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 is at Langdale, Lake District.

10 hours ago

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Spring surprise: Monday morning 8am, “Are you available for a day of trad coaching tomorrow?” 8:05am, “Yes!”My favourite work is supporting people to build their climbing skills. Jenna was keen for a trad MOT as we head into the outdoor season. One more quick message established that Chelsey (MCI trainee) was available to join us to consolidate her instructing skills as she works towards assessment.Goals for the day:✅ getting back to leading after winter✅ building confidence in gear✅ fun in the sunWe ticked all of these; having Chelsey along meant she could belay and I could be on the crag right next to Jenna, checking gear placements (all good) and coaching movement and headgame (not needed 😎)Get in touch if you’d like to brush up your trad skills on a personalised coaching day 🧗#girlswhoclimb #tradclimbing #langdale #ukclimbing #femaleinstructors @ami_professionals @chellyrobinson … See MoreSee Less

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Lakes Climber is at Borrowdale Valley, Cumbria, England.

3 days ago

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Student psyche: after the sun of Morocco, it was a shock to the system to return to the wind and rain of the Lake District last weekend! Luckily, students are impervious to the weather ☔️A great day with @du.mountaineering teaching three enthusiastic rock stars how to lead trad. They all looked very relaxed (was gonna put ‘chilled’…) as they scuttled up wet rock, sought out some great gear placements, and tested to see if they would hold (they did 👍)A big thank you to RCI trainee Sarah Bell for shadowing, and to the students for always being cheery!#rockclimbing #tradclimbing #uniclubs #lakedistrict #borrowdale … See MoreSee Less

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Lakes Climber is in Morocco.

2 weeks ago

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Trad warm-up: a wonderful sixth trip to the trad-climbing paradise of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Seven perfect days of climbing…Almond blossom, winter daffodils, wild thyme, lavender and sage,Skylarks, butterflies, goats, cats and a fox!Olive trees and argan trees, thriving on the rocky mountain terraces,Red-orange sun-baked rocks contrasting the bright blue sky.Unlikely paths through quartzite and granite, marked by tiny cairns.Soaring ridges, deserted mountain tops, airy traverses……enticing cracks, squirmy chimneys, long friction slabs, jugs and jams abound. Winding roads, bustling towns, hidden villagesfilled with warm, friendly people, giggling at my schoolgirl French. Sequins, painted rocks, spices, tagines, and sugary mint tea.Men wandering along mountain tracks, a wave of greeting, a different pace of life.Cool, dark rooms,Call to prayer.Time away, time to reboot.#tradclimbing #rockclimbing #Anti-atlas #morocco #amiprofessionals … See MoreSee Less

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Lakes Climber is in Hartsop.

2 months ago

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A few good days… – a New Year’s resolution was to make sure Duncan and I grab a few good days for ourselves on the hill. We had half a day on Friday so nipped up this lovely scramble which was new to both of us.It also served as a good refresher of our scrambling ropework, which involves far more decision-making than rock climbing. Just over 3 hours car-to-car – an hour’s approach, 90 mins on the route (4 pitches, one descent and around half a km of less technical terrain) and a 40 min scurry down from the summit to just make it back before we needed to get torches out ✨First day out for my new La Sportiva approach shoes and they were awesome 🙌 #mountaineering #dayoffwork #scrambling #lakedistrict #amiprofessionals … See MoreSee Less

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Lakes Climber is at Lake District.

2 months ago

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New blog post (and a chance to share lots of photos!): ‘Flexible Goals’ for 2026 – lakesclimber.co.uk/2026/01/flexible-goals/If your New Year’s resolution is simply to get outside a little more in 2026 then take a look at the Lakes Climber website to see what sort of walking and climbing days we enjoy sharing with you!Gift vouchers available 🎁#rockclimbing #mountaineering #navigation #lakedistrict #getoutside … See MoreSee Less

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