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| Name: | Pillar Rock |
| Hill number: | 2390 |
| Height: | 779.9m / 2559ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2368 Pillar |
| RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Western Fells |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Catchment: | Calder & Ehen |
| Class: | Nuttall, Birkett, Synge, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge (N,B,Sy,BL,Bg) |
| Grid ref: | NY 17153 12374 |
| Summit feature: | outcrop beside cairn |
| Drop: | 18.3m |
| Col: | 761.6m NY 1716 1233  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 259 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From Wasdale. With MJW and lead by Robin Beadle. Climber's Traverse, Robinson's Cairn, Green Ledge, crossing the waterfall and the Old West Route. Abseiled into Jordan's Gap, and up to Pillar. | PGCE | 15/08/2023 |
| Big shout out to Sam Marsland and Pippa. :-))) www.lakedistrictmountaineering.co.uk | PJT | 02/07/2023 |
| Up Old West, down Slab & Notch with Dan R | mcbiydw2 | 04/06/2023 |
| With Suzanne | dc96 | 17/07/2022 |
| Bowness Knott car park > up valley on bikes. Pillar Rock (Slab & Notch); abseil off; > Pillar > Black Sail Pass > Black Sail Hut & back to bikes > car park. | Winterfloodian | 16/07/2022 |
| Slab and Notch in great condition | conanharrod | 12/09/2021 |
| Slab and Notch route in perfect weather with Paul from Mountain Magic. Followed by a chap climbing it as his final Birkett. Easy climbing but quite exposed. Abseiled into Pisgah gap, then short climb over Pisgah. On to White Pike via Pillar summit. | Wycombe Wanderer | 17/09/2020 |
| With Rachel Slab & notch route | Littledave | 17/09/2020 |
| via slab and notch solo | HardenC | 17/09/2020 |
| With Malcolm to complete his Nuttalls tally. | Pete Pozman | 23/09/2019 |
| Looking Stead, Pillar Rock, Pillar (with Mandy) | AJWSmith | 28/08/2019 |
| Slab and Notch followed by abseil into Jordan Gap with Graham Uney. Weather was as good as it gets for March. Phew! | tsharp | 28/03/2019 |
| Slab and Notch followed by abseil into Jordan Gap with Mike Norbury. | chalky1953 | 05/07/2018 |
| slab and notch route with Graham Uney, thanks Graham for a great day | colinfielding | 21/05/2018 |
| From Wasdale Head via High Level Traverse, up Old West, down Slab & Notch then on to Pillar summit. Huge thanks to Nigel W for the rope work. | IWC | 19/05/2018 |
| Walked From Wasdale With Mike from go4awalk and Alan Pearson a climbing instructor. Weather started off okay but rain and wind set in at midday. Can't believe that I actually did this. Thank you to my two brilliant companions for their help and encouragement. My first and last roped climb. | flockwatcher | 23/09/2017 |
| Old West Route, then abseil off into Jordans Gap. With Carole Engel and Iain Gallagher, Kendal Mountain Service. | jonglew | 02/08/2017 |
| With big thank yous to Jon and Ian for cajoiling, shoving, holding and almost dragging me up the Old West Face, arriving on the top, filthy, wet, shaken and more than a little stirred. Can't help having short arms and legs! | carole engel | 02/08/2017 |
| NOT CLIMBED - see my website www.542in2016.org.uk for the reasons why I've logged it at this time. | Bill Honeywell | 30/10/2016 |
| With mart, had problems finding the start from the Robinson Cairn: further and higher up the crag than I thought. Did as four climbing pitches but would be much easier a second time. Absolutely superb when the route is located!! | John Eley | 01/08/2016 |
| Set off from Wasdale Head. Had a days climbing instructing with Iain Gallagher of Kendal Mountaineering Services. Went up th Old West Route, then abseiled into Jordan Gap. Returned to Wasdale over Pillar summit and back via Looking Steady. Fantastic day. | mntainman | 22/06/2016 |
| From Honister,dry but windy. Birkett,Synge & English Nuttall completion! Thanks to Graham Uney for the rope work which got us up and down safely | peebs | 10/05/2016 |
| From Wasdale Head. Up to Black Sail and then High level route to Pisgah. Guided climb via Slab and Notch route, arranged by Andy Brown lead by Simon from Cockermouth Mountain Rescue. Continued onto Pillar summit, then back down to Wasdale. | crax73 | 01/09/2015 |
| Wasdale Head Blacksail Pass High Level Traverse Pillar Rock Pillar Wind Gap Mosedale Wasdale Head | Andy Hirst | 13/08/2015 |
| Finally completed the Birketts after doing all the rest over 18 months ago with the excellent help of Alex Willey from www.mountainmomentum.co.uk. Walked from Buttermere. | benarbia_8 | 26/05/2015 |
| From Gatesgarth, Buttermere over Scarth Gap. Guided climb with Alex Willey from Mountain Momentum. Excellent day, fantastic climb on dry rock. | pererin | 22/09/2014 |
| With Jo, walk from Bowness Point to the foothills of Pillar Rock. Being neither scrambling, climbing nor abseiling septuagenarians, this is as far as it goes regarding the completing of the Nuttall, Birkett and Synge lists; whilst congratulating the completers, we are happy to be in the second group of hillbaggers. Weather; sunny, warm, very good visibility. | amblerbob | 21/09/2014 |
| Nuttall walk 3.3: Pillar Rock. On it's own. Four pitch climb followed by an abseil. Guided by Alan Pearson - http://www.climb-in-the-lakes.co.uk/ Excellent highly recommended. | ronaldo333 | 15/09/2014 |
| With Andy brown, Oliver and Geoff my last nuttall. | DARRENG | 31/08/2014 |
| With Andy,Oliver and Darren in good weather, from Ennnerdale YHA sweating buckets on way up, surprised only a moderate climb in the book | geoffreybbb | 31/08/2014 |
| After climbing two years ago went back with 5 others needing the top. Beaten back by the weather, windy and wet, slab dripping. Not today, Pisgah summited and several other LAMPs off the main ridge. | nordicstar | 16/08/2014 |
| Group of us went up from Wasdale Head with Rick S but damp and windy set to deteriorate later. Phil C, Iain B and I got onto the Slab unroped to have a look but no intention to go any further. On to White Pike (Synge) then back along Pillar E ridge picking off a few tops. | RHW | 16/08/2014 |
| An epic day,walked in from Buttermere. With Stu Knowles. | MorecambeMonkey | 13/04/2014 |
| Birkett 2 via Robinson's Cairn | Dave Geere | 24/11/2013 |
| Revisit en route to White Pike, been meaning to go back for ages. Route quite a bit longer and more complex than I expected, but being 'only' a Mod rock climb there will always been plenty of holds if you look for them - and the route is pretty clear thanks to generations of climbers polishing the holds. V exposed though in places, and solo with no rope obviously essential to be 100% sure of the holds before making a move. Also a summer afternoon when the rock is absolutely dry would be better than a (sunny) autumn morning. Photo album: https://www.facebook.com/rob.woodall1/media_set?set=a.3402618801719.1073741834.1757312418&type=3 | RHW | 14/09/2013 |
| My last unclimbed, Nuttall to complete my round of all 444 in England and Wales. Guided by Paul Winstanley of West Coast Guiding (07930 989641), we cycled from Bowness Knott up Ennerdale left bikes nr River Liza and ascended the path to the Shamrock Traverse. Ascended by Slab and Notch to summit. Descended by same route. Developed into a lovely warm clear summers day - perfect day to complete around of Nuttalls with Pillar Rock. | andrew larkins | 19/06/2013 |
| Done with Richard Turner from Wasdale Head, via Black Sail Pass, Looking Stead taking the 'high level route'to Robinson's Cairn and the slightly exposed ramp/traverse to Pillar Rock. Adventurous! | falunty | 18/11/2012 |
| Done with Richard Turner from Wasdale Head, via Black Sail Pass, Looking Stead taking the 'high level route'to Robinson's Cairn and the slightly exposed ramp/traverse to Pillar Rock. Adventurous! | nitranrenrut | 18/11/2012 |
| A nice clear if not a little fresh,I climbed Pillar rock whilst Aly waiting with the Mutts..Always nice to be around Wasdale. | Mc Tango | 12/08/2012 |
| Honister Hause Honister Crag Fleetwith Pike Moses Trod Path along N. slopes of Kirk Fell Black Sail Pass High Level Route Pillar Rock Return to Black Sail Pass Down into top of Ennerdale Up path by Loft Beck Path to E. of Blackbeck Tarn Quarry tracks back to Honister. Mike Norbury from Keswick Mountain Adventures guided us up Pillar Rock. (PM,MN) | gerrybowes | 20/07/2012 |
| Via Slab and Notch | bolton | 20/07/2012 |
| Wasdale Head - Black Sail Pass - Looking Stead - High Level Route - Shamrock Traverse - High Man on Pillar Rock - Pisgah - Pillar - Black Sail Pass - Wasdale Head. Ably assisted by Stuart Carter of Climb365 | Bry C | 14/07/2012 |
| w Jenx, mark T plus Dave B and Janicke we climbed via slab and notch Pillar High Man. Been after this for 30+ years. Classic ascent, no probs, with ropes. Abseiled into Jordan gap to finish. Pillar summit to complete. Camped and drank at Wasdale Inn and celebrated well | nordicstar | 07/07/2012 |
| Up with VJ, met Rick and Jen at Wasdale Head Inn campsite. Up to Black Sail pass, legs sore from previous days warmup. Heavy rucksack seriously slowed me down. On to the climbers traverse, going better now. Led up Slab and Notch route onto Pillar Rock. Rick and Jen second. Abseiled off into gap and out. VJ took photo's. Then up onto Pillar Fell and back down over Looking Stead to Black Sail Pass and down. Started to rain on way down. | Mark T | 07/07/2012 |
| With Michael, Joe, Andrena, Peter & Alex on CUHWC Ennerdale trip; Pillar Rock by Slab and Notch, then return via Pillar and Steeple. Slimy conditions, thick mist. Rope tied round my waist, Michael leading with care, Peter & Alex free climbing! Final Lakeland Nuttall!! | Mark Jackson | 09/06/2012 |
| Up and down via slab and notch. Big thankyou to RS for helping me up, if definately wouldn't have happened otherwise. Perfect day with views for miles. | rhalstead | 29/06/2011 |
| 1 | dads | 14/06/2011 |
| Up and down by the Slab and Notch route, in good dry conditions. | davidpettit84 | 12/06/2011 |
| With Andy and Paul [ropeman]. My final Birkett fell. | Crib Goch | 25/05/2011 |
| One other ascent in August 1968. | ngthack | 21/07/2010 |