raven Crag, Langdale
Meet organiser: Steve and Kath Price
Pub afterwards: ODG, Langdale
Categories
A selection of short and long (three pitch) routes on six different buttresses along the hillside above the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. Good selection at all grades. Quick drying. Best routes – Middlefell Buttress(D), Original Route(S), Pluto(HVS), Trilogy(E5), Dawes Rides a Shovelhead(E8), Centrefold(E6), R ‘n’ S Special(E5), Bilberry Buttress(VS), Revelation(HS).
Take care on the SE descent past the large block above the top of Revelation, which was affected by rockfall in August 2018 – further information on an alternative (abseil) descent has been posted here: https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rocktalk/more_on_raven_crag_rockfall-691587
Approach notes
Park in the car park at the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel Crags are 10 – 15 min. walk up behind the pub.
Meet information
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Tuesday’s meet (15 July) is at Raven Crag in Langdale. This fine crag offers a variety of multi-pitch routes on clean, quick drying rock, from Diff upwards. Be aware there has been a recent rockfall on Raven Crag Buttress, in the vicinity of Oak Tree Wall/Holly Tree Traverse. After some work the FRCC now describe the area as “relatively safe” (https://www.frcc.co.uk/raven-crag-langdale-rockfall-update/); however, as always, make your own judgement about the state of the rock.
At the moment the forecast is very uncertain for Tuesday, but does not look totally encouraging. We’ll post a final decision on whether the meet will go ahead late on Monday afternoon.
There is NT pay and display parking at the Old Dungeon Ghyll NY286061 followed by a 10-15 minute walk up to the crag. But this small carpark is often full, and an alternative is to park at Stickle Barn (NT) and walk to the ODG (15 mins). Pub afterwards will be The Old Dungeon Ghyll.
Weather permitting, Kath and I plan to be at the ODG at 1500 to walk up to the crag. Let us know if you are coming, and roughly when, so we can look out for you. (s.d.price@ucl.ac.uk, 07713017740, or WhatsApp.
Steve and Kath
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The various weather models are united in predicting tomorrow will be wet (10-20mm), with heavy rain for most of the day and even potential thunder. So we are postponing the Raven Crag, Langdale meet until Thursday (17-7-25). Same arrangements apply: Kath and I plan to be in the ODG car park at 1500. Again, the forecast does not look totally promising, so we will post a final decision on whether to go ahead on Wednesday evening. Fingers crossed (again!) Steve and Kath
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