Running Hill Pits
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 […]
Category Archives: Peak
Some two-wheeled fun
I upgraded my mountain bike a couple of years ago, but found it really didn’t do much to improve my MTBing – I think the problem was that I never […]
Castle Naze
Forecasts suggested that a decent start to the day would turn to showers, not ideal for the first Rucksack Club evening meet we’d managed to be around for in ages. […]
Stoney
The good weather luck finally ran out (we must have used it all up at Gogarth) and my Rucksack Club evening meet at Stoney was beset with showers. After half […]
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 […]
Gardoms
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 […]
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 😦 ) Jim and I head into the Peak for […]
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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