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Peak District
All things Peak District: muddy miles, moody skies, unexpected detours, and glorious summits. Includes Ethel hunts, trig collections.


📍4 Ethels Earned, One Trig Erased🙁
A violent-wind, bright-sky day in the Peak District ticking off four new Ethels: Mt Famine, South Head, Eccles Pike and Chinley Churn. A route from Hayfield with cow stand-offs, Highland cows, an overgrown “path”, a missing trig ripped out by a farmer, and a winter-grade wind that felt more like February than late October. Finished cold, feral and satisfied — still convinced the Peak District is my endurance training ground and still full of surprises.

bootsandbanter
Oct 264 min read


🏔️ Edale Skyline: The Day I Outran Myself
Fog, sunlight, and self-belief on the Edale Skyline — 32 km of calm focus, one sandwich, and a finish I never thought possible - 6h 58 min

bootsandbanter
Oct 137 min read


Whetstone Ridge, Shutlingsloe, Highland Cows & a QOM 👑
Whetstone Ridge, Highland cows, and a surprise COM— two Ethels, a trig, and a perfectly timed Peak District adventure before the rain.

bootsandbanter
Aug 313 min read


🎒 Edale Skyline: One Last Loop Before the Madness
I went to a Linkin Park concert, slept four hours, forgot my trekking poles and my jacket—and still hiked 34 kilometers in the Peak District heat without sitting down once. This final pre-Welsh 15 training hike was messy, sweaty, and wildly unplanned… but it showed me I’m ready. Sort of. Probably. Hopefully. Let’s find out.

bootsandbanter
Jun 303 min read


Stones, Storms & Sandwiches: Derwent Edge Does Not Disappoint
Today’s hike was a masterclass in being prepared, staying dry , and falling a little bit in love with every stone on Derwent Edge. It was...

bootsandbanter
Jun 62 min read
🌩 Training, Thunderstorms & Questionable Decisions
06 June 2025 There was a time—not so long ago—when I’d take one look at a forecast saying “rain and thunder” and say, “Absolutely not,...

bootsandbanter
Jun 61 min read
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