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!

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Rock climbing

Join one of our intro to rock or technical rock skills days – prices from £70 per person. Or book a private day of guided climbing or bespoke skills to suit your needs!

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Lakes Climber

2 weeks ago

Lakes Climber
New blog post: Risk and responsibility – who’s making the decisions? lakesclimber.co.uk/2025/11/risk-and-responsibility-whos-making-the-decisions/Inspired by conversations and talks at this year’s #kendalmountainfestival and particularly the ‘Risk’ sessions expertly steered by @smart_climbing Happy (and safe ☺️) climbing 🧗 … See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

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Lakes rock! – it is Kendal Mountain Festival time again, held in my wonderful home town on the edge of the Lake District – which is home to some of the best rock in England 🧗😊A few photos of recent personal climbing escapades in the Lake District… do come and visit… and yes, I was out climbing today! ❄️#rockclimbing #tradclimbing #ukclimbing #lakedistrict #girlswhoclimb … See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

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Ropework and resilience – Uni of Sheffield Mountaineering Club swooped into the Lakes last weekend, including a hardy group of women+ who were making the leap from single to multipitch climbing.The club had secured funding to pay a few instructors to deliver a skills weekend, so we enthusiastically launched ourselves at Shepherd’s Crag, climbing some dry rock, some soggy rock, and into darkness (ahem…)The team bombarded us with questions that revealed their enthusiasm, creativity and downright resilience! As ever, it was great to see young people embracing the joys of trad climbing (in all weathers) and fantastic that the club is actively seeking to build the skills of all their leaders, whatever their gender Thank you for a wonderful weekend!#rockclimbing #tradclimbing #ukclimbing #mountaineering #uniclubs #lakedistrict #borrowdale #amiprofessionals #femaleinstructor #girlswhoclimb #buffalojacket … See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

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Instructor training – fantastic to have the opportunity to pass on knowledge and skills to a cohort of keen climbing instructors-to-be last weekThank you to @esther_foster for inviting me to support her in delivering her final RCI training of the year. It was a little chilly, and a little showery, but spirits were high (a key skill is staying cheery in adverse conditions!)Good luck to all the candidates as they work towards assessment 🧗#rockclimbing #tradclimbing #mountaintraining #RCI #amiprofessionals #femaleinstructor #girlswhoclimb #britishweather … See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

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Term time – it’s uni season! Learning to climb when you head to uni (in October…) is a tough gig. However, @du.mountaineering always send me a (small) car-full of super-psyched (6 ft) climbers who spill out into the parking nattering away, brandishing cookies, and full of excitement that is somehow not dampened by brutal wind, numb fingers and occasional squalls.Yesterday was ‘intro to trad’ where my goal is to send them home, still nattering, but metamorphosed into ‘competent seconds’. We covered the basics of belaying, placing/removing gear, and getting themselves safely up a trad route with a climbing partner.A big thank you to RCI trainee Nan who joined me to shadow the session, and was invaluable in sharing all the little tasks that need to happen to keep people safe as they soak up knowledge and bound up routes.#rockclimbing #tradclimbing #ukclimbing #uniclubs #lakedistrict #amiprofessionals #femaleinstructor #girlswhoclimb #autumn … See MoreSee Less

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