Gogarth – the crag that just keeps giving!
I remember an early Gogarth experience with Paul, over 25 years ago, when we ticked three major 3* classics (Dream, Gogarth and something else – obviously I don’t remember it […]
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Witches Quarry
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!) […]
High Tor
After a few sessions on the grit I figured I’d earned a bit of respite from having my arse kicked, so Helen, Jim and I decided on a visit to […]
Double Grit Rations
Paul’s visit down from The Lakes injected some much needed enthusiasm into a dull and chilly Friday evening, and we headed to Bamford for a first dose of after-work climbing […]
Stanage Plantation – Back on The Grit
Spring was well and truly in evidence so Andy and I headed for a first taste of Brit outdoor rock for the season. Where else but Stanage, Queen of The […]
Burbage bouldering
Too glorious for the usual Tuesday winter lunchtime wall session: 5C but sunny and still, though I didn’t manage to persuade anyone else that outside climbing was on the cards. […]
Rucksack Club Marsden to Edale
A train strike on Northern Rail, a dodgy ankle and a shortfall of moral fibre all combined to suggest a novel twist to the traditional Club New Year curtain raiser… […]
Happy New Year from Robin Proctor’s Scar
Another day of immaculate sunshine sandwiching a rather grey and foggy Christmas week – what a way to kick off the New Year! North Yorkshire looked to have the best […]
Happy Christmas (Eve) at Bamford
December held out until near the end to offer up a climbing weather window – until Christmas Eve to be precise. A forecast of sunny and 5C was as good […]
Alcasan – a Stoney classic
In the run up to Christmas you have to grab any chink in the weather to climb outside in the UK, or you might be waiting until March! Friday promised […]
Caw Fell
After celebrations to mark Pete’s 80th a sunny morning was too good an opportunity to miss to blow away the cobwebs. Dave signed up for a jog over Caw Fell, […]
Horseshoe upper tier
Another sunny day and another bolted limestone quarry – at least this time it was genuinely warm in the sun (despite single digit temperatures). Horseshoe isn’t everyone’s cup of tea […]
Llanymynech
Another day promising blue skies after the mist has lifted prompted another trip along the M55 to Clwyd limestone. Andy and I made an early start to make the best […]
Independence Quarry
Another contribution to Clwyd limestone by the irrepressible Gary Gibson, Independence Quarry sits at the east end of the escarpment above Trevor, with views over Llangollen. A hazy mist threatened […]
Stanage Apparent North
After a lot of overnight rain, it was perhaps asking a lot for the forecasted sunny intervals to dry Stanage, and in the event there weren’t any intervals anyway. However, […]
Agden Rocher
There’s a thread on UKC entitled “In praise of Agden Rocher” and it somehow wriggled its way into my consciousness as Jim and I were pondering a venue for a […]
Halloween double header
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, […]
Perma-dry climbing 5 mins from the pub – what’s not to like about New Mills Torrs?
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 […]
Last hurrah at Hobby!
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 […]
Last of the summer wine
Sunday morning and I should be on a plane to Vegas. That didn’t work out (yet) but as a consolation I’m heading west along the A55, bound for Gogarth. The […]
