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East Peaks Grit

Trad single pitch and bouldering, this is the land of true Hard Grit, the easiest climbing location for me to reach and as a result the most often visited.

Climbing At Rivelin and Millstone - 8th to 9th March 2008

First time to Rivelin, started off overcast but a bit of soloing and it brightened up enough to tick a few 3 Star classics and check out The Brush Off Area. Millstone quarry on sunday, this had huge flat slabs with long winding finger jamming cracks and soaring arretes. A day here and I knew that I definitely wanted to get back there soon.

Climbing At Stanage - 23rd February 2008

I got My first E4, "Old Friends", a classic three star route at Stanage High Neb, I had top roped this the week before and the start had felt 6a, I knew the crux was placing the gear in the roof from a precarious position below before commiting to a strong move to reach the horizontal ledge above. The only gear before this point was a side runner in the flake which fell out immediately, turning the first half of the route into a solo. However it went like a dream even in windy conditions.