Pavey Ark

Jack's Rake is not a ridge but a rising groove across the crag of Pavey Ark above Stickle Tarn in Great Langdale, and it teaches a different skill: moving steadily on a steep face rather than balancing along a crest. It is classic Grade 1 ground. The trough gives good holds and a sense of shelter, while the open left side is where the exposure bites, and a fall from the rake would be fatal. It is a short day, roughly 5 km and three hours from the New Dungeon Ghyll. In wet weather a stream runs down the groove and some holds turn slippery, so pick a dry spell.