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Title: Rock-climbing in the English Lake District
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Jones, Owen Glynne Abraham, George Dixon, 1872- Abraham, Ashley Perry, 1876-1951 Wordsworth Collection
Subjects: Mountaineering
Publisher: Keswick, Cumberland, G.P. Abraham
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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, and men come and go now w^ithoutthis ceremony. A year ago I hunted in vain for thebox and fancied that some curiosity-monger hadfeloniously appropriated it, but since then I believeit has again been seen there. It may easily slipdown between the loose stones. This little climb is dangerous in icy weather, andshould not then be undertaken. For there is noparticular fun in it when the rocks are glazed, whenbare fingers are necessary for the diminished holds,and the slow going inevitably involving benumbedhands. The long routes up are impossible excej^t whenconditions are favourable. The first long way up the pinnacle was climbedon September 20th, 1884, by Messrs. Haskett Smithand John Robinson. They made the ascent of SteepGhjll, and then, emerging on the right, climbed upa steep arete to the pinnacle, where they left theirnames in a glass bottle. Descending again to theupper portion of Steep Ghyll, they passed over to the Jordan and so on to the mountain. With but -.vi^ V ^^f^.^^^C--
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Q. P. Abraham <& Sons, Photos. „ . , Keswick ScAWFELL Pinnacle and Deep Ghyll—Winter fFacc page 73) SCAWFELL PINNACLE, EASY ROUTE 73 slight variations, these were the only ways knownuntil 1888. In July of that year a party led by Mr.W. Cecil Slingsby succeeded in climbing out fromthe lower part of Steep Ghyll on to the north-eastface of the pinnacle. By a long and difficult chimneym this wall they reached the Low Man, as the nearlyhorizontal crest of the first huge buttress is called.Thence a sharp ridge took them direct to the finalrocks, which were sufiiciently broken to make thefinish easy. This route at once commended itself to the better climbers at Wastdale as being safe andsound. The rocks throughout are excellent, andindeed enthusiasts like to compare the finish withthe famous ridge of the Rothhorn from Zinal. Thechief objection to be urged against the climb is theexposure to wind and cold. I remember oncestarting up with Mr. Robinson one wet day inAuQfust. He led as

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