Ghyll Scramble

How to explain Ghyll Scrambling: One of the most natural activities that can be done in the mountain environment.

Different, exhilarating and challenging, a great activity for Stag Groups! 

Climbing, and Scrambling over obstacles to gain hight.

It is difficult to describe but Stag Groups love it.

With just a helmet and jacket you set out from the bottom of the river and work your way to the top. Sometimes there is a need to climb with hands and feet, Sometimes there is a need to climb around a deep pool - that you may or may not fall into, and sometimes there is a need to leap into a pool (all strictly necessary of course).

On a Full Day we take it up a notch and pack harnesses and ropes, allowing us to climb directly up the waterfalls rather than skirting round.

Exhilarating and fun, our instructors love instructing it because playing in the stream never gets old.

Ghyll Scrambling vs’ Gorge Walking vs’ Canyoning To be honest there are more similarities than differences. They are all activities in fast-flowing mountain water, all wet and all involve jumping.

Gorge Walking: Deep Gorges are not the Lake Districts natural environment - they tend to be deep ravines with not many waterfalls and involve a lot of actual swimming.

Ghyll's are the opposite of Gorges - they are steep and shallow with lots of fast moving water that requires climbing upwards

Canyoning you start at the top of the Ghyll and descend into deep pools by abseiling and jumping. Click here for Canyoning