Photos by mrhardgrit

My climbing partner Pete climbing the crux of a short solo just round the corner from April Arete. It's not to bad (E2/HVS). All in a good day's work...

As the saying goes... myself seconding the above route name on the rim of the Verdon Gorge. It's about 7b+ i think. One of my favourite sport routes ever! The crux is a bunched up leaning mantle-shelf using a mono pocket - that hurt! Photo by Tom Williams

Who said that climbing was a wholesome sport?! This was during my second year at Sheffield University when myself and some mates decided to steal/borrow the University mascot as a challenge. I (yes, lucky me) then had to climb onto the 5-floor halls of residence roof and place the mascot on top of the main chimney stack for everyone to see. Consequently the Vice President was in deep doo-doo's for losing the prized mascot and myself and a mate got to throw kitchen slops all over the VP whilst he was tied down to a chair with duct tape in front of a big crowd. Probably the best day of our lives....!

Nice bit of evening bouldering - more problems than you can shake a stick at... Taken by Tom Williams

Myself and Pete Davies on the summit of Mescalito - a great route and very much like running a marathon! I'm going to have to lie down just thinking about it...

This classic grit route, Strapadictomy at Froggatt (climbed here by Tom Randall) was originally climbed on just nuts. The crux is establishing yourself at a standing position on the hanging arete, where a hidden pocket greatly helps the chance of reaching the top break.

8.20.02/SUBIT AS LOW/JULES/Me in Sumatra a couple of months ago, after climbing some hill in the middle of an old extinct volcano (there's a lake in the middle now...)

This is just some arete we found near the Strapiombo Butress at Froggatt. The evening was great and the climbing even better...! Taken by Pete Davies

This was taken back in 1997, on an epic trip to North Wales where we learnt that trad climbing is a whole lot better (and scary!) than sport!!! In my opinion anyway....

This was just after me, Rich (Justsendingits) and Nate topped out on Zodiac on Sept 11th, 2001 (Our first El Cap completion). A moment we will all never forget!

Myself hanging out at the start of pitch 4, hoping the mess at the belay will go away and wondering why I left my hooks on the ground!

The route is Strapadictomy, E5 6a at Froggatt. The climbing is rather pumpy but well protected. An absolute classic!

MrHardGrit soloing Canoe at Froggatt. It's a tricky little E2 really, with a rather strange move near the top to the nasty, slopey, rounded top-out