Ten Tips for Winter Hillwalkers & Mountaineers
Ten tips for winter hillwalkers and mountaineers based on questions that we get asked when delivering winter skills courses
Best Rock Climbs in the South Lakes
Best Rock Climbs in the South Lakes is the last in a series of five articles celebrating the great diversity of climbing in the Lake District.
Wild West Rock Climbs
The fourth in our ‘lockdown’ series of articles is a compilation of twelve of the best routes in the Western Fells and includes brief route summaries and suggestions.
Eastern Promise
The third in a series of five articles celebrating the brilliant and diverse nature of rock climbing in the Lakes covering the fells to the east of Borrowdale and Langdale.
The Best of Langdale Rock Climbing
The second in a series of five articles celebrating the great variety of climbing in different areas of the Lake District including an interactive map.
The Best of Borrowdale Rock Climbing
This is the first of five articles in which I intend to share a summary of twelve of the best rock climbs I’ve done from different areas of the Lake District.
What’s in a grade: How do grades work and do they matter?
Climbing has a bewildering array of grading systems. Understanding how they work and relate to each other can be very confusing.
Snow Metamorphism: The Dynamics of Change
This article is intended as a summary of some of the natural processes that affect snow as well as other environmental factors that influence its character and distribution.
