Cwm Glas Bach
With a one hour holdup on the A55, the Sunday evening drive home through the Prestatyn and Rhyl traffic really did not appeal, especially with the weather set fair for […]
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Gogarth
Once again, we got lucky with the weather. The “usual” slot for the Gogarth meet is sometime around 10th June but the tides weren’t great, so I pushed it back […]
Millstone
What a turnaround in the weather – it’s cracking the flags and just in time for the Wednesday evening meet at Millstone (we’d carefully timed our flight home to arrive […]
GardomsĀ
Back home after 3 weeks climbing on Kalymnos, and you’d think I’d be fighting fit. However, an inflamed achilies (very Greek!) and a cold caught on the Jet2 germ tube […]
Bamford
What a change from last Wednesday. Tshirt and shorts was the order of the day, and Burbage was bathed in glorious sunshine! Just what the Rucksack Club ordered for the […]
A quick fix at The Torrs
With a bit of a lull in the summery weather a local sheltered spot was called for – where better than New Mills Torrs? Dave and I headed down into […]
Ravenstones and Rob’s Rocks – a two Chew day
With the Rucksack Club meet set for Ravenstones in the evening, but Jim needing to be back by 5, we settled on a 2 crag strategy. Start the day at […]
Stanage – Marble Wall
A quick blast of climbing was just what Jake needed after a tough few days, but would the weather play ball? With rain spattering on the windscreen over The Snake […]
Lakeland dash – a day of two crags
Fresh from a fortnight of sunshine and shiny bolt clipping, what better antidote to the “Back in Blighty Blues” than a dash to the Lakes with Stan and Paul? The […]
Short session at Stoney
After a few days being cooped up indoors whilst Britain basked in unseasonal sunshine, Jake and I seized on a brief window to grab a couple of routes. Where else […]
Hobson Moor
The ‘official’ climbing season got underway with the first Wednesday evening meet of the year, at Hobby by tradition. Despite the spring weather earlier in the month, it was all […]
Intake or Caretaker Quarry
We’ve spent the last couple of weeks reacquainting ourselves with the glories of Grit. In the spirit of ‘a change is as good as a rest’ it has been renewed […]
Wingather
I had a fun Sunday afternoon at Windgather, courtesy of a call from Bill. John Reppy was visiting from the States, and Bill was temporarily hors de combat in terms […]
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, […]
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 š¦ ) 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, […]
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