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The Borrowdale 10 Challenge is a unique challenge created by The Lake District Walker.
The Challenge is designed to put your endurance and mental strength to the test as we climb ten of Borrowdale’s greatest, tallest and most spectacular mountains, including England’s Highest, Scafell Pike.
Summits included on this route:
Base Brown646 metres / 2419 feet
Green Gable801 metres / 2628 feet
Great Gable899 metres / 2949 feet
Lingmell800 metres / 2625 feet
Scafell Pike978 metres / 3209 feet
Broad Crag930 metres/3069 feet
Ill Crag935 metres/3085 feet
Great End910 metres / 2986 feet
Allen Crags785 metres / 2575 feet
Glaramara783 metres / 2569 feet
This challenge would be regarded as being slightly harder than the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge, on par with the National 3 Peaks Challenge, but easier than the 24 Peaks Challenge or the Welsh 3000’s. The Borrowdale 10 Challenge is ideal for charity fundraising, team building or as a training challenge before tackling the National 3 Peaks, 24 Peaks Challenge or the Welsh 3000’s.
The challenge starts in the popular location of Seathwaite. The challenge starts with a steep climb up the fellside next to Sourmilk Gill. After warming up on these steep steps we make our way to our first summit, Base Brown.
Now at over 600m we follow the grassy ridge to the south and climb gently to our second summit, Green Gable. After a short descent into Windy Gap we are back on a bouldery ascent. We will pick our way through the boulders and onto the flat, but fine summit of Great Gable. With the first leg of the challenge complete we will take a few minutes to admire the views over Wastwater, and over to the next leg of the walk.
We descend steeply off of the summit of Great Gable to Styhead Pass, where if anyone is finding it hard or has picked up an injury they can easily descend back to the start point. From Styhead Pass we will join the Corridor Route, a path that climbs steadily up the fellside to Lingmell Col. As we reach Lingmell Col we will branch off and summit Lingmell, another amazing viewpoint. We will return back to Lingmell Col and before climbing steeply up to the summit of Scafell Pike, the highest peak of the challenge, and in England. Once again we will take a moment to enjoy the views and admire what we have already achieved.
Now essentially heading back towards the start point we descend off of the summit into Broad Crag Col before again climbing to the boulder strewn summit of Broad Crag. A short walk from this summit will also bag us Ill Crag. From Ill Crag we will descend a short way to Calf Cove before once again climbing gradually up to the summit of Great End. Great End has fantastic views over the Borrowdale Valley, with Derwent Water and Skiddaw in the distance.
Great End marks the end of the second leg of the Challenge and we follow the track down into Esk Hause. This is once again a great opportunity for anyone who is feeling tired or injured to take the easier route back down to Seathwaite. With eight peaks bagged, we have two more remaining.
A short ascent from Esk Hause brings us number nine, which is the Allen Crags. From this summit we will follow the wide grassy ridge to the north, weaving past tarns and rocky outcrops up to our final summit, Glaramara. With all the peaks completed we now have to descend back to Seathwaite to complete the challenge.
Continuing north we will descend down Thorneythwaite Fell to the valley bottom. A gentle walk along a public footpath brings us back to Seathwaite, and completes the Challenge.
This challenge is designed to be strenuous, but it acts as a great training challenge for harder events such as the 24 Peaks Challenge. Please feel free to contact us to discuss your groups suitability to this challenge.
Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Kit List tab above.
| Group Size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Per Person | £175 | £100 | £70 | £60 | £50 | £42 | £36 | £32 | £32 | £32 |
| Per Group | £175 | £200 | £210 | £240 | £250 | £252 | £252 | £256 | £288 | £320 |
| Group Size | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Per Person | £40 | £37 | £36 | £35 | £35 | £35 | £34 | £32 | £32 | £32 |
| Per Group | £440 | £444 | £468 | £490 | £525 | £560 | £578 | £576 | £608 | £640 |
| Group Size | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
| Per Person | £40 | £38 | £37 | £36 | £35 | £35 | £34 | £32 | £32 | £32 |
| Per Group | £840 | £836 | £851 | £864 | £875 | £910 | £918 | £896 | £928 | £960 |
| Group Size | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35+ |
| Per Person | £35 | £34 | £33 | £32 | £31 |
| Per Group | £1085 | £1088 | £1089 | £1088 |
Postcode: CA12 5XJ
Grid Reference: NY 235 121
Directions
From Keswick: Leave on the Borrowdale Road (from the mini roundabout near the co-op).
Follow this road for approx 8 miles, passing through Rosthwaite until just before reaching the village of Seatoller a narrow lane leads off to the left on the bend, signposted to Seathwaite, camp site and Sty Head. This road can be busy and has passing points (unmarked), blind bends and walkers in the road, also a few sheep for good measure, please drive carefully.
Follow this lane, parking as close to the end near the farm as possible, we will meet at the turning circle before the farm entrance gate.
Bus Services
The nearest bus stop to Seathwaite is Seatoller, around 20 minutes walk away from the meet point
- The 78 bus runs regularly between Keswick and Seatoller
- The 77/77a also runs from Keswick to Seatoller and then on to Buttermere, this however is a seasonal service from Easter to October
Stagecoach bus timetables can be viewed here
Each participant is expected to bring suitable personal equipment for the event.
This should include the following:
Summer Events:
(November - March)
- Walking shoes / Boots
- Waterproof clothing (Jacket and trousers)
- Suitable clothing for walking (no jeans)
- Warm tops
- Packed lunch
- Spare clothing
- Water
- Hat
- Gloves
Winter Events:
(April - October)
- Walking Boots
- Waterproof clothing (Jacket and trousers)
- Suitable clothing for walking (no jeans)
- Warm tops
- Packed lunch
- Spare clothing
- Water
- Hat
- Gloves
- Torch (preferably a headtorch)
- Spare batteries for the above
- Spare Gloves
- Flask & Hot Drink
The Following equipment may also be useful if owned:
- Snow Goggles
- Gaiters
The following equipment will be provided by The Lake District Walker should winter conditions require:
- Ice Axe
- Crampons
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Questions:
Question:
What happens if the weather is bad?
Answers:
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Posted by John Scadding on Thursday, 12 October 2017
We plan to walk whatever the weather, unless it is dangerous to do so.
Mountain weather can be a little unpredictable, but we do keep an eye on the forecasts leading up to walks, should the forecast mean that the walk is not possible then we will contact you as soon as we have the forecast and offer you the following options:
- A more suitable walk on the same date taking into consideration the weather conditions
- A transfer to the same walk on another date
- A full refund
Question:
Are dogs allowed on this walk?
Answers:
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Posted by John Scadding on Thursday, 21 September 2017
Yes, dogs are allowed on all our walks.
However we do cross farmland and common land where animals will be grazing, there will be large sections of the walk, if not all, where dogs will be required to be on a lead.
There are sections of this walk across rough ground and boulders and as such this walk may not be suitable for all dogs.
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