Falcon Crag

Tuesday, myself, Joe and Lewis headed up to Falcon Crag at the head of Grisedale. We walked in from Patterdale, having driven up to Penrith and down the Ullswater road rather than risk the Kirkstone Pass. This was probably a good move as the pass was closed when we got down later that evening. The walk in was fairly long, although no arduous and even quite pleasant - I do think however that it is quicker to come up from Dunmail Raise on the other side but it is a steeper ascent.



We had planned to do Dollywagon Gully which Joe had done before, but I hadn't. We traversed in fairly high though and ended up in what we think may of been Dollywagon Chimney with the Right hand Finish IV but it could of quite easily been a different line, or Dollywagon Gully itself but Joe said he didn't recognize it. Anyhow, it looked good, and like it would go so we went for it. Conditions were good (one of the belays was a pure ice screw belay) and the turf is still fully frozen. The only thing that is letting it down slightly is that a few more inches of consolidated snow is needed on some of the lines. Most rock, on most aspects is hoared up as well. We topped out in deteriating weather, and headed down to the tarn and out the way we came, it was starting to snow heavily as we got to the car which bodes well from conditions later in the week. Beers and Imran's naturally followed.