Lords Rake & West Wall Traverse

Gareth Houghton said:

Does anyone know the current state of Lord's Rake and the West Wall
Traverse, Is it still do-able?
I have only done it once around 2 years ago and would like to again in
the near future.
I am sure I read somewhere that the west wall traverse no longer
exists beacuse it has collapsed, is this true?

This page has up-to-date information:

http://www.wasdaleweb.co.uk/news.html
--
Dave

....so if it has stayed the same, here is the latest:

http://www.stridingedge.net/Walks/2004/10%20October/11.10.04.htm

Sean McMahon said:

...so if it has stayed the same, here is the latest:

http://www.stridingedge.net/Walks/2004/10%20October/11.10.04.htm

Sean

Cheers for that, looking at the pictures it is no different from when
I last did it.

Although you didnt do the West Wall Traverse here did you? Just Lords
Rake.

Cheers

Gareth

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Quoted message said:

Does anyone know the current state of Lord's Rake and the West Wall
Traverse, Is it still do-able?
I have only done it once around 2 years ago and would like to again in
the near future.
I am sure I read somewhere that the west wall traverse no longer
exists beacuse it has collapsed, is this true?

Cheers

Gareth

Was on it on Wednesday. All a bit loose but nothing really bad. Wouldn't
want anyone above me though.

Mike Mason

Following up to Gareth Houghton

Quoted message said:

Does anyone know the current state of Lord's Rake and the West Wall
Traverse, Is it still do-able?

use your "mountaineering judgement" and look at Wasdaleweb, and
my page!
--
Mike Reid
Lords Rake page "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/page47.htm"

I also did it 2 years ago (Aug 2003). It was around 1800 one friday night
and the signs warning people off were obviously working - didn't see another
soul! Come to that when I got up top and looked back to the Pike, it had 20
or so people whilst I didn't see anyone on Scafell that evening! As for the
rake it was chocked with rubble but then it always is! The only bit I didn't
like was squeezing under the boulder near where the West Wall Traverse joins
the rake. I'm going again in a month and certainly intend doing it again.
The chances of the West Wall Traverse coming down on top of me when I go are
somewhat remote and I'm looking forward to being back there. Lets face it -
it's places like Lord's Rake that make me love the Lakes so much

Simon

The fallen rock at the top of the rake will fall down someday. It is
debateable if it will fall all the way to the bottom in one piece, fragment
into smaller (but still large) pieces or wedge itself close to the top of
the Rake. It could even fall the other way - away from the Rake itself.
Of more imminent concern is the fate of the West Wall itself. That will
certainly come crashing down one day. When it does it will make the blocked
boulder seem quite trivial in comparison. If anyone is in the rake at the
time they'll never be seen again.
However the chances of it happening when someone is there are very remote,
and any slippage is likely to occur during the "quiet" winter months.
I've been up it a couple of times, and apart from the loose stuff underfoot
Lord's Rake and WWT are passable - for experienced men (and women!)