
Best Places to Boulder in the Peak
With winter setting in and the nights drawing close, I think it’s time to consider bouldering as an outdoor option that eats less time and helps you to avoid frostbite in the chilly weather. Here are our Peak District Top Tips:
Best Peak Bouldering venues
1. Curbar // Top Tier // Right Hand Side
2. Burbage // South Boulders
3. Brownstones // The Two Steps area and Ash Pits Slab
A great location, just north of Bolton with 171 boulder problems listed on UKC. The Two Steps area and Ash Pits Slab, provide a whole raft of excursions from font 3 upwards.
4. Roaches // Top Tier
The setting for these boulders is absolutely stunning. The walk in takes around 20-25 minutes and the results of your effort are paid back a million fold by the breathtaking views and the quality of the boulder problems – lots in the lower grades of V0-V3.
5. Stanage // Far Right
6. Froggat // Top Boulders
Best Guide Book (as recommended by Nathan Foster at MCC)
Boulder Britain – “A great book with really good overviews of where to go and good general crag information”
Happy bouldering.
Emily
sarah
October 11, 2013 at 11:04 amHello!
I think Peak District Bouldering is the best guide to use. It has all the main areas plus some quieter, smaller venues and is a very easy to use guide. The peaks is my local area and it still throws up places I have yet to visit.
Though I will say the landscape orientation of the book means it doesn’t stand up well to outdoor use. Mine is in need of repair with some tape.
Sarah
Emily Pitts
October 21, 2013 at 9:24 pmThanks Sarah. Interesting that you mention Peak District Bouldering – I’m just planning some bouldering days in the North West and this is probably the guide I will use. If anyone reading this fancies a ‘try before you buy’ with Peak District Bouldering, pop to one of our meet ups and take a look. Be great to meet you too Sarah, if you fancy passing on some tips and hints.
Emily