Went scrambling in the Lake District.
No not that sort of Scrambling :), What I mean is like a gentle form of free climbing, not very dangerous, but some physical effort needed.
I climbed Jacks Rake yesterday. :)
This is not my video, but this is where I went, along with an approx. 12 mile hike, and a 500+mile round trip on the bike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygemCNSFD6U
You can see the rake we scrambled up here, it's a 45 degree line running from top left by that triangle/pyramind rock to middle of fell in background.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%27s_rake#Ascents
Jack's Rake is the most famous ascent of the Pavey Ark precipice. It is classified as a Grade 1 scramble, but it is within the capability of many walkers, though it does require a head for heights and is considerably harder in bad weather. The rake starts beneath the East Buttress at the precipice's eastern end, near a large cairn (with a tablet marked 'JWS 1900') immediately north of Stickle Tarn, and then climbs west across the face of the crag. The rake follows a natural groove in the precipice face and is clearly indicated by several Ash trees. Wainwright wrote that for fellwalkers Jack's Rake is "difficult and awkward", although there is "curiously little sense of exposure, for a comforting parapet of rock accompanies all the steeper parts of the ascent".[3] The summit is a short walk from the top exit of the rake, which is also used as a descent route and by rockclimbers accessing the climbs on the cliff face
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and in case you are wondering, yes, I am wearing my moto cross trousers and motorcycle belstaff jacket :D
Scrambling (also known as alpine scrambling) is a method of ascending rocky faces and ridges. It is an ambiguous term that lies somewhere between hillwalking and rock climbing
I climbed Jacks Rake yesterday. :)
This is not my video, but this is where I went, along with an approx. 12 mile hike, and a 500+mile round trip on the bike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygemCNSFD6U
You can see the rake we scrambled up here, it's a 45 degree line running from top left by that triangle/pyramind rock to middle of fell in background.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%27s_rake#Ascents
Jack's Rake is the most famous ascent of the Pavey Ark precipice. It is classified as a Grade 1 scramble, but it is within the capability of many walkers, though it does require a head for heights and is considerably harder in bad weather. The rake starts beneath the East Buttress at the precipice's eastern end, near a large cairn (with a tablet marked 'JWS 1900') immediately north of Stickle Tarn, and then climbs west across the face of the crag. The rake follows a natural groove in the precipice face and is clearly indicated by several Ash trees. Wainwright wrote that for fellwalkers Jack's Rake is "difficult and awkward", although there is "curiously little sense of exposure, for a comforting parapet of rock accompanies all the steeper parts of the ascent".[3] The summit is a short walk from the top exit of the rake, which is also used as a descent route and by rockclimbers accessing the climbs on the cliff face
[IMG]and in case you are wondering, yes, I am wearing my moto cross trousers and motorcycle belstaff jacket :D
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Well done, have you done much of this sort of thing before? I climbed the rake a year or two ago, had really good weather for it fortunately as the rock can be quite slippy in the wet.
You should give Striding Edge or Sharp Edge a look next.
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No not really. Went fell walking Feb 2011, with some of the same people, but I was 3.5 stone heavier, very unfit, though I did it, I was very tired and sore.
This time there were some more experienced people leading, and I was a lot fitter, and we got to the rake, and split into 3 groups, some took easy gully, some took the long walk round and 4 of us wet up the rake with the group leader.
Then a couple of hours later, we met up and after lunch split into those who walked straight back, and those that carried on until dark. :)
I enjoy these sort of outings myself, and it's fun to see others on here do the same.
Looks like can be deceiving, especially when it comes to landscapes. The first pic makes it look like a small hill but once you're on top of it you probably felt it in many parts of your body that it was a bit of a walk (read: workout).
Once you're there though, the view and just having accomplished reaching the summit (har har) gives you a joyful sense of accomplishment
oh sorry, misread
Whereabouts do you go then? The US has a lot more scope for multi day trips, done any of those?
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Yup, been monkeying around Wyoming(east and northeast), Montana(east and north), North/South Dakota(Badlands, Black Hills), Colorado (mainly west of Boulder, Arapaho/e and thereabouts), Minnesota (Iron range, Boundary Waters, N and NE), and err ... well ... some other places not popping up in my head right now.
http://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2013/10/10/rescuers-plea-to-take-torch-after-trio-rescued-from-jacks-rake-in-dark
ZnorX: you get about a bit then? That's some great climbing country you've got there.
I was thinking of suggesting a meet/hike type of thing on here but I didn't think anyone would be interested.
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well I would