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Name: | Napes Needle |
Hill number: | 3689 |
Height: | 692m / 2270ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2367 Great Gable |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Western Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Irt |
Class: | Deleted Nuttall (xN) |
Grid ref: | NY 20949 09991 |
Summit feature: | gently sloping rock |
Drop: | 13m |
Col: | 679m NY 2095 0999 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S OL6N |
Survey: | obvious summit |
Comments: | Added to "deleted" Nuttalls list in vol 2 of Mountains of England. Drop measured by R Woodall |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 85 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
I've bagged all the Lake District tops including moved and deleted tops but Napes Needle (Deleted Nuttall)had been the one exception. Ascent from Seathwaite with Graham Uney mountaineering. 
Took the arête route and up to the last crack before the top. Didn't actually stand on the top but my hand was within a couple of feet of the summit so I feel justified in claiming the bag and making this my Lake District completion. | DC11main | 31/08/2023 |
From Wasdale. With MJW and lead by Robin Beadle. Up via the Arete. Continued up Needle Ridge. | PGCE | 16/08/2023 |
Dave McGimpsey leading, me following. Ab'd off belay shelf. | jonglew | 13/08/2019 |
With Jon Glew | Dave McG | 13/08/2019 |
Good day out with Eddie and Rick. Happy to ascend as a mere second to complete the Cumbrian summits - out of my league as a lead climb. | mae | 19/07/2018 |
Repeat climb nearly 30 years after first ascent with Mark T. Michael Earnshaw and Eddie Dealtry my capable seconds. Up the Wasdale Arête this time as opposed to the Wasdale Crack first time. Had a look at the Obverse Route but thought it harder than necessary for reverse lead and seconds. Up the traditional nose on good holds, camming device down below on East side of top block for top belay and help with leaders downclimb. Nice big hawser in situ at belay to keep all safe, all downclimbed the arête though rather than ab off. Great sunny weather day. | nordicstar | 19/07/2018 |
Seconded with Mae up Wasdale Arete and over the traditional nose. Ably led by Nordicstar. Grand day for it. | Eddie | 19/07/2018 |
Climbed as 2nd | Ruth | 26/05/2018 |
Napes Needle > Kirk Fell Rib End Point E > Kirk Fell East Top > Kirk Fell from GR: NY 18694 08565 | ronaldo333 | 21/04/2018 |
from Wasdale | emily | 15/04/2017 |
Threaded, not climbed | pwithnall | 05/06/2016 |
Walk with Mum and Dad (Camping Wasdale Head) | byron2302 | 17/09/2014 |
Threading the Needle was enough for me. As an ex-Nuttall that will do. | mcbiydw2 | 13/07/2014 |
doing South Traverse twice from Seathwaite(Taylor Gill Force)and Wasdale Head | rb | 07/07/2014 |
With Keith and Rob. First climbed in mid 60s. | Dave Geere | 25/12/2013 |
first Wed of working PT. Climbed with JT. | Frank | 04/09/2013 |
Done in excellent weather with Ian Oddy who I met at Styhead Pass. He had no idea what to expect and thought Wainwright had actually done the walk. Once over this Grade 2 Scramble he thought otherwise. We went on scrambling around what Wainwrights Guide calls the 'Dress Circle' to Sphinx Rock. Whatever it may be called I just make my own route and this guy followed nervously but bubbling with elation. | Aimless Rambler | 11/07/2013 |
Climbed 3 times. Classic route | conanharrod | 01/07/2010 |
Date climbed approx, climbed with DB and AL after Tophet Wall. | Dave McG | 01/06/2010 |
Was guided up by Tim Blakemore on a cold but bright Autumn day, went on to climb needle Ridge and Westmorland Crags, before summitting Gable. | rossdrummond | 01/10/2009 |
Estimated date. Done with James and Simon. On to The Sphinx and then up the Grade 2 scramble of Sphinx Ridge. | Aimless Rambler | 01/04/2008 |
Cragging with Dave - date approximate | visionset | 07/07/2003 |
climbed several times | ollismark | 02/02/2002 |
With: Eric Murray, Denise McLellan, Zoe Gordon. Notes: | dchill01 | 03/06/2000 |
RHW | 15/05/1999 | |
Eric Led, I seconded. Afterwards we continued the Climbers' Traverse with John and Andy and climb Great Gable. | mikejacobs | 31/05/1997 |
With MT, climbed via the classic route. Stood on top, no handstand! Climbed back and threaded needle for good measure. | nordicstar | 11/04/1992 |
Seatwaite, Taylor Force Gill, Climbers traverse, led Napes Needle, up to Sphynx Rock and gully up to Westmoorland cairn and onto top of Gable. Over Green Gable and down Sour Milk Gill to Seatwaite. With Rick, Mark and Don. | Mark T | 11/04/1992 |
petey | 01/01/1990 | |
Classic Climb bagging on a sunny weekend. Climbed Bowfell Buttress at 7am on a sunny morning from a high camp at Angle Tarn with Steve then on to Napes on Great Gable to climb Tophet Wall and for me to lead Napes Needle - another ambition after being taken up it 3 years ago - then back to camp and down to Langdale. | Chris Pearson | 07/05/1989 |
Led with Phil Moorey via Arete | IainT | 03/10/1987 |
with James W | HardenC | 05/09/1987 |
Estimated date | sclater | 01/03/1987 |
Led up standard route by Colin Kenning on a Vibram MC meet. I was just learning to climb, bring taught by Colin. Gripped but thrilled! At the time an ambition achieved.I caught the climbing bug from these early days. Climbed just 2 weeks before the centenary of the 1st ascent by Walter Haskett Smith the 'father of British rock climbing' who climbed up and down unroped in nailed boots leaving his handkerchief on the top as a calling card. He wrote a very detailed account of his ascent stating that wondering once up if the descent would be harder, and that he was very glad once down onto solid ground again - as I was. | Chris Pearson | 14/06/1986 |
My 1st Ascent of Napes Needle with TN. | Vin | 21/10/1985 |
Approx date | MM | 16/04/1981 |
Approximate date.Followed by Eagles Nest Ridge. | ARM | 01/06/1980 |
And again on:- 
13-04-1990 with Claire & Paul, | RichardM | 04/05/1980 |
Climbed with Durham Mountaineering. Exact date unknown. | John Lee | 15/05/1978 |
With Chris Massey. | JtwoUD | 14/01/1973 |
Gable. Not in JWS List | Peterdunscar | 01/08/1969 |
For 6 months I was a member of the East Yorkshire Mountaineering club. After being successfully, but reluctantly, pulled up and lowered down this one (and Pillar Rock) I decided that I preferred terra firma (and the firmer, the less terror) | moorsman | 25/09/1968 |
Also climbed on 16/09/1978 & 30/05/1992. | ngthack | 07/08/1968 |
As budding climbers still at school walked from Langdale especially to climb Napes Needle and Innominate Crack that we'd seen pictures of. Climbed back down the Needle. Done several times since, by various routes. | Aye Jimmy | 20/05/1961 |
A cold day early 1970. Several ascents since. | summitsup | blank |
Jim Baz | 04/11/2017 | |
Jill Robertson | 08/07/2017 | |
roddycun | 10/07/2015 | |
Jim B | 19/06/2015 | |
Denise | 28/12/2014 |