The Lakes Classic Rock Round

The Lakes Classic Rock Round is a fell running & rock climbing challenge to run a route that climbs all the Lakeland rock climbs in Ken Wilson's Classic Rock compendium.[1]

History

The first-known people to have completed the round in under 24-hours are Mike Van Gulik, Dave Willis and Tim Gould, in 1993. However they made use of a car.[2]

The Route

The challenge is approximately 65 km with 4300 m of elevation.

The usual route climbs the routes in this order:[3]

OrderCragRouteGradeHeight
(Meters)
PitchesPage Number*
1Dow CragMurray's RouteS 4a744124
2Gimmer CragAsh Tree SlabsVD48286
3Gimmer Crag'C' RouteS 4b62382
4Gimmer CragBracket and Slab ClimbVS 4b97579
5BowfellBowfell ButtressHS 4b1066100
6Scafell CragJone's Route Direct from Lord's RakeHS 4b544200
7Scafell CragMoss Ghyll GroovesVS 4c794195
8The NapesTophet WallHS 4b753241
9The NapesNeedle RidgeVD1145246
10The NapesThe Wasdale CrackHS 4c172246
11PillarRib and Slab ClimbHS 4b904283
12PillarNew West ClimbVD875286
13GillercombeGillercombe ButtressS 4a1957391
14Black CragTroutdale PinnacleS1056364
15Shepherd's CragLittle ChamonixVD714354

* Wired Guides, Lake District Rock, 2015

Fastest Known Times

DatePartyTime
(hh:mm:ss)
Improvement
(hh:mm:ss)
2020-09-19Will Birkett10:41:00[4]00:29:00
2020-09-18Tom Randall11:10:00[4]00:40:00
2020-08-31Will Birkett11:50:00[5]00:12:36
2020-08-09Tom Randall12:02:36[3]00:51:24
2020-05-?Will Birkett, Callum Coldwell-Storry12:54:00[3]00:31:00
2019-04-23Chris Fisher15:25:00[1]00:52:00
2005-10-16Mark Thomas16:17:00[6]03:21:00
2005Nick Wharton, Brian Davidson19:38:00-

References

  1. "Lakes Classic Rock Round Record broken by Chris Fisher". ukclimbing.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-11. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. "Lakeland Classic Rock Challenge". mountainrun.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. "Tom Randall Breaks Lakes Classic Rock Round Record". ukclimbing.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-12. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. "Lakes Classic Rock Record set (again) by Tom Randall, smashed by Will Birkett". ukclimbing.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-12. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. "Lakes Classic Rock Record Broken (again) by Will Birkett". ukclimbing.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  6. "Lakeland Classic Rock Challenge - Record report". mountainrun.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-12-12. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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