http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog The latest reports of world wide rock & ice climbing (and other extreme) fun and adventure! Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:02:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/08/10/shelter-from-the-storm/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/08/10/shelter-from-the-storm/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:56:14 +0000 Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=2171 Our great British summer brought more threats of wind and rain so with that in mind Colin, Bev, Clive and Paul headed for Lawrencefield...]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/08/10/shelter-from-the-storm/feed/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/07/27/shining-clough/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/07/27/shining-clough/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:04:02 +0000 Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=2061 After baking on Burbage on Saturday we opted to seek out some shade on Sunday. Shining Clough sits high on the northern edge of Bleaklow about an hours walk...]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/07/27/shining-clough/feed/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/07/13/secret-stanage/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/07/13/secret-stanage/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:59:14 +0000 Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=1954 A dry weekend at last saw Paul and the refugees from a wet week in the Lakes heading for Secret Stanage... ]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/07/13/secret-stanage/feed/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/03/28/terry-steps-up-a-gear/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/03/28/terry-steps-up-a-gear/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:52:15 +0000 Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/03/28/terry-steps-up-a-gear/ Modesty has probably kept Terry's second week performance out of his reports thus far... ]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/03/28/terry-steps-up-a-gear/feed/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/12/01/cold-grit/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/12/01/cold-grit/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:13:27 +0000 Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/12/01/cold-grit/ Saturday dawned sunny but cold and windy so after doing some chores I headed out into the Peak... ]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/12/01/cold-grit/feed/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/11/25/bikes-bogs-boulders/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/11/25/bikes-bogs-boulders/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:18:15 +0000 Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/11/25/bikes-bogs-boulders/ Having done no real exercise since Jack Scout Scar I decided to make an effort today. Weather restricted the options to a walk... ]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/11/25/bikes-bogs-boulders/feed/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/10/21/tk-caught-buying-gritstone-guide/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/10/21/tk-caught-buying-gritstone-guide/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:39:11 +0000 Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/10/21/tk-caught-buying-gritstone-guide/ Sunday dawned fine and frosty so a quick phone call to Clive found us heading out to the Peak...]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/10/21/tk-caught-buying-gritstone-guide/feed/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/08/12/moorland-grit/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/08/12/moorland-grit/#comments Sun, 12 Aug 2007 08:41:50 +0000 Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/08/13/580/ Saturday, phone rings, it`s Clive. "Forecast's poor for tomorrow so we're off to Dovestone Tor"...]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/08/12/moorland-grit/feed/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/08/01/back-to-reality/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/08/01/back-to-reality/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:28:15 +0000 Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/08/01/back-to-reality/ After a great weeks climbing in Chamonix, the Tuesday night meet was scheduled for Curbar (Cloggy of the Peak)...]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/08/01/back-to-reality/feed/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/07/14/dodging-the-monsoon/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/07/14/dodging-the-monsoon/#comments Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:58:31 +0000 Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/07/14/dodging-the-monsoon/ A last minuite decision Friday night to cancel our N Wales trip due to the ongoing monsoon saw Paul and SS in the Peak Saturday morning. Too cold and windy for grit; too wet for limestone. Need somewhere sheltered and quick drying...]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/07/14/dodging-the-monsoon/feed/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/06/09/the-boys-go-west/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/06/09/the-boys-go-west/#comments Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:33:29 +0000 Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/06/09/the-boys-go-west/ Having resigned myself to another weekend of inactivity due to a sore and swollen ankle and after a text from Strong Shane "wanna climb tomorrow" I thought why not! So after more texts S Shane suggested Wilton, Lancashire's answer to Millstone...]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/06/09/the-boys-go-west/feed/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/05/20/what-rain/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/05/20/what-rain/#comments Sun, 20 May 2007 21:55:47 +0000 Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/05/20/what-rain/ Having seen Friday's forecast for the weekend I decided to lay turf on Saturday and risk climbing on grit between the predicted showers on Sunday...]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2007/05/20/what-rain/feed/