In preparation for the climbing season ahead, Hati talks us through how to clean your cams for rock climbing. Pumped out of your mind, slightly regretting your choice of warmup and acutely aware that your last runner is closer to the ground than you are, you fumble around your harness for the right piece. The…
Having completed her RCI assessment just after lockdown no. 1, Hati shares her tips for blowing away the cobwebs and getting back into the habit of consolidation. Is this how hedgehogs feel come Spring? Do they groan with irritation at their 7am alarms and stumble round their nests in search of distractions, procrastinations, and anything…
There’s nothing like a surprise blessing of a pregnancy to stop you in your tracks and make you look at the world around you. This was particularly strange during 2020 going into 2021! From changing seasons to changing hormones, the unfolding of my pregnancy alongside one of the oddest years ever has been a constant…
Pockets! Spacious flat front pockets where you can put your hand, your phone, your wallet, your notebook! And on the women’s version!? Already the Alpkit Womens Bloc bouldering pants are off to a good start. It took while for me to adopt these trousers into my bouldering habit as I tend to wear my bouldering…
When you pick up a walking route card or guidebook, you expect to read line after line of dry directions. Turn left at the stile then descend down to a bridge. Cross the bridge and turn right… But when I picked up the Sheffield Round Walk Guidebook, I accidentally read the whole thing from cover…
In 2021 International Women’s Day asked us to #choosetochallenge. Here in the outdoor industry there is a gender gap. For there to be more women working in the outdoors and as instructors and guides there needs to be more women climbing, mountaineering and hillwalking full stop. So, to play our own small role in forging…
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…
In over 20 years of adventure photojournalism, Alex has accumulated a wealth of experience and a fair few stories from behind the camera. In this series of blog posts, Alex will be sharing his experience documenting people and places around the world from Indian Creek to Everest Base Camp and Hindu Holy Men. If you’re…
On every Rock Climbing Instructor or Lowland, Hill and Moorland or Mountain Leader course at some point someone will ask the perfectly reasonable question ‘should I carry a knife?’ The short answer is maybe! A knife is a tool like any other item of outdoor equipment and you need to have a think about what…
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…
AeroPress Go Review I like a cup of coffee in the morning. Just one but I do like it to be good fresh real coffee. I’ll make it at home usually on a Hario V60 filter cone or buy it in some lovely cafe ideally sitting with a friend. However when I’m away overnight, working…
We are delighted to have had our Peak District Environmental Quality Mark renewed for another two years. The audit is a rigorous process examining all aspects of what we do. Whilst there is always room for improvement the recognition that we are class leaders and care passionately about the environment both locally and globally is…