On this Sheffield walk Hati takes us on a 5 mile loop from Redmires Reservoirs to Stanage Edge. Walk or run this route at your leisure! Up on the outskirts of Sheffield, Redmires Reservoirs were built between 1833 – 1854 to provide clean drinking water for the ever-growing Sheffield population. Despite their clashing, crashing industrial…
Do you enjoy or endure night navigation? Hati shares how she built her confidence and discovered the freedom of going solo on the moors by night. (For more general advice on night navigation, read Chris’ blog on Top Tips for Night Navigation). I left my Hill and Moorland Leader training brimming with excitement about almost…
Below are my favourite top ten travel, nature and adventure books from the last 11 months of lockdown. I read a lot anyway but the lockdowns have enabled me to fully indulge myself and revisit some favourite books and find some new and delightfully inspiring reads. All of them have had me itching to get…
With this lovely spell of sunny weather at the beginning of April I decided to treat myself to a new pair of shorts. I wanted something not too technical that I could potter about in and maybe use for some rock climbing and bouldering so the Patagonia Stand Up shorts seemed a good choice. I’ve…
This is a up-dated version of a post on clothing and equipment for Scottish winter walking and mountaineering first published in 2017. Not much has changed but some brands have some new kit that I have now included in this up-date. BootsPossibly your most important items of clothing and equipment for Scottish winter walking and…
There isn’t very much to say about chalk bags. You put chalk in, tie them round your waist and go climbing. a chalk bag is a simple item of equipment. However I found myself really liking this one and have felt compelled to write a few words. Built to Send are a small, UK based…
Pulling on You’ve checked RAD, packed your kit and walked to the crag, finally it’s time to get some real rock climbing done. Hang on, where are all the holds? Which ones do you use? Where are the crash pads and the permadraws? Rock climbing outdoors presents its own challenges and can be hard to…
The law of the crag You’ve settled on your destination and you’re on the way to the crag. Sorted. But before you rock up and pull on, make sure your crag etiquette and behaviour is up to scratch. Stuff that’s perfectly acceptable at the climbing wall may not be good practice at crag. This is…
Alleviating Depression through Climbing I’m feeling the need to get out on rock. There is an Interesting article here from the American magazine Climbing talking about how rock climbing can be used to focus the mind and help with mental health and alleviate depression https://www.climbing.com/news/can-climbing-be-used-to-treat-depression/ I don’t know about true depression, but I do know that…
In November 2016 Pete Whittaker became the first person to solo, all free, Freerider on El Capitan in the Yosemite Valley in less than 24 hours. The route is 3000 feet high, has 37 pitches and an overall grade of 5.13a. He climbed the route in 20 hours and six minutes. Pete free climbed each pitch,…
I’ve got a nice new Sterling Fusion Nano IX rope for winter