This saturday, we'll be running a day trip to Dow crag, which is one biggest and best mountain crags in the Lake District. We'll be leaving university house at 8AM (so don't go too hard on friday's social!!). If you're not a driver you can try and sleep on the way over. We'll be back fairly late saturday evening.

The crag has an hour or so walk in, so you'll need appropriate footwear; sturdy trainers or walking boots. This will also be a big day, so bring plenty of food and water. The day looks sunny on the forecast but make sure to bring warm clothing, and spare layers; gloves, hat and waterproofs are a good idea as Dow can get cold in the afternoon. That said, it gets lots of morning sun, so still bring suncream. Harness, climbing shoes, belay plate and helmet are also needed! Bring your own if you already have them but if not don't worry (beginners welcome!); just say so when you're buying your ticket and we'll sort you out.

Acessibility statement: 
The walk in to the crag consists of 3km along a good track going gradually uphill before a short stint on a very steep scree slope. In total the walk in should take an hour and a half. There aren no public tiolets in the vicinity, so wild wees will be taken behind large boulders. There will members of exec and first aiders on the crag. This will inevitably be a long day and will be physically demanding. Please let your leader/ member of the exec know if you are struggling at any point during the day. 

Please indicate any accessibility needs on your ticket questionnaire and we will do our best to accommodate.