The Lakes Classic Rock Round
The Lakes Classic Rock Round is a challenge of climbing all the Lakeland routes in Ken Wilson's Classic Rock compendium, on foot. The challenge starts before the first route and ends when the last has been climbed. Note, the routes can be climbed in any order and either bottom-to-top or top-to-bottom. Typically attempts go south-to-north ending with Little Chamonix at Shepherd's Crag.
History
The first-known people to have completed the round in under 24-hours are Mike Van Gulik, Dave Willis and Tim Gould, in 1993. However they made use of an automobile.[1]
The Route
The challenge is approximately 65 km with 4300m of elevation.
The usual route climbs the routes in this order:
| Order | Crag | Route | Grade | Height (Meters) | Pitches | Page Number* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dow Crag | Murray's Route | S 4a | 74 | 4 | 124 |
| 2 | Gimmer Crag | Ash Tree Slabs | VD | 48 | 2 | 86 |
| 3 | Gimmer Crag | 'C' Route | S 4b | 62 | 3 | 82 |
| 4 | Gimmer Crag | Bracket and Slab Climb | VS 4b | 97 | 5 | 79 |
| 5 | Bowfell | Bowfell Buttress | HS 4b | 106 | 6 | 100 |
| 6 | Scafell Crag | Jone's Route Direct from Lord's Rake | HS 4b | 54 | 4 | 200 |
| 7 | Scafell Crag | Moss Ghyll Grooves | VS 4c | 79 | 4 | 195 |
| 8 | The Napes | Tophet Wall | HS 4b | 75 | 3 | 241 |
| 9 | The Napes | Needle Ridge | VD | 114 | 5 | 246 |
| 10 | The Napes | The Wasdale Crack | HS 4c | 17 | 2 | 246 |
| 11 | Pillar | Rib and Slab Climb | HS 4b | 90 | 4 | 283 |
| 12 | Pillar | New West Climb | VD | 87 | 5 | 286 |
| 13 | Gillercombe | Gillercombe Buttress | S 4a | 195 | 7 | 391 |
| 14 | Black Crag | Troutdale Pinnacle | S | 105 | 6 | 364 |
| 15 | Shepherd's Crag | Little Chamonix | VD | 71 | 4 | 354 |
* Wired Guides, Lake District Rock, 2015
Fastest Known Times
| Date | Party | Time (hh:mm:ss) | Improvement (hh:mm:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-19 | Will Birkett | 10:41:00[2] | 00:29:00 |
| 2020-09-18 | Tom Randall | 11:10:00[2] | 00:40:00 |
| 2020-08-31 | Will Birkett | 11:50:00[3] | 00:12:36 |
| 2020-08-09 | Tom Randall | 12:02:36[4] | 00:51:24 |
| 2020-05-? | Will Birkett, Callum Coldwell-Storry | 12:54:00[4] | 00:31:00 |
| 2019-04-23 | Chris Fisher | 15:25:00[5] | 00:52:00 |
| 2005-10-16 | Mark Thomas | 16:17:00[6] | 03:21:00 |
| 2005 | Nick Wharton, Brian Davidson | 19:38:00 | - |
References
- "Lakeland Classic Rock Challenge". mountainrun.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Lakes Classic Rock Record set (again) by Tom Randall, smashed by Will Birkett". ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Lakes Classic Rock Record Broken (again) by Will Birkett". ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Tom Randall Breaks Lakes Classic Rock Round Record". ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Lakes Classic Rock Round Record broken by Chris Fisher". ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- "Lakeland Classic Rock Challenge - Record report". mountainrun.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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