Napes Needle

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Napes Needle is a famous slender rock pinnacle and classic climbing landmark on the southern slopes of Great Gable in England’s Lake District.

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Napes Needle canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf climbing route ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
rock pinnacle ⓘ
bestKnownFor historic first ascent by W. P. Haskett Smith solo in 1886 ⓘ
climbingStyle traditional climbing ⓘ
country England ⓘ
featuredIn British climbing literature ⓘ
Lake District climbing guidebooks ⓘ
geologicalType volcanic rock ⓘ
hasAccessFrom Wasdale Head ⓘ
hasClimbingGrade Moderate (classic route, UK adjectival grade) ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance icon of early British mountaineering ⓘ
hasFirstAscentBy Walter Parry Haskett Smith ⓘ
hasFirstAscentDate 1886 ⓘ
hasPhotographicSignificance frequently photographed Lake District feature ⓘ
hasProtectionType traditional gear placements ⓘ
hasReputationFor being a classic rock climb ⓘ
being a famous climbing landmark ⓘ
hasSummitFeature very small stance at the top ⓘ
isSymbolOf development of rock climbing as a sport in the UK ⓘ
locatedIn Cumbria ⓘ
England ⓘ
Great Gable ⓘ
Lake District ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedOn southern slopes of Great Gable ⓘ
material rock ⓘ
near Wasdale ⓘ
Wast Water ⓘ
notableRoute The Arête ⓘ
The Wasdale Crack ⓘ
partOf Napes ⓘ
Western Fells of the Lake District ⓘ
popularWith mountain walkers ⓘ
rock climbers ⓘ
region North West England ⓘ
safetyConsideration exposed summit ⓘ
requires competent climbing skills ⓘ
shape slender pinnacle ⓘ
significance often cited as the birthplace of British rock climbing as a sport ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor rock climbing ⓘ
traditional climbing ⓘ
viewOverlooks Wast Water ⓘ

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Great Gable → hasNotableFeature → Napes Needle ⓘ