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Figure of Eight Knot with Yosemite Finish

Figure of Eight Knot with Follow Through

Alex
3 years ago

Figure of Eight Knot with Follow Through In the late 80’s there was a fashion for poking and threading the tail of a Figure of Eight knot back through the body of the knot. It looked neat and myself and few other young climbers and instructors starting using this variation. Then word got around that…

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Leatherman Signal

Leatherman Signal First Impressions

Alex
3 years ago

The first thing I noticed about the Signal is how much the Leatherman designs have evolved since I bought my first one in the mid 1990’s. It was a Leatherman Mini Tool which I carried for Ice Climbing, Scottish winter and Alpine mountaineering and expeditions. It was small, very strong, simple, a bit crude but…

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Blue Ice Octopus

Blue Ice Octopus 45L

Alex
3 years ago

A Review of the Blue Ice Octopus 45L Climbing Pack How many packs does one person need? The answer of course is that it depends! You could probably get away with just one if you just went hill walking, maybe a 40L, big enough for a bit of extra stuff in the colder months. But…

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Elephant Box

Elephant Box

Alex
3 years ago

Lunch is important. I’ve been trying to find better ways of managing my food when I’m instructing. I was just grabbing whatever I could find and usually ended up heading out with an energy bar and a banana chucked in my pack. The banana inevitably ended up squashed and the bar lost amidst the waterproofs,…

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Patagonia R1 Hoody crack climbing

Patagonia R1 Techface Hoody Review

Harriet Whiteley
3 years ago

I’d longed for a Patagonia R1 Techface Hoody for a while, but it was hard to work out whether I actually ‘needed’ one or whether it was all down to the R1s reputation and its rather catchy advert. But now I come to reflect on it, this has become my go-to do-all jacket. A bit…

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Kinder

Right to Roam Poetry by Sophie Sparham

Harriet Whiteley
3 years ago

Big congratulations to Sophie who passed her Lowland Leader Assessment last week. Sophie is a poet, writer and creative writing facilitator. Sophie leads guided poetry workshops in the Peak District, where she creates a space for connecting with nature within without and turning your walks into words. During her assessment, Sophie performed a phenomenally powerful…

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A climbing wall development instructor, leading a climb

NEW COURSE: Climbing Wall Development Instructor

Harriet Whiteley
3 years ago

Hurrah! we are happy to announce that we now run the Climbing Wall Development Instructor (CWDI) training courses and assessments. You can book your CWDI here, or read on for more information… What is the CWDI? The CWDI is a nationally recognised qualification, administered by Mountain Training. In this course, you’ll learn to help other…

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Opinel N°08

Alex
3 years ago

Opinel N°08 One of our most popular (and most controversial) blog posts (how-to-choose-a-knife-for-walking-climbing-mountaineering-and-expeditions) was about how we believed that for walking, trekking and climbing in the UK outdoors you really only needed to carry a Swiss Army Knife or maybe a Opinel. Swiss Army Knifes are great but if you’re out overnight and need to…

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Peak District Gritstone front cover

Review: Peak District Gritstone by Graham Hoey

Harriet Whiteley
3 years ago

Is there really space for another Peak District guidebook? A few friends asked this as we passed around a brand-new copy of Graham Hoey’s Peak District Gritstone (published by Vertebrate Publishing last April). The answer, we decided, depends on the guidebook… As it turns out, there’s definitely room for this one.   Original route descriptions…

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Leatherman Skeletool CX

Leatherman Skeletool CX Review

Alex
3 years ago

A review of the Leatherman Skeletool CX. One of our most popular blogs of 2021 was How to Choose a Knife for Walking, Climbing and Mountaineering. In this article we recommended carrying a multitool for Scottish winter mountaineering. The ability to quickly repair a crampon is essential so a tool with pliers and screwdrivers is very…

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Soto Windmaster

Soto WindMaster Stove Review

Harriet Whiteley
3 years ago

Long term review: Soto WindMaster cannister stove. This little stove must be doing something right as it has rendered most of my other stoves completely redundant! Our Verdict: the headlines The keyword for the Soto WindMaster is consistency. It is reliable and consistent in windy conditions (thanks to its burner shape and low pot stand)…

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MSR Reactor

Alex’s Top 5 Best Items of Gear in 2021

Alex
3 years ago

These are my best Items of Gear in 2021. This was another year in which I didn’t end buying a huge amount of kit, but what I did acquire was all excellent and these items of equipment definitely stand out.   Mountain Equipment Guide Gloves These have been a really versatile glove and they now live…

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For over twenty years Beyond the Edge has trained climbers, walkers and mountaineers. We are one of the UK’s most experienced providers of Mountain Training courses including the Lowland Leader, Camping Leader, Hill and Moorland Leader, Mountain Leader, Bouldering Wall Instructor, Climbing Wall Instructor, Climbing Wall Development Instructor and the Rock Climbing Instructor Awards. We also deliver the Rock Climbing Skills and Hill and Mountain Skills schemes from Mountain Training. Additionally, we run courses for the BMC for both clubs and individuals.

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When the clouds close in it's quite nice to be abl When the clouds close in it's quite nice to be able to navigate with a map and compass... 

Join us in the Peak District or Snowdonia to learn how to navigate.

Our courses include
🧭Intro to Navigation
🥾Intermediate Navigation 
🏞️Advanced Navigation
🔦Night Navigation

We also offer @mtntraining Hill and Mountain Skills and @nnas_award_scheme Silver and Gold. 

Learn more on our website (link in bio)

#navigation #fog #takemetothemountains
It was a busy one for the BtE team this weekend... It was a busy one for the BtE team this weekend...

🧗‍♀️Intro to Rock Climbing
🧗‍♀️Learn to Lead trad
🧭Lowland Leader training
🥾Hill and Moorland Leader Training
🏞️Hill Skills
🧭Lowland Leader Nav refreshers
⛰️Alpine prep/Advanced Scrambling
And we spent a lot of time looking at some very old maps!

Another week of living the dream beckons!

#rockclimbing #scrambling #alpinedreaming #takemetothehills #hillwalking @mtntraining @1percentftp
Flower Quiz! What’s the name of this rather weir Flower Quiz! What’s the name of this rather weird and wonderful flower?🌺 

#flower #plant #flowersofinstagram #nature #peakdistrict 

@peakdistrictfoundation @peakdistrictnationalpark
Aspirant Mountain Leaders rounding off their train Aspirant Mountain Leaders rounding off their training course with the expedition, where they spent a night camping in the mountains and hone their night navigation and camp craft. 

The expedition can be the most enriching and rewarding element of your Mountain Leader training and assessment. 

It’s certainly the main event and there’s no denying that your bag will be heavier, you will probably feel tired and you will probably be obliged to emerge from your tent in the night for poor visibility navigation. 

On the flip side, it’s an incredible learning experience in managing yourself, your well-being in what can often be quite challenging conditions. It’s an opportunity to refine your camp craft, sort all your systems, and have a good old nosey at other people’s tents, stoves and camp cuisine. We learn through challenge after all! 

For some the ML training is a step in their journey to a career outdoors, for others it’s an opportunity to learn to look after themselves and friends/family in the mountain environment. Whatever your motivation, you can learn more about the award and courses on our website. 

#mountainleader #mountainwalking #campcraft @mtntraining @1percentftp
Spotted! Know what this flower is? (No google allo Spotted! Know what this flower is? (No google allowed)🌸

Found by our Lowland Leader candidates in swathes around Hathersage and North Lees. There's a clue in the caption.

Learn more about nature in the Peark District on our Environmental workshops, link in bio for more information.

#peakdistrictnature #natures #flowerspotting #cpd #environment @1percentftp
Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across t Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across the plain... 

Well maybe not wildebeests, but great to see the herd on the move. 

You can learn about Peak District creatures great and small on our Environment workshops, the next one is running on Saturday 19th July. 

#fawltytowers #ifyouknowyouknow😉 #peakdistrict #wildlife #rewild #rewildingbritain 

@rewildingb @rewildingeurope @eastern_moors_partnership @eastern_moors @ntmidlands @peakdistrictnt @nationaltrust @peakdistrictnationalpark @peakdistrictfoundation
Curlews were calling from the moor behind, Ring ou Curlews were calling from the moor behind, Ring ouzels🐦‍⬛ were chirping down in the boulders and the sun was setting on the magical Stanage 🌄
Great evening, great #rockclimbing 🧗

#tradisrad #tradclimbing #peakdistrict #climbing #peakdistrictclimbing #PeakDistrictAdventures #peakdistrictnationalpark⛰
We run a range of scrambling courses to cater to a We run a range of scrambling courses to cater to all ability levels and we supply all specialist equipment (just let us know what you need). 

🌄Intro to Scambling looks at movement, route finding and staying safe on grade 1 scramblings. 
🌄Advanced scrambling introduces equipment, ropes work, anchor building and the like to help you to tackle grade 2 and 3 scrambles with confidence. 
🌄Our Scrambling Week does what it says on the tin - 5 days of scrambling including classics and hidden gems at a grade to suit you. 
🌄Our Skye Scrambling is a guided week on some of the UK's most iconic scrambles (the Skye Munros). 
🗻Our Winter Mountaineering course looks at moving through the steeper stuff in winter conditions. 

o find out more visit the link in our bio. 

#scrambling #skyescrambling #scramblingskills #snowdoniascrambling
BtE team adventure - Sophie's first route off Engl BtE team adventure - Sophie's first route off English soil as she, Oli and Hati wait for the weather to play ball for higher objectives around Chamonix.

#alps #multipitchclimbing
#sportclimbing #holiday @1percentftp
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