“Completed Scafell on the Saturday and Langdale Pikes on Sunday 3rd and 4th November 2012 both with John who had great knowledge and Leadership skills and made it so enjoyable many thanks Pete”
Peter Sewell
Glaramara
"glorious views, that to the north being of unsurpassed beauty." |
A.W Wainwright
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One of the less trodden routes, Glaramara, near Stonethwaite village in the Lake District is a great chance to get off the beaten track whilst still being amongst the highest fells in England. The route over Bessyboot, Dovesnest Crags and Coombe Head follows a ridge with hardly a path in sight, just a gentle rambling ridge climbing over several rocky crags. Let our guides take you away from the crowds to find solitude in the Borrowdale fells with great views of the high fells all around the ridge. |
Glaramara's most striking feature is Combe Gill on its northern slopes, a classic example of a hanging valley that was formed by glacial erosion during the last ice age. The gill is full of crags and according to Alfred Wainwright contains the only natural cave in the Lake District, these are the Dove Nest Caves, a rock slip from Dove Nest Crags has partly covered the cave which has three entrances. |