10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRAGFAST»
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cragfast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes
It only required the dramatic element of a hound getting cragfast to be a very
admirable object lesson." Hounds do occasionally get cragfast in the heat of the
chase, as do men. In both cases it is excusable, owing to what Mr. Pickwick
called the ...
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Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes
It only required the dramatic element of a hound getting cragfast to be a very
admirable object lesson." Hounds do occasionally get cragfast in the heat of the
chase, as do men. In both cases it is excusable, owing to what Mr. Pickwick
called the ...
“I hate to think he's got himself lost or cragfast somewhere.” “Crag what?” Kate
asked. “Cragfast—you know, climbed up somewhere he couldn't get back down
from.” The thought of the lovable little dog whimpering away on a cliff ledge made
...
4
Time Out the Lake District
Since then, a Who's Whoof British Search and rescue 'Cragfast' is a Cumbrian
expression for being stuck on a fell, and it's a term that the 12 mountain rescue
teams covering the Lake District National Park know only too well. Together, they
get ...
Time Out, Jill Turton, Cath Phillips, 2010
CHAPTER XI CRAGFAST SHEEP "Hi !" called Roger, "it's somebody else's turn."
"They've had it a good long time," said Susan, as John stopped to look back at
the dog team — Dorothea, Dick, Titty, and Roger, each at the end of a short
length ...
6
The Gang: Coleridge, the Hutchinsons & the Wordsworths in 1802
As A. P. Rossiter confirmed, from Scafell (proper) it does look as if you can walk (
= scramble) down to the 'hyphen' which joins the two - i.e. Mickledore ridge. You
can't; and that is how you get 'cragfast', unless you are prepared to "drop".
7
Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal
SEPTEMBER 7th - Two men (29, 26) cragfast at foot of Red Chimney pitch of
Clachaig Gully. Good weather but wet rock. Escorted off by Glencoe MRT. 42mh.
SEPTEMBER 10th -Archer Ridge, E. Face Aonach Dubh. Lead climber (30) fell
12 ...
He told us how the hounds in the course of it ' Chm Gabble,' and some got '
cragfast.' In 1860 we were at Oxford for some six weeks in the long vacation, with
another Durham man who was a good deal away. Hornby and I very rashly
rowed ...
Sir Leslie Stephen, Douglas William Freshfield, Sir William Martin Conway, 1916
9
Crag and hound in Lakeland
Lest cragfast I agonise, Moss Ghyll I will not climb. These are no climbs for Smith,
Jones, Robinson, (Save Haskett, Owen Glynne, and John)." * Collier's exit is the
correct finish to the climb. Bool^s of Travel. NEW AND IMPORTANT WORK.
Claude Ernest Benson, 1902
10
The Climbers' Club Journal
Lest cragfast I agonise, Moss Ghyll I will not climb. These are no climbs for Smith,
Jones, Robinson, (Save Haskett, Owen Glynne, and John). Urge me no more.
Others may climb, not I, Thy pillar, Scawfell, from ghyll deep or steep, — Others ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRAGFAST»
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cragfast is used in the context of the following news items.
Cragfast father and sons rescued from Lake District cliff-face
Cragfast father and sons rescued from Lake District cliff-face ... Tuesday 7 July after a father and his two sons became cragfast on Jack's Rake. «Cumbria Crack, Jul 15»
Pennine climber rescued after getting stuck on Blackstone Edge
A police helicopter was used to fly a rescue team member to the site on Blackstone Edge so the cragfast man could be quickly secured. «Grough, Jun 15»
Rescuers warn of tricky Wainwright route after family gets stuck on Barf
... overlooking the southern end of Bassenthwaite Lake has a sting in the tail at Slape Crag, where three walkers became cragfast on Monday. «Grough, May 15»
Woman 'too scared to move' helped off scramble route by walkers
The 27-year-old became cragfast and was too scared to move on Sharp Edge on Blencathra at around 2.30pm on Friday. Keswick Mountain ... «The Westmorland Gazette, May 15»
Walkers aid woman stuck on Sharp Edge, Blencathra
The 27-year-old got cragfast on Sharp Edge on Blencathra on Friday when she became too scared to move. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team ... «Grough, May 15»
Watch dramatic moment two women climbers are rescued by …
The pair became cragfast on 4409-feet Ben Nevis and raised the alarm by mobile phone. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team were alerted ... «Scottish Daily Record, Apr 15»
Rescuers warning to scramblers after cragfast man winched from …
Rescuers warning to scramblers after cragfast man winched from Greenhow End. John McHale, Reporter Wednesday 08 April 2015 08:23 PM ... «Grough, Apr 15»
RAF Valley Sea King carries out 10000th rescue on busy …
The volunteers were called out to injured walkers, scramblers and a cragfast dog as Easter crowds descended on the area. The Ogwen Valley ... «Grough, Apr 15»
Mountain rescuers in late night calls
And Lochaber MRT were also called out to help two female climbers who had become cragfast on Castle Ridge on Ben Nevis. The Skye team ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Apr 15»
Family of four rescued after getting stuck on Tryfan
“However, they became cragfast just before climbing over into the amphitheatre of North Gully. Not wanting to continue and unhappy to re-trace ... «Grough, Apr 15»
