The Lake District White Guide is a new booklet available for free; full of essential advice to help you plan and head out for a day of winter climbing in England’s mountain mecca.

Following on from the success of the North Wales White Guide, this booklet contains a similar wealth of information for the Lake District in a compact format that is easily slipped into a guidebook cover or pocket.

Download the Lake District White Guide for free (pdf)

With comprehensive advice on how to minimise your impact on sensitive mountain habitats, as well as where to find good conditions, how to identify them at the crag and details of Lakes winter ethics; this is a must read for any winter climber, new or old heading for the Lakes.

The booklet includes:

• Topos for all sensitive crags in the Lakes, with clearly marked areas (showing where rare arctic alpine plants are located), which should be avoided unless turf is frozen solid
• A detailed insight into when and where to find good winter conditions in the Lakes, with information on the weather patterns needed to bring different crags and types of climbing into condition
• Details of the types of plant found on the crags of the Lake District and how they have become so rare
• Advice on how to look after turf and why it is important for both winter climbing and conservation
• An easy to understand map showing where crags and buttresses which have been agreed as ‘rock climbing only’ areas are located as well as details on how this came about

The booklet is available to download for free (pdf) now and is also available as a free hard copy booklet through the BMC shop or local Lake District climbing shops, walls and visitor centres. 

All that’s needed now is a drop in temperature and a plastering of snow and ice – here’s hoping for a great 2015 winter season!

Buy the Winter Essentials DVD

BMC travel insurance is loaded with the essential cover that you need for adventure.  

To make planning your trips easier, we've added Covid-19 cover into all five BMC Travel Insurance policies: Travel, Trek, Rock, Alpine and Ski and High Altitude.

Our new Covid-19 cover includes:

• £5,000 cancellation cover: if you test positive for Covid-19 within 14 days of departure
• Medical and repatriation: Covid-19 related illness
• Being denied boarding: if you test positive for Covid-19 prior to your return home

Read more about the Covid-travel FAQs here

* Policy details: £77.53 for 7 days European Alpine and Ski policy up to age 69.  

For full terms and conditions see our Evidence of Cover

WATCH: BMC Travel Insurance built for the mountains

« Back