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Great Gable

Great Gable

"Great Gable is a favourite of all fellwalkers, and a first favourite with many."
A.W Wainwright

Great Gable from Borrowdale is one of the most popular and favoured walks in the Lake District.

Our experienced mountaineers will guide you up this magnificent mountain in the very heart of the Lake District.

On a good day we will have spectacular views over the Wasdale Valley to the Irish Sea and the Isle of Man, as well as the many high peaks including the nearby Scafell range.


The summit of Great Gable is strewn with boulders and the highest point marked by a rock outcrop set with a cairn. There is a plaque set on the summit rock commemorating those members of the Fell and Rock Climbing Club who died in the First World War; an annual memorial service is held here on Remembrance Sunday. The club bought a large area of land including Great Gable and donated it to the National Trust in memory of these members, and the plaque was dedicated in 1924 by Geoffrey Winthrop Young in front of 500 people.


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