Category Archives: Rock Climbing
I’ve had a few days climbing on the Eastern Edges this week. In between the occasional showers the grit has dried quickly in the breezes and the friction has been superb in the cooler temperatures. We ticked off a number of classics … Continue reading
I met Crispin, Mat and Nat at the Stanage Plantation car park yesterday and had a successful day on a number of superb routes. We started with a viscous warm-up by climbing Right Unconquerable (HVS 5b FA Joe Brown 1949) followed by ascents of Paradise … Continue reading
I’ve been trying to do a lot of climbing over the last few weeks but its been a challenge with the weather. We seem to have been dominated with a stream of Atlantic lows which has made finding consistently dry rock a … Continue reading
Last week’s climbing with Michael and Steven continued with visits to Horseshoe Quarry, Millstone and a return to Stanage. The boys progressed extremly well and by the end of the week were competently leading trad routes with very little input … Continue reading
Michael and Steven have joined me this week for five days of outdoor climbing around the Peak District. The guys already have a fair bit of experience climbing indoors and I am working on giving them the skills to operate … Continue reading
I’ve spent the week with Ian running a Rock Improver Course for Glenmore Lodge. Ian is a well travelled and experienced mountaineer who was looking for an enjoyable week of climbing and coaching on technique and rope work. We had a great … Continue reading
Crispin and I have had a great day of bolt clipping at Horseshoe Quarry today. This great venue on the Eastern Edge of the Peak District offers range of quality sports climbing (if you ignore the lose chossy bits). We spent most of the day on … Continue reading
I had a day off from work on Thursday so headed into Glen Nevis with Adam to spend the day on the extensive Polldubh crags. We headed up to the Styx Buttress warming up on a number of routes before … Continue reading
James and I visited Creag Ghlas in Strathconan yesterday and climbed Chameleon (E2, 5c), Toad Hall (E2, 5b) and Spoils of War (E1,5b). The crag is often used as a nesting site for Golden Eagles but we were led to … Continue reading
On Wednesday I had a day productive day exploring some unclimbed crags on the Ross of Mull. Despite a damp start to the day the gamble paid of and we found dry rock. The pink granite is superb to climb … Continue reading
