Hard Rock tick (but not the big one!) and more purile ticking
Weather and other commitments have frustrated my plans for a final push to complete the two remaining gaps in my Hard Rock ticklist. The cruddy weather has allowed a bit […]
Category Archives: Yorkshire
Doing the Rounds
You might have spotted a recent slow down in posts, and a corresponding brevity. That’s probably a relief to many of you, but for anyone missing the more regular outpouring […]
CAC-ing it!
No, not another close scrape on a crumbly seacliff, unlike this time last year… Coming home from Greece, to what must be one of the most miserable Aprils on record, […]
Completing Almscliff’s Big Three
Back in Blighty after two months on some of Europe’s finest limestone sport crags, there’s little enthusiasm for local bolt-clipping. The appeal of the convenience and comfort of the “metal […]
Widdop Bouldering
Andy and Jake were both keen to get out to make the most of a chilly but bright day – just about enough foam and enthusiasm to motivate me into […]
New Year Hard Rock tick – Kilnsey Main Overhang
Staying in the UK for the majority of 2021 was a good opportunity to get some outstanding routes from Hard Rock ticked, including: Extol, Engineers Slab, Centurion, North West Girdle […]
Birthday Climb – North West Girdle, Almscliff
I usually try to grab a memorable climb to celebrate my birthday with. Sometimes these are epic / exotic https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2019/09/01/outer-space-eldorado-canyon-and-a-memorable-birthday/ Often they’ve been at Gogarth https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2017/09/01/flytrap-on-gogarth-north-stack-birthday-adventure/ Or involved a “tick” […]
A Day Out on’t Moors – Peak Scar and Whitestone Cliffe
I’ve already confessed to being a “ticker” (insert puerile if you want to judge me!) and I’m getting towards the end of Chris Craggs’ 100 Best Routes on Limestone. Most […]
Attermire Scar
Who’d have thought it – after dodging showers, high winds and general “belay jacket” weather for trips to Cornwall and Pembroke, we arrive home to a heatwave! Even more remarkable, […]
Yorkshire escape – back on the road!
The 12th April marked the first day of “Overnight Stays” and we’d booked a few nights in a great little campsite in North Yorkshire as soon as the “roadmap” was […]
Crookrise
Easter Monday and yet another chilly, bright day. Jake and I are after a halfway meeting point and Crookrise looks like a decent bet – an hour or so from […]
Lockdown 2.0
Not the November we’d planned (which would have involved chasing the sun around Europe’s finest climbing spots!) but you’ve got to make the most of what you’ve got… Having The […]
Gordale take 2 – Light and Deliverance
After celebrating my last birthday in Eldorado Canyon, https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2019/09/01/outer-space-eldorado-canyon-and-a-memorable-birthday/ the current travel situation was only ever going to make it harder to come up with an appropriate follow-up Anniversary Adventure […]
Blue Scar and Kilnsey – Two greats of Yorkshire Limestone
With Jake taking up residence in the White Rose county, we decided to meet up for a Yorkshire Limestone mini-break before he started his first foundation placement. We planned for […]
Rock Around Yorkshire
It’s a case of baby steps as RockAroundTheWorld emerges from lockdown, and our first taste of van life (now that some campsites are opening) was a trip to North Yorkshire. […]
Climbing along the Pennine Way
Another crag conundrum – where to climb in a heatwave during the barmy busyness of a lockdown-loosened Bank Holiday / half-term week. Helen and I found two solutions at either […]
Happy New Year from Robin Proctor’s Scar
Another day of immaculate sunshine sandwiching a rather grey and foggy Christmas week – what a way to kick off the New Year! North Yorkshire looked to have the best […]
White Rose County / White Rock
After a taste of the gritty stuff we switched sides for a couple of days. Who’d believe it takes over an hour to get from Brimham to Malham? Not the […]
A bit of Yorkshire Grit – Almscliff & Brimham
A trawl of the usual weather apps suggested that our plans for a trip to Pembroke and The Gower were likely to involve a lot of time in the pub […]
More Scugdale
A month on from the chilly visit that Helen and I made (wrapped up in thermals and belay jackets), Jake and I dropped in for an hour to break the […]
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