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Camping during an electrical storm – a Microadventure
A few of us sat in the local climbing centre, and hatched a plan for a microadventure on Dartmoor. The idea was to overnight in tents, and climb the following day. As the day arrived, the overnight forecast was for torrential rain and thunderstorms. After much discussion we decided to…
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Haytor Granite Tramway, Dartmoor
So I have been out and about on Dartmoor during the tourist season, so to get away from the crowds I decided to walk out the back of Haytor Rocks (where many tourists fear to tread ;) ) and onto the granite tramway to Holwell quarry. The tramway was built…
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Dartmoor bouldering photos
Some more recent bouldering photos from Dartmoor are the feature of today’s blog post. A few of us returned to Combeshead Tor to conquer some problems we had tried earlier in the month, and also try some new ones. There are also some photos from a recent trip to Smallacombe…
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Bouldering photos from Combeshead Tor, Dartmoor
Took the van up to Dartmoor recently, and headed over to Combeshead Tor and Cuckoo Rock near Burrator reservoir. Met up with a group of friends for some bouldering and climbing. I always enjoy spending time on Dartmoor, and this day was no exception. It was a bloody awesome day,…