Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 56043-h.htm or 56043-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/56043/56043-h/56043-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/56043/56043-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See https://archive.org/details/rockclimbingengl00joneiala Transcriber’s note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=). [Illustration: Owen Glynne Jones] ROCK-CLIMBING IN THE ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT by OWEN GLYNNE JONES, B.Sc. (LOND.) Member of the Alpine Club With a Memoir and Portrait of the Author, Thirty-one Full-page Illustrations in Collotype, Ten Outline Plates of the Chief Routes, and Two Appendices by George and Ashley Abraham THIRD EDITION G. P. Abraham and Sons Keswick, Cumberland 1911 All rights reserved Price 21s. net] PUBLISHERS’ NOTE. The rapid exhaustion of the first edition of Mr. OWEN GLYNNE JONES’ book on ‘Rock-climbing in the English Lake District,’ and further numerous enquiries for copies of this unique and invaluable work, induced us to make arrangements for the publication of another issue. A third edition has now become necessary. Since the first edition appeared in 1897, several important new climbs have been made, most of which have been written about by the author, and are here found just as they left his pen. Of some of the other climbs nothing had been written, so, in response to the request of several climbing friends, two appendices, bringing the book up to date, have been added. The memoir by Mr. W. M. Crook, which is accompanied by an excellent portrait of Mr. Jones, will, we are sure, be welcomed by all as a valuable addition to the work. We are glad to avail ourselves of this opportunity of acknowledging the kindness of several friends for much valuable advice and assistance given. G. P. ABRAHAM & SONS, KESWICK. PREFACE. I feel I owe a word of apology to the readers of this brief and inadequate memoir of a dead friend. At the request of Jones’ most intimate friends I have compiled it in the scanty leisure moments of a few weeks of a busy life, too few to do justice to my theme. I wish to return my heartiest thanks to those of his friends who have so quickly and generously aided me with the materials at their disposal, especially to Mr. F. W. Hill, Dr. W. E. Sumpner, the brothers Abraham, of Keswick; Mr. W. J. Williams, Mr. Harold Spender, and M. Spahr, of Evolena. I hope if any inaccuracies are detected by these or other friends, they will communicate with me. It has been difficult to avoid them, for all the written documents do not agree in facts and dates. I trust, however, that this brief record of great effort, great achievement, and great tragedy will be more acceptable than no record at all. W. M. CROOK.