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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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mmed stone has been tested scores of times, sundrysmall precautions such as this may be omitted; but anew route should always be attacked with respectfulcaution, otherwise it may exact a speedy vengeance,and promptly repulse the careless climber. Just above the level of this useful block, whichwas immediately proved to be safe enough, thefootholds were a short way out of the crack on theleft wall, and were not particularly good in theheavy rain. The next ten feet appeared to be veryhard, for the only hold was to be by the grip of theright thigh in the crack, and the next jammed stone(on which a climber is standing in the opposite illus-tration) seemed insecure. It was desirable to passthis without clinging to its outer edges, and to testit when its dislodgment could do no harm. Themotion upwards in such a case is rather slow ; the legthat does the work must not be thrust too far intothe recess, or else the business of balancing is awk-ward, and the lift at each stroke is insufficient.
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G. P. AbrMham & Sons, Photos. Kern Knotts Chimney (Face page 173J KERN KNOTTS CHIMNEY 1/9 The unemployed foot, as the skater calls it, can oftenhelp by a momentary purchase on a minute ledge ;even the width of an eighth of an inch will suffice tosteady the lift. The jammed stone offered a fair grip underneath,but the ledges were now on the right wall, and theturn towards them was difficult under the circum-stances. If we had known that the stone wouldhold we could have pulled straight up over it ; but,out of desire to play the scientific game, I swunground by the hands so that the left leg was in thecrack and the upper handholds visible just above myhead. Next a pull-up enabled me to get the leftknee well on to the stone, and finally to ensconcemyself safely in the recess above it. Then our Nestorcame up in splendid form, but with some anxiousthought for the upper part of the climb. He askedme to mount up to the bridge above and see whetherthe remainder were feasible, for if not t

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