Yewbarrow is the steep-ended fell on the left of the classic view up Wast Water to Great Gable, rising straight from the lakeshore. Both traditional ways up involve scrambling, one through the rocky cleft of the Great Door and the other up Stirrup Crag, and the summit cairn sits on grass between them. The name is said to come from yew trees that once grew here and the fell's barrow-like shape.
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Tuffs and breccias of the Lingmell Formation on top, with andesite lava crags on the west.
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Our Route
Also on this route: Pillar, Scoat Fell, Red Pike (Wasdale), Steeple
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
