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Napes Needle
Mountaineering
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Alex Foxfield
November 24, 2023
Mountaineering
Napes Needle is an iconic pinnacle of rock on the southern face of Great Gable. It's often cited as the birthplace of British climbing, when Walter Parry Haskett Smith soloed it in 1886. A climb to the top of the Needle is an HS at the easiest.
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Elevation 630 m
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