Walking and rock climbing adventures in the Lake District
Welcome to Lakes Climber – the place for walking and rock climbing adventures in the Lake District!
We are currently taking bookings for walking, climbing, and mountaineering in the Lake District or beyond. We deliver a range of guided days out on the hill or crag, and we also enjoy providing instruction or coaching to support you as you head out on your own adventures. To find out more about what we offer, follow the links to our climbing and walking pages in the menu above.
Our availability is listed on our Calendar. If you have any queries, do check out the Frequently Asked Questions page, and for further information, or to make a booking, get in touch via the Contact page.
Hill walking and navigation
Join one of our skills days to gain confidence in the hills or learn about navigation – prices from £60 per person. Or book a private day of guided hill walking or navigation that is tailored to your needs!
Join one of our intro to rock or technical rock skills days – prices from £60 per person. Or book a private day of guided climbing or bespoke skills to suit your needs!
Dodging showers – sneaking around the iffy forecast we snuck in a surprisingly good weekend of mountain cragging.Returning client Nick got to grips with ‘chimneying’ on a classic, and very fun, route above Combe Gill. Building quality mileage on route-finding, gear placements, and building belays, as well as 3D climbing techniques! Plus, we were treated to a grandstand view of friends climbing … See MoreSee Less
Classic rock – a perfect evening of Lakes cragging with returning client Anna. After checking how her climbing has gone over the winter, and what level of challenge she was up for, we grabbed the opportunity to get on a deserted Lakes classic: Little Chamonix.We chatted through the challenges, chilled out on the belay ledges, and lazed about at the top with a chocolate bar to accompany the stun… See MoreSee Less
Easter weekend – three contrasting days of climbing with Alex and Peter. We started in sunshine, kept smiling when it rained, sought out a quiet spot to practice technique on day two, and trusted the forecast today, rewarded with a perfect cragging day at Long Scar in the sun.Focus on footwork and movement technique, and doing as much climbing as possible! Lovely to see them both improve and ga… See MoreSee Less
Maps! Lovely to be out in Langdale working for @lake_district_mountaineering yesterday, delivering a navigation skills day with the lovely Morgan family.We built up the skills needed to make sure we head in the right Direction, for the right Distance (or Duration), keeping an eye on the Description of the terrain around us to ensure we reach our Destination!!Fantastic weather, scenery and compa… See MoreSee Less
Problem solving! Work this week has included three fun-filled days getting folks skilled up for the trad season. Would you know what to do if your climbing partner couldn’t get up the crux in the middle of a multi-pitch route? Or your abseil ropes got stuck? We tied off ropes, prusiked up ropes (and back down again), abseiled past knots, and generally extracted ourselves from a whole host of tr… See MoreSee Less
