Another sunny day in the Peak! π But it was quite windy, and a cold wind at that. So even though Richard and Helen decided to go to Shinning Clough we stayed low and sheltered with a visit to Staden Quarry near Buxton. We’d never been there before, so it was another excellent choice by the Peak-Monster Paul! π However, it was a popular choice, there must have been another 20+ climbers already there. But there are loads of routes to go at and we didn’t have to queue at all. Nice.
The perfectly flat meadow in the quarry is an amazing butterfly heaven. There were loads of different pretty little coloured butterflies all around, we caught this snap of a Common Blue…
When we got back to the cars there were little slips of paper under all the windscreen wipers. I’ve repeated the content of the slip below, please join us in objecting the unbelievable plans to build a factory in this beautiful location. The quarry is a perfect wildlife sanctuary, plus, it’s in the middle of national park, how can this be allowed?
http://planning.highpeak.gov.uk/portal/servlets/ApplicationSearchServlet?PKID=117177
We climbed several routes including Laetitia’s lead of the slightly polished Bimbo the Exploding Lorry Driver’s Gulch Eliminate…
We finished the day on the excellent Welcome to Hard Times. What a great route, from the ground it looks like there won’t be any protection as it doesn’t really follow a crack, but all the holds and gear are there – you just have to be positive and creative.
Staden Quarry has some fantastic routes – slabs with tiny holds. I had a great day – on the safe end of the rope, but it was great all the same. :love: