Lawrencefield
A perfect place for a sunny but blustery day, and home to some of my favourite routes in the Peak. After a couple of warm ups on the Gingerbread Slab, […]
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Millstone
With the forecast suggesting that Monday would be the last decent day before the monsoon returned, it seemed churlish not to drag aching limbs out for one last day. Leaving […]
Bamford
Having inflicted a rammed Stanage on Neil and Maria, we hoped for a bit more tranquillity at Bamford, and there were certainly fewer climbers – still plenty of walkers wanting […]
Sunny Stanage
Spring has well and truly arrived, and the hordes have arrived at Stanage – including about ten Rucksackers and friends. I’ve never seen the High Neb parking so full. Luckily, […]
Limestone shuffle
With spring in the air (finally, after a few depressing days of rain and even a couple of wall visits 😦 ) Jim and I head into the Peak for […]
Back in Blighty
Time to catch up with friends and family. Straight off the ferry and after one night in our own bed we headed over to Beudy in Llanberis. The occasion is […]
Post-Christmas outing to Stanage
A sunny forecast and a break in festive get togethers coincided, so Jake and I made a dash for a quick fix at Stanage. Lots of parapenters, boulderers and walkers, […]
30th Anniversary Meet and some Welsh wanderingsÂ
Little did Nick realise, when he posted a notice saying “How about forming a Mountaineering Club” on the noticeboard at PA, that 30 years later we’d still be getting together! […]
Chilly on Count’s Buttress, Stanage
The thermometer might have said 3C but when the sky is this blue it’s impossible to resist getting outside. A few boulderers and a lot of parapenters, but Andy, Paul […]
Rhoscolyn – on the Warpath!Â
After a week back in Blighty, mostly spent in a suit and shuffling between meetings on trains, I was frustrated to get out on some rock again. I can only […]
Homeward bound – but not until a brush with an unexploded WW2 bomb
Okay – sounds more dramatic than it was. Our ferry was delayed by the discovery of a bomb in Portsmouth Harbour, but we were 24hrs and a thousand miles away […]
Hot at HobbyÂ
The September heat wave served up a sizzling send off to the official Wednesday evening meet program, and Andy’s Hobby meet attracted a huge turnout of about 20 members and […]
Pagan – third time luckyÂ
Andy and I had had a couple of previous unsuccessful attempts at Pagan, a 3* 3 pitch E4 on Red Wall, Gogarth. Both had been aborted due to conditions, the […]
Stanage birthday outing
After four days of great climbing on Lundy, and arriving home in the wee small hours, the sensible thing would have been a day off. However, it was my birthday […]
American Beauty and Ice
We woke to another gorgeous day in paradise. Our last, at least for this trip… A 100m ab rope is a pretty handy piece of kit on Lundy, and of […]
Wolfman Jack
Lundy boasts 4 routes in Extreme Rock. Unfortunately, one has fallen down, one is rumoured to be overgrown and another is simply too hard (sad, because “Widespread Ocean of Fear” […]
Devil’s Slide
Probably the most iconic cliff on Lundy, though not typical, The Devil’s Slide is a 100m slab dropping straight into the sea. First appearances were a little disappointing as they […]
Lundy – getting there and Landing Craft Bay
After about 30 years of wanting to go to Lundy, the opportunity finally arose thanks to Steve George organising a Rucksack Club meet. 20 of us boarded the MS Oldenberg […]
More Peak adventures
With Jake back from South America, and a brief window before starting 3rd year at Med School, he was keen for a quick fix of Peak trad climbing. We settled […]
Back in the Peak
When the sun is shining, the Peak District really is a great place to come home to. In its August prime of purple heather, the scenery is sumptuous! Two contrasting […]
