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Title: Coombe Door
Post by: Bill Harker on 21:49:02, 10/10/19

Hello All,


I've been walking for a lot of years but have only just come across this forum.


I am planning my upcoming Lake District visit and this year am based at Rosthwaite. The area is not new to me but I fancied having a go at walking up Coombe Gill and out of the top to Coombe Gill Head, Glaramara and beyond, but I can't find much about getting out of the top of Coombe Gill. It looks like a bit of a scramble but does anyone have experience of that direct route and not the side routes via Tarn of Leaves, Rosthwaite Cam or Thornythwaite Fell. I've done those before.


I look forward to hearing.


Bill

Title: Re: Coombe Door
Post by: Percy on 07:44:30, 11/10/19

It’s a bit of a scramble in parts at the upper end of the Gill but nothing too difficult. This report has excellent photos showing a route:


http://www.stridingedge.net/walks/6876/ (http://www.stridingedge.net/walks/6876/)

Title: Re: Coombe Door
Post by: Bill Harker on 09:11:01, 11/10/19

Thank you Percy.  That's brilliant.

Title: Re: Coombe Door
Post by: richardh1905 on 09:35:42, 11/10/19

Welcome to the forum, Bill.

Title: Re: Coombe Door
Post by: Jac on 09:39:06, 11/10/19

Quote from: Percy on 07:44:30, 11/10/19

It’s a bit of a scramble in parts at the upper end of the Gill but nothing too difficult. This report has excellent photos showing a route:

http://www.stridingedge.net/walks/6876/ (http://www.stridingedge.net/walks/6876/)

Haven't visited that site for some time, had forgotten how superb the photos are, especially the dogs - just beautiful.

P.S. Welcome Bill :)

Title: Re: Coombe Door
Post by: vghikers on 10:39:14, 11/10/19

Welcome from Manchester  :)

Having spent many excellent days around the Glaramara ridge, the route directly up Coombe Gill is one of the few lines we have not tried, looks interesting.

Title: Re: Coombe Door
Post by: April on 12:14:58, 11/10/19

The Striding Edge site is very useful. I have never done this particular route. It does look interesting!

Title: Re: Coombe Door
Post by: Bigfoot_Mike on 13:00:15, 11/10/19

That looks like a very interesting route. The photos on the striding edge website were fantastic, as were the dogs.

Title: Re: Coombe Door
Post by: snoopdawg on 19:05:51, 11/10/19

Done Coombe door several times. I usually from the top of the door continue straight on with a bit of a buttress on your right then when it breaks go through the break and continue across to Glaramara. The walk into coomb gill is a bit spoilt now with a vehicle track for the hydro into the coomb