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 […]
Category Archives: Peak
Hot at Hobby
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sizzling at Staden
The Mercury, or actually the car thermometer, is pushing 30C and we have the rare conundrum (this year at least) of finding a shady crag. Where else but Staden – […]
Wednesday evening at Birchens
We were greeted with drizzle on arriving at the crag, so spent a few minutes sheltered under the initial overhanging section of Trafalgar buttress, reminiscing about when Birchens was our […]
Contrasting days in the Peak
Tuesday threatened to be the only dry interlude in a damp week. Time to explore a couple of Gary’s new offerings near Stoney. Somewhat post Industrial, 5 minutes from the […]
Some Big Wall coaching
Mike and Ben got in touch with an interest in climbing El Cap, and looking for a bit of guidance. Where better for a Big Wall 101 than Hobson Moor […]
Back in Blighty, and a Blog Backlog
Back home in time for the summer, and we managed to catch a day of it before the monsoon season set in. A glorious afternoon with Mike and Heidi at […]
Birthday trip to Chee Tor
A surprisingly sunny start to Jake’s 20th birthday, so he decided to open his trad climbing account for the year with a visit to Chee Tor. Chilly padding across the […]
Spring has arrived – first visit to Hobby
Spring arrives and thoughts turn to. .. … climbing at Hobson Moor Quarry, of course! An entertaining experience as the local fire brigade were practicing roped rescue work! The routes […]
Sunshine at Stoney
Heading swiftly past the Hoards at Horseshoe, we pull in at Stoney for a few routes on Garage Buttress. The rock is still sharp but a bit crumbly, but with […]
Home to a winter wonderland
Meanwhile The Peak had received more than a dusting of snow. So time to go walking in a winter wonderland on Black Hill. Definitely some consolations to living in the […]
Running in the Peak
If there’s one thing I miss when travelling, apart from friends and family of course, it’s running. I took my Inov8s to America but didn’t use them once – too […]
30th Anniversary Celebrations – What better than a few routes at Hobby?
It’s hard to believe that 30 years ago we were enjoying similarly glorious weather outside the chapel at Clare College. Where better to celebrate 30 happy and climbing-filled years than […]
Wilton – Invasion of the killer midges
A good team assembled for Steve’s meet – seven Rucksackers and a couple of guests, but unfortunately the party was crashed by a zillion midges. Despite the application of various […]
Stoney – turned out nice again
Heavy rain in Glossop, and real time reports from Paul and JP, suggested that it was daft even setting off. However I’d been conned by an optimistic forecast and said […]
A Wednesday evening at Millstone
For once, the weather gods smiled on a Rucksack Club Wednesday evening meet, and Millstone basked in glorious sunshine. A good crowd assembled to celebrate the fact, and a bunch […]
Shooter’s Nab
Back in Blighty, and the two compensations are Wednesday Evening Climbing and fine beer. Andy’s scheduled meet at Shooter’s Nab followed by beer at the Riverhead in Marsden fits the […]
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