It’s well over 300 miles from our base in Sheffield to the West Highlands of Scotland, a seven hour drive to Fort William “Outdoor Capital” of the UK. Over the years I’ve made this journey many times for winter mountaineering. Crossing the Peak District on the great drive ... Read More
Alan Cash
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Feb2018
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Nov2017
Marathon. If you tell anyone you’re doing they’ll be impressed; 26 miles of road pounding is no mean feat for any runner and completion of a marathon in any time is impressive. Now take that marathon off road, into the hills and add some British mountain weather and ... Read More
21
Nov2017
Recently I met with a group of outdoor activity instructors in the Peak District for a spot of caving professional development. The idea was to compare skills, brush up on techniques and just to meet other caving instructors for networking. Our objective was to make a trip into ... Read More
03
Nov2017
What is climbing to me?
If you were to ask me what some of my fondest memories are, ask me at which times I felt the stress of our cluttered lives dissolve, ask me when I’ve felt the most relaxed…my mind wanders back to warm and still summer afternoons ... Read More
03
Nov2017
Lead climbing- what is it? It’s independence in the mountains and on the crags, it’s freedom, it’s a towering moment in the developing climbers life.
From a technical aspect, most of the time climbers climb in pairs, with the first “lead” climber clipping his/her rope at certain points ... Read More
02
Nov2017
Working in the outdoors we see (and very much welcome) many participants from the big cities of the UK. It’s often very noticing just how urbanised many people are. There is, of course, nothing wrong with that; if you intend to live your life and work in the ... Read More
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