A fantastic scrambling exploration on Dove’s Nest Crag, the Attic Cave will be one to remember.
Parking: Small Car Park in Stonethwaite Village (maps link)
Grade: 2**
A mass of rock which at some point since the last ice age broke apart into several large sections, affording a scrambler a rare opportunity to explore the inner sanctum of a classic Lakeland Buttress.
The easiest (and most spectacular) route questing into the bowels of the buttress is Attic Cave which makes for a brilliant Grade 2.
From a large ledge, scramble through some large chimneys before making an awkward pull past a chockstone.
Follow the chimney left into a large bay before following polished holds up and right past another chockstone into the cave. To escape its back the way you came!
Recommended Guidebook & Map
The best guidebook for this route is found in the Cicerone guide Scrambles in the Lake District North, available via Paperback or Kindle Book on Amazon here.
The best map for this route is the Ordnance Survey OL4, The English Lakes, North-Western Area available on Amazon here.
Recommended Scrambling Guide: (coming soon)
Recommended Accommodation
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Route Contributed by: Sam Wainwright
“I live for everything outdoors and to me a bad day in the hills still beats a good day in the office.”
Sam regularly publishes route blogs on his website Wainright Climbing here.
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