Boulders

This area is quite difficult to get to know, due to the large number of assorted walls scattered across the hill side. Once the area is known it does turn out to be one of the best venues in the lakes. The problems range from 4a to 7a. The boulders lie directly above the Chapelstile church, across the hillside.

The circuit starts on the right most boulder which is a long slab, more of a micro route than a problem, but at 5a gives a good warm up. Directly above this is the Frittner traverse 5c, apparently it is frittning. This traverses the top of the boulder on huge jugs, but no foot holds. A walk up the hill side leads to a 5b problem, up again to another boulder with a couple of 6as. A stroll left leads to the dark crags, these offer two good 6a problems and one exceptional 5b. Down the hill side slightly leads to the barrel, the best boulder on the hillside. It consists of rock similar to the Langdale boulders. The first problem is just left of center and goes at 6c, just to the right the even thinner wall is 7a, and the ramp to the right is 6b. From the start of this ramp, crossing the wall to the first problem is a dynamic 6c. These are all superb problems. Just down and right from here is a classic 6a arete. Descend the hill a few hundred yards and you come to the footless wall, thrutch up this on jugs with feet dangling, a good test to see if you are pumped. Across to the right lies the detached boulder, which has two excellent roof problems. The roof that goes direct is 5b, the longer one to the left 6b.  Across the hillside to the left is a desperate 6c slab. Finally down and right is the slatey alcove, which is a good warm down.

Copt Howe

This is similar to the boulders, except here they form a small crag. The rock is excellent quality, being very rough, and fairly clean. The lowest part is identified by an undercut start, below some grooves. The right hand crack is 5b, and a low level traverse is 6a. Above this wall there are upper slabs that have a red streak on the right. The grey slab and red streak are very good. Round the back is another area which is not very good, but if you were bored could take up some time.

Parking is available below the crag, at Langdale boulders, or in Chapel Stile itself. If there is not room in the proper parking place, probably due to group mini busses, then don't block any entrances. From Ambleside the parking is past chapel stile, past the white houses, and on the right as the road levels and bends left. The crag should be visible from the parking place.

Not a very well known area, unearthed by Andy Hyslop, of rockandrun.com, in '97. The virtual crag is on the hill side above Tilberthwaite road about two thirds of the way to the car park. The crag is roughly 25ft high and fairly long, the landings are good and the climbing is similar to Reecastle. On the left is an obvious left to right break; along this and breaking out right is the classic Hyperlink 6a. To the right of this a huge dyno tackles the overlap 6c. The classic of the crag is just to the right again, Cybersex (better than) takes the hanging flake and goes at 6a.

The steep wall left of the hut boulder gives some hard problems. The traverse under nemesis is Lord a hard 6a. The start of the arete to the right is Shattered 6b. The Honeycomb wall has some hard fingery problems and a difficult low level traverse. The slab boulder in front of isolated boulder has some excellent problems on the impending face. There are numerous problems on the sharp holds, the best is Z'Mutt 5b, which goes straight up the middle , and the arete to the right is Brenva 5c. Just past brenva is a 6c.

It is situated in solitude above Coniston in the relatively flat and green Brimfell side of the copper mines valley. The rock is excellent quality, being very rough and sound. A brush is required in the winter months though , as lichen does gather. The walls are generally steep and overhanging. The only slight problem being the landings. Generally the ground is rutted and covered with smaller boulders, so a mat is well worth bringing.

From Coniston take the second right after the bridge, heading south, for Walna Scar. Turn left up to a very steep hill and continue to the fell gate. Turn right and follow the track for about half a mile to parking. Follow the quarry track right across the hill until it turns into a path. The pudding stone is just beyond.