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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Glorious afternoon at Stanage for Leah’s first experience of trad climbing. After careful research, Jake chose Heaven Crack as a suitable initiation – but it turned out a lot steeper […]
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 […]
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. […]
A couple of days climbing locally demonstrated the diversity of experience available in The Peak District. Day one was a quest for another Extreme Rock tick for Jake – Adjudicator […]
This major crag is somewhat tucked out of sight, deep in the Dale, but that’s really no excuse for never having been there. Somehow, it never had the same allure […]
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 […]
Another scorcher on Sunday, but we only had a short day available, so the east facing, lefthand walls of The Racetrack sector at Harpur Hill. Amazing what a bit of […]
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 […]
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 […]
As the heatwave continues it’s not surprising that Stanage is looking busy despite it being a Friday. High Neb is humming. First time on the hallowed Grit this year so […]
If you are looking for dry rock in The Peak then Higgar Tor has the advantage of being hideously overhanging. Of course, that does come with the downside that all […]
Back in Blighty and at least “the beast from the East” has headed back. In fact, Thursday is positively spring like, and even though we’re only just off the boat […]
Saturday saw the annual chance to blow away the cobwebs on the Rucksack Club Marden to Edale meet. Having rejected the idea of “The Double” I’d settled (guiltily)Â into bed […]
Heavy snow and subzero temperatures over the last few days – it’s certainly wintery, but would there be anything in condition. Andy’s optimism encouraged me and Tom along for the […]
An evening of pulling on plastic and a yellow circular icon on tomorrow’s forecast had Andy and me making plans to capitalise on the last of the high pressure. I […]
With blue skies and Baltic conditions it was too nice to join the Tuesday lunchtime team at Stockport Wall but a bit chilly for much else. Time for a first […]
We caused great consternation by confessing that this was our first visit to The Pits. The local Greenfield cognesenti couldn’t understand how we’d managed 25 years in the vicinity without […]
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