Left Wall 15m E3 6a
Posted by: Tom Walkington, 10.05.201707.05.2017, T Walkington - unseconded Kirkstone Upper Crag. GR NY 398 086 Alt 600m SE Facing. The buttress is about 150m directly above Kirkstone Buttress and about 50m right of Kilnshaw Chimney, it has the shape of a clean corner.
Approach: From Kirkstone summit car park take the main paved path to Red Screes.At about 600m altitude where the path turns left,take a wide grass rake up right and then follow a sheep-track traversing right to the base of the buttress. 30 min
Start up the central corner then move up leftwards to a short leaning corner. Climb the corner(crux – preplaced wire)and then finish up right on jugs.
50m. right of Kilnshaw Chimney,not 150m.
The crag has since been more extensively been developed,so ‘Kirkstone Upper Crag’ would be a more suitable title than ‘Kirkstone Upper Buttress’.