Huffing and puffing to Back Tor
We had two choices, go the long way which was an easier walk, or go the shorter way which was quite steep. We face these choices quite...
Returning to Chrome Hill
Last time I was at Chrome Hill I was with Thomas Heaton and James Grant, we were hoping to catch an awesome sunrise, it looked promising...
A valley of smoke machines & laser beams!
Last time we were at Winnats Pass we were with Adam from First Man Photography. We were treated to an incredible sunset and even a...
Sunset at Crowdcote
The sun sets at 7PM now, getting to locations straight from work is becoming almost impossible! Luckily this location, Crowdcote...
Froggatt Edge and the lost dog
Froggatt Edge is in the Baslow area of the Peak District, it's a gritstone rock location that is popular with climbers and bolderers. We...
Discovering a hidden waterfall
There are quite a few waterfalls in James Grant's Peak District Through the Lens (our guidebook), some of which are quite challenging to...
Kinder Scout - Ouch!
There are two locations left that have Tracy and I worried and both of them are at Kinder Scout. Kinder Scout is the highest mountain in...
60 seconds of sunshine at High Wheeldon
I could have started nearly every single blog post from the last 10 days with "the weather was overcast", it's less than ideal but we...
Feeling like an extra from the X-Files
We both finished work late, it was time to tackle Blake Mere. This is location number 72 in the book and is the closest one to home, in...
We nearly left, so glad we didn't!
Winster barn is location number 54 in Peak District - Through the lens, it's in the Matlock area, the viewpoint is only a very short walk...