Sunset at Great Wanney #Northumberland on Sunday evening. Lovely afternoon, although I got stuck on "Boundary Corner" and had to down-climb... but discretion is the better part of valour, apparently! And I did log my 50th (successful!) climb of 2023. 😀👍 #Climbing #TradClimbing #Photography

Log Book -> nr.mootparadox.com/ukc

Approaching the top of "Wall and Crack", a 1-star, 12m Severe at Back Bowden. Excellent route, and some good protection before that nicely exposed move around the top of the arete. It's only taken me a month and two days to get back out on real rock!! #Climbing #TradClimbing #Northumberland

The rock was a little greasy from the rain that never quite went away and it was so windy it blew the camera over, but this was still some fun #climbing at Sheepstor #Dartmoor
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A few snaps from the very windy and rather damp Sheepstor on #Dartmoor #climbing last Sunday. with some friends. Nice little crag for #tradclimbing
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East Woodburn crag in #Northumberland from the bottom of "Old Ash Crack". Some might say, a good-value Diff! 😉 #Photography #Climbing #TradClimbing #Photography #GoPro

Second visit to East Woodburn this week! Another lead (rpt) of "Stilton", just before sunset... and it was about time for a cuppa! 😂 #Climbing #TradClimbing #Northumberland

Great evening at East Woodburn, #Northumberland - it's a south-facing sandstone crag in Ridsdale. This is from the top of "Stilton", an 8m VDiff. 😎
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Logbook -> https://nr.mootparadox.com/ukc

A fun little #climb called Cioch Corner (S 4a) at #MillstoneEdge in the fantastic #PeakDistrict last week. Getting my #trad on and getting slowly better at it
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Day two in the Peak District; Millstone. The fun Cioch Corner (S4a). The guy on the route to the left is on Dexterity (E15b possiby sandbagged), which I dogged horrendously to successfully prove I only MOSTLY suck at hand jamming
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Couple of snaps from day one of a great two-day Peak District trip with a great climbing partner. Froggatt Edge was cool. Shown; Turret Crack (HS4b according to Rockfax, S4a according to BMC... think the BMC fibbed). Fave route at Froggatt; Terrace Crack (HS4b)
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Perfectly timed climb at Peel Crag #Northumberland yesterday, in the shadow of Hadrian's Wall. Came *so* close to losing a nut into a deep flake (kindly rescued by Tom, who abseiled for it!) and then came even closer to being caught in a spectacular downpour!! Lovely afternoon. 😎 #Climbing #TradClimbing
Logbook -> https://nr.mootparadox.com/ukc

From the NMC meet on Wednesday, I'm approaching the top of "Flake Chimney"... 😀 #Northumberland #Climbing #TradClimbing
https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/simonside_north_face-849/flake_chimney-48032

Great night up at "Simonside North", near Rothbury, #Northumberland and five more 'ticks'. Great Chimney was a fun lead, well deserved 3-star route! 😎 #Climbing #TradClimbing #Photography
Logbook -> nr.mootparadox.com/ukc

"Sunset" at sunset! 😎 This particular sunset being a 3-star 24m (S) at Peel Crag #Northumberland with the guide suggesting: "thought by some to be the best Severe between Hadrian's Wall and the border". #Climbing #TradClimbing
UKC -> https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/peel_crag_northumberland-842/sunset-33104

Approaching the top of "Apollo" at Peel Crag. The route isn't included in my Rockfax Northern England guide, but from memory it's a 22m MS, immediately to the right of "Blasphemy Wall". Both are very nice routes! 👍 #Northumberland #Climbing #TradClimbing
UKC -> https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/peel_crag_northumberland-842/apollo-36949

Another great evening yesterday at Peel Crag #Northumberland below Hadrian's Wall, with enough breeze to keep the midge at bay! 😎 And two more leads, including my first mild-severe! #Climbing #TradClimbing #Photography UKC Logbook -> https://nr.mootparadox.com/ukc

Another glorious sunny day up at Bowden Doors #Northumberland with eight seconds, and two new leads... "Black Crack" (VDiff) and the classic 3* rated "Castle Crack" (HVD). 😎☀️ #Climbing #TradClimbing

A sunny day out at Symond's Yat and the quite striking Pinnacle Couple of (S) routes up it, and need to try the (VS) another time.
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Back Bowden near Belford, #Northumberland this afternoon. This is "Original Route", a 14m VDiff... I was happy for those nice juggy holds near the top!! 😂 #Climbing #TradClimbing

Penultimate route from Wednesday night at Crag Lough. Known as "West Corner", it's a 10m (S) to the ledge. For #Pareidolia fans, do you see the face?! Gives a whole new meaning to climbing the west face! 🤣 #Northumberland #RockClimbing #TradClimbing