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

1 week ago

Lakes Climber
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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Lakes Climber

2 weeks ago

Lakes Climber
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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Lakes Climber is at Langdale, Lake District.

2 weeks ago

Lakes Climber
New skills – as well as consolidating Cath’s lead climbing, gear placement, belay building, and abseiling skills (all excellent), we threw in a few new ones this time:✅ climbing on wet rock – not a massive fan of this, but we concluded it was good to know that it is possible 😁✅ down-climbing – often needed as you descend back to your bags after finishing the route; Cath was already a natural 🧗✅ chimneying – the jury is still out on this one; initial enthusiasm, full-body squirming deployed, and an usual facing-out technique. I think she did ace 🤩#rockclimbing #tradclimbing #ukclimbing #lakedistrict #langdale #anythinggoes #amiprofessionals #femaleinstructor #girlswhoclimb … See MoreSee Less

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Lakes Climber is at Lake District.

2 weeks ago

Lakes Climber
Sunlit forests – a fantastic weekend working my other job, heading up the GB orienteering teamThe 2026 GB squad headed to the Lake District for the weekend to celebrate 2025 and plan for 2026 and beyond…Most of my British Orienteering role involves sitting behind a computer, so it was great to be able to catch up with the athletes, talk through plans for the coming year, and watch them legging it round some gorgeous autumn forestsA big thank you to the amazing team of staff and volunteers who work so hard to support the athletes as they juggle life and sport, and to Shane Ohly for an inspiring talk on Saturday night!@britishorienteering#Orienteering #navigation #maps #Compass #gohardorgohome #trimtex … See MoreSee Less

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Lakes Climber is at Langdale, Lake District.

3 weeks ago

Lakes Climber
From indoor boulderers to multipitch trad climbers – fantastic to spend last Friday with four lovely lads who were venturing out to climb on rock for the first time.We started by heading to Upper Scout Crag for the full experience of a multi-pitch route before shimmying back to Stickle Barn Crag for a spot of top-roping. From technical face climbing to full-on chimneying tactics, they all took to rock like naturals, climbing brilliantly on everything we threw at them, and picking up some solid belaying skills along the way.Thank you to @lake_district_mountaineering for the work, and to @mchodgkin0 for awesome co-instructing 🙏#lakedistrictclimbing #tradclimbing #rockclimbing #ukclimbing #langdale #amiprofessionals #FemaleInstructor … See MoreSee Less

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