Kentmere Boulders
Area Summary
One of the best and most underrated bouldering areas in the Lakes. There are five different sectors in the Kentmere valley and all are featured on the topo. The best climbing is in the mid to harder grades, although some of the easier lines on Badger Rock are unmissable! The rock is generally compact and solid although it can be fairly abrasive. This combined with the lower levels of bracken make the winter months the optimum visiting period.
The valley has never been rich in climbing history or nostalgia with its crags being on the whole scrappy and broken in nature, and a far cry from their Langdale and Swindale counterparts. In spite of this the boulders in the valley are of a much higher standard and the rock is a compact high friction rhyolite, and it is for this reason (coupled with the lower bracken growth) that the spring and winter months provide the best climbing conditions.
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