30th November .....Pinnacle Ridge, St Sunday Crag

Pinnacle Ridge on St Sunday Crag is a classic Lakeland grade 3 scramble, located on the steep Northern side of the mountain, the start isn't the easiest to find, but a couple of clues help to find the start.  There is a dry stone wall down in Grisdale which lines up and points just to the right of the start when looking up at the crags above, when seen with a gun barrel shaped rock high up above you'll not be far from the start at about 530m.

The scramble itself starts as it means to go on, exposed climbing but with good holds all the way makes for some excitement, it is possible to find a way off the ridge at any time should any of the difficulties become too much.

Soon the first real climbing is reached, a 7m high corner that must be climbed direct, and this is the point that many find use for the rope, a fall here would not have a good outcome.  Once past this point the scramble  continues over the exposed ridge, but is over all too soon and all that remains is to go for the summit and enjoy the views.
Kit:  3 or 4 quick draws...a few slings, 2 or 3 biggish nuts and a few crabs

Nethermost Cove from St Sunday Crag

Climbers on the final section of the ridge