Pillar
Local highlightA high western Lakeland fell named for Pillar Rock, a great crag on its northern side and a cradle of British rock climbing
Open accessin a National Nature Reserve open to the public
Pillar takes its name from Pillar Rock, a great tower of crag on the mountain’s northern side above Ennerdale, one of the birthplaces of British rock climbing and still strictly a climbers’ objective rather than a walkers’ one. The summit itself, at 892m, is a broad stony plateau in the western Lake District, and reaching it is an ordinary if long walk. Many people come up from Wasdale Head, and the classic approach is the High Level Route from Black Sail, which crosses the slopes past Pillar Rock before the final climb to the top. Keep well back from the northern edge, where the ground drops away suddenly to the crag.
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