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Having studied many photographs of Cam Crag and checking my large scale OS maps, I am coming to the conclusion that the photographer who took that picture for the Guardian was looking and pointing his camera at the wrong crag. I believe the real Cam Crag is further up the Wasdale escarpment by about a Kilometre.
Looking at photographs of Climbers on Cam Crag and lining up geographic features on the ground I am pretty sure it's as marked on the 1:25,000 OS Map, although to be honest, it's hard to recognise precisely.
Seems moral of story is not to believe what you see on a single website. That said, Chris and I had a really exciting and eventful day in Wasdale and we intend to go back when we can to finish the quest. Hopefully without the gales.
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Robert.