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High Tor and other crags beginning with H

August 12, 2019by Dominic Leave a comment

The bizarre weather continues – lashing it down one minute and blue skies the next, with the forecasters struggling to call the difference (just pick the forecast that tells the […]

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Evening Meet, Peak, Rucksack Club, UK

A week of Peak Temperatures

July 26, 2019by Dominic Leave a comment

With the seemingly inevitable new “hottest day on record” arriving this week, the fickle relationship between climbers and the weather is exposed: “It’s too hot!” There’s no pleasing some people […]

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Evening Meet, Peak, Rucksack Club, UK

Many shades of Grit

June 22, 2019by Dominic Leave a comment

Not a racey page-turner, but a quick look back at a week’s visits to 5 different grit crags, and the amazing contrast offered by more or less the same rock […]

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Evening Meet, Peak, Rucksack Club, UK

A week in The Peak

April 26, 2019by Dominic Leave a comment

Back from Pembroke and Ogmore, what could be a greater contrast than a trip to Windgather? We headed to this friendliest of Peak crags to catch up with Bill and […]

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Evening Meet, Peak, Rucksack Club, UK

Witches Quarry

April 10, 2019by Dominic Leave a comment

In many ways the perfect evening crag – you could belay from the car and it catches the last of the sun (after about 6pm as it faces due north!) […]

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Evening Meet, Peak, Rucksack Club, UK

Halloween double header

November 1, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Back in Blighty, just in time for a sunny autumn snap. Gorgeous on Kinder on Monday … with a touch of frost in the shade and even some icy patches, […]

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Evening Meet, Peak, Rucksack Club, UK

Perma-dry climbing 5 mins from the pub – what’s not to like about New Mills Torrs?

September 19, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

The Rucksack Club evening meet programme got a welcome bonus episode as the autumnal weather provided a dry window of opportunity. Where else to go but NMT when you’re short […]

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Evening Meet, Peak, Rucksack Club, UK

Last hurrah at Hobby!

September 12, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

The last Rucksack Club evening meet of the year saw the season go out with a bang with a great turnout and fabulous weather. A combination of the usual suspects […]

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Evening Meet, Peak, Rucksack Club, UK

A Brit Grit fix with Jake

August 29, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

More or less straight off the plane and back into action – Jake’s only home for a couple of days and is keen to get some cragging in. First venue […]

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Evening Meet, Peak, Rucksack Club, UK

All shades of The Peak

August 3, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

In between dashing for the occasional hit of mountain cragging we’ve been sampling all that The Peak has to offer. Classic grit at Stanage and Bamford, moorland escoterica on Dovestones […]

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Evening Meet, Peak, Rucksack Club, UK

Tintwistle Knarr

June 13, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Mike Doc’s meet set down a strong claim for this year’s “longest distance travelled for a meet” award, with Martin, Barbara, Jack and Sam over from Missouri for the occasion. […]

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Evening Meet, Peak, Rucksack Club, UK

Roasting at The Roaches

May 23, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

A fabulous afternoon and evening at the Roaches for the Rucksack Club Wednesday evening meet. Perfect blue skies and blazing sunshine were somewhat offset by a chilly easterly blowing over […]

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Another evening at the New Mills Torrs all-weather venue

May 9, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

With heavy rain coming in from the North West, Andy and John opted to move the Rucksack Club Wednesday evening meet from Anglezark (near Bolton) to New Mills Torrs. Once […]

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Evening Meet, Peak, Rucksack Club, UK

New Mills Torrs

April 25, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

What a difference a week makes – another Wednesday evening meet on quarried grit, but a world of difference in the weather! From 24C down to about 10C and from […]

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Summer arrives at Hobson Moor

April 18, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Got lucky again with the weather – REALLY lucky this time! After a shocking winter and early spring, and the washout of the first two Rucksack Club Wednesday evening meets, […]

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