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Sunday fun….
Riding out of Sheffield recently, Nick and I had to negotiate streams of traffic as the great British public set off en-masse to indulge in the national pastime, shopping. Wistfully we watched the smiling faces of those lucky enough to be heading for Meadowhell or some other consumer cathedral wishing we too had a credit […]
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Stanage – a nice little earner?
For some time the Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) has been frantically seeking an organisation to take over the day-to-day management of the North Lees Estate. Originally at the behest of central government, they have been conducting a review of their various holdings hoping to make cost savings by entering into partnerships with other […]
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Stanage favourite five, no, seven….
The right honourable Nail Grimes asked me to come up with my favourite five Stanage routes for the 2007 guide. For some reason, I did seven. Still, maths never was my strong suit…. Taurus Crack HS 4c “Nice little warm-up, “ says the missus, “only hard severe.” Treacherous things, grades. Never trust ‘em. Sweating and […]
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Hey, you, get offa my climb!
It was a majestic sight today as herds of top-ropers swept across the foot of Stanage rigging every unoccupied route. Often they would congregate together in what are known as gaggles either to breed, share cigarettes or to seek safety in numbers from marauding pairs of lead climbers. These heartless creatures sometimes snatch routes from […]