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Category Archives: Climbing
Here’s Winter and the Indoor Season is upon us
The air is thick with chalk dust, the rain rattling down on the roof, a small leak drips near the front door (just above the box which contains my trainers), all around there is activity, either climbers on routes, or … Continue reading
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Nine Edges 2009 – Its getting better
Tell me (deep breath) why (deep breath) I’ve paid (deep breath) to do this (deep breath) again. That was my feelings as I ascended the 350m up to the top of Derwent Edge, its utter madness if you thought about … Continue reading
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The Climbing Depot at Stanningley
This weeks article is small diversion from the usual coverage of the outside world, with a review of the newly opened Climbing Depot in Stanningley near Leeds. The rain gods were cruel to us last week. Setting off from Bradford … Continue reading
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Why I climb
We don’t often think about why we pursue our interests, we just do. I didn’t think about why I climbed really, there are the obvious things like spending time with friends, the physical exercise element and being outdoors in great … Continue reading
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The Nine Edges Challenge or how I discovered muscles in my legs I didn’t know existed!
The Nine Edges challenge is a 21 miles walk from Ladybower Reservoir to the Robin Hood pub near Baslow, taking in the 9 edges along the way, these being Derwent Edge, Stanage, Burbage North, Burbage South, Froggatt, Curbar, Baslow Edge, … Continue reading
Pillar Rock vs Me : Round 2
Pillar Rock – Round 2 – Technical Knockout Around 14 months ago, me and my climbing partner Mike, attempted to ascend the only peak in England you could not walk to, Pillar Rock, however we were beaten by a combination … Continue reading
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A VDiff Epic
The names in this story have been changed to protect the embarrassed. We knew it wasn’t prime climbing weather as we approached the rock, in this case Mystery Buttress at Widdop. The first sign was that the rock was more … Continue reading
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