Stanedge End
the relatively (??)
uncrowded end of Stanedge

Arrow Cracks ~ VS 5A (below)
Manhattan Arete ~ diff (left)

Popular Stanedge

pic's of two of the more popular areas
Flying Buttress
& Robin Hood

Black Hawk Area

another popular area ~ close to the road

Black Hawk Bastion ~ E2 5
below and climber on left
in picture on right !

whilst the other two climbers above are on
Black Hawk Hell Crack
& Black Hawk Traverse

why Stanedge ??

as I say on plenty of other pages
"The peak district is not
"my favorite place to climb"
but as it is easiest the closest climbing to my home,
and over the years,
I have climbed here more than anywhere else.

and probably
the place I've climbed the most on Peak Grit is
Stanedge

however it has got variety

although I have climbed at Stanedge more than any other crag
to me it hasn't got the appeal the same as
"the big mountain routes"
I hope these pictures will show some good climbing

above the plantation is
the Unconquerables area
with

Right Unconquerable
HVS 5A

is not just used for traditional or hard climbing

it is often used for training

as these pictures of my day there with Wollaston school show

The longest route of the weekend was

Blizard Chimney

with each person able to belay
and tie all their own knots

instructors set up top rope
then the pupils tied on
all climbers and belayers
they then completed all the climbs belaying each other

during this time they were obviously under supervision and safety checks

during the weekend we also climbed
at Windgater Rocks
for pictures
click here

multi-pitch UK climbing
a few examples of
longer routes

Peak District Climbing
general pictures taken
in the Peaks

more climbing
pages soon

climbing in the
South of England
Leicestershire &
Northamptonshire !!

climbing walls
climbing on
man made rock !!!

Windgather rocks