Langdale – the Severe climber

Walking up Grindsbrook Clough to get onto a windy Kinder Scout.

Thomason Foss near Beck Hole, North Yorkshire.

Climbing the problem Tweedle Dum (VB 4a) at Stanage Far Right.

Me climbing the problem Steps at Stanage Far Right.

With the weather completely changed, I went back to Stanage Far Right. Here I’m climbing Steps (VB 4a).

Trying to climb Gribble Nipple (V1 5b) at Stanage Far Right.

Climbing Fishy (V0 4c) in the Little Quarry at Curbar Edge.

Climbing the fun Pooh Bear (V0 4c) at Froggart Edge.

The gritstone top of one of the two summits of Crook Hill in the Peak District, with the other summit in the distance.

Climbing an unnamed problem on Boulder 9 at Boulder Valley, below the Old Man of Coniston.

Climbing an unnamed problem on the Jacko Boulder at Settle Earth Boulders, in Longsleddale.

Climbing the problem The Black Cross (3) on the Jacko Boulder, at Settle Earth Boulders.

Climbing an unnamed boulder problem on the Bottom Block at the Langdale Boulders.

Lud’s Church. It was used as a secret place of worship by the Lollards in the early 15th Century. The Lollards were followers of John Wycliffe, an early church reformer.

Me climbing Easy Groove (VB) inside The Cellar area of The Roaches.

Trying again (and failing again) to climb the problem Right Whale (V0 4c) on The Whale boulder at Burbage South Valley.

A fantastic view of Stanage Edge from near Green’s House, north of Hathersage.

Climbing an unnamed boulder problem on the Top Block at the Langdale Boulders.

I’ve been wanting to climb on the Langdale Boulders for years. Ever since I moved from mostly climbing trad to mostly bouldering, they have been on my list of places to climb. Famous, iconic and right in the heart of one of the Lake District’s most beautiful valleys. The Langdale Boulders are one of those places I’d seen pictured in climbing magazines, in guidebooks, and on the wall of the café in one of my local bouldering walls. My climbing trip to the Lakes gave me the perfect opportunity to go. A weather forecast of intermittent showers on my last day of the trip also meant that climbing at a venue with a two-minute walk-in seemed like a sensible idea.