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 […]
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland (not to mention Bouldering, Running and Climbing)
Our return from the extended Mediterranean heatwave coincided with quite a change back in Blighty. A “Siberian High” weather pattern dominated by a huge area of high pressure centred over […]
It’s “IN”
After a few days of high pressure and fine, freezing but dry days, the jungle drums started with rumours of the news that every Peak-based climber is waiting for. No […]
Kinder Northern Edges – a different Kinda Grit
Ashop Edge, on the north side of the Kinder plateau, is something of a connoisseurs crag. Rarely in condition, it features a number of routes that (when “in”) would warrant […]
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 […]
Rocking, Running and Biking Around the Peak
Just in case you were worried by the ‘radio silence’ from Rock Around The World, here’s a quick update on the last month or so since we returned from The […]
Back in Blighty
Autumn is definitely showing signs of slipping into winter now we’re home, but a quick flick through our recent bookmarks on weather apps shows how rapid the transition of seasons […]
A week of Peak Temperatures
With the seemingly inevitable new “hottest day on record” arriving this week, the fickle relationship between climbers and the weather is exposed: “It’s too hot!” There’s no pleasing some people […]
A week in The Peak
Back from Pembroke and Ogmore, what could be a greater contrast than a trip to Windgather? We headed to this friendliest of Peak crags to catch up with Bill and […]
Some two-wheeled funÂ
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 […]
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