The Team Sherpa Blog

The idea was to head to the Lakes for an intrduction to winter mountaineering and the best chance to teach some friends how to use ice axes and crampons but the weather turned, the sun came out and all the snow melted. So a scrambling weekend it became. Pete and I were to lead as Ed and Vik had not scrambled before, other than
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View image Four Friends Battle the Elements on Kinder Despite our early start we knew today was going to be tough as we had 18km to cover and we needed to be back to the car in the light. Todays route would take us over Mam Tor, tuning left at Hollings Cross before descending to Grindsbrook Booth and climbing up Grinsbrook Clough to the
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Looking after your boots! My boots get a real workout at this time of the year. On Saturday I was hiking through snow, mud and black peat bog. I was black up to my knees. My boots were great and they stayed dry and comfortable and here’s how: When I get homeI take out the insole and shake out any debris, remove the laces and
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The alarm woke me, it felt early – way early. Last night was a great New Years Eve non-party yet it went on until the early hours and who’s idea was it to go for a walk on New Years Day? Oh that’ll be me then! We were to meet, friends and friends of friends on the shores of Ladybower for a fun day
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