Nowt Burra Flee'in Thing | E8 Trad climb at Wasdale Screes

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Added 4th December 2021. Last updated 13th June 2024.

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Added at 15:06 on 13 June 2024

Ascents

5 recorded ascents.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Dave Birkett Lead | worked May 2005 E8
First ascent.

The name comes from a quote from Will Ritson, an innkeeper in Wasdale in the 1800s:

There's nobbut ya way up scaafell crags...an nowt but a fleein thing could git up't crags...never neahbody he'd getten up there, an neahbody nivver wad. [1]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C8KTuRoqehd/

Chris Fisher Lead | worked 14th Sep 2013
Jon Freeman Lead | worked 2nd Sep 2017
Calum Coldwell-Story Lead | worked 2nd Sep 2017
Craig Matheson Lead | worked 29th Jun 2019