It seems fitting that our 100th blog post should be about Alex featuring in the celebratory 100th of the legendary Japanese climbing magazine Rock & Snow. Alex’s photo of Toru Nakajima climbing the Millstone E8 Elm Street was featured on the cover of the issue. This issue also included Alex’s account of Toru’s incredible…
‘Hard is Easy’ GriGri Videos Over the last few months I’ve had climbers on my Climbing Wall Instructor and Rock Climbing Instructor training and assessment courses mention the ‘Hard is Easy’ YouTube channel. The chatter especially mentions the Hard is Easy GriGri videos and in particular the videos on GriGri slippage and failure. Ben has…
Hawke Frontier 8×42 ED X Binocular Review For the last few years my trusty Opticron Discovery WP PC 8×32 binoculars have given me enormous pleasure on the hill. They are a great travel option being pretty much the smallest, lightest 8x32s around and representing great optical performance for the money. However, as a big birthday…
Patagonia Baggies Review Patagonia have from their inception manufactured items of clothing that remain in their collection for decades and become icons of the brand. Classic examples include Stand Up Shorts, the Snap T Pullover and Baggies Shorts. Patagonia released the ‘Baggies’ in 1982. Designed by Yvon Chouinard the Baggies have remained relatively unchanged in…
Many of us enjoy getting outdoors and leaving our screens behind, so it seems a bit strange to be writing a blog post about phone apps and how useful our phones are out in the hills. However, whilst I’m all for a break from instagram doom-scrolling, phones do have other handy functions that help us…
This is another walking route you can do by train or bus. Take the Hope Valley line to Hathersage then walk back to Grindleford over the tops. This route finishes at the Sir William Hotel (feel free to pop in for a pint), but a a shorter variation takes you to Grindleford train station instead…
Inspired by the likes of Al Humphrey and Brendan Leonard, we’ve been trialling a new mid-monthly newsletter to share interesting bits and bobs from around the web. Sometimes we’ll mention our courses in this newsletter, but mostly it’s about what other folk, organisations and our team are up to outside of Beyond the Edge. This…
We are excited to announce our first Poetry in the Peak weekend. Led by award winning tutors Helen Mort and Sophie Sparham, this two day event will provide writing workshops and walks around Grindleford allowing you to immerse yourself in the spring countryside for poetic inspiration. …
MSR Reactor Review A long term use review of the MSR Reactor stove system. An excellent gas stove for Alpine use, Wild Camping and Bivouacs. Food and drink preparation in an outdoor environment is a vital element of both our performance and enjoyment. We need fuel to stay warm, keep moving and feed our brains. For…
Buffalo Mountain Shirt Review As a keen outdoors person, I love being out and about in all weathers, in the UK and beyond. The downside of this is layer management. Either you are too warm going up, or you are continually changing layers with weather and lunch breaks. If only there was something that could…
Public transport For walkers In the Peak we have the Sheffield – Manchester trainline that stops in various villages across the national park. You know what that means? Linear walks and runs! A favourite short jaunt of mine is taking the train to Hope, heading up Win Hill and over Kinder and dropping down to…
The Manchester – Sheffield line is great for linear Peak District walks, something that’s difficult to do in the car without some faff and organising! Get off at one stop and back on at another for the return journey home (Make sure any return tickets cover the furthest away stop on your outing to avoid…
