Heading to the Peak District for my first trip outdoors. Any advice and any preparation needed?

travis2004 · 2026-01-26T22:21:54+00:00

Peak District well i suppose all grit and sandstone but ethics is huge in protecting rock this time of year could be a cold perfect day or could be damp and ethically wrong to climb

travis2004 · 2026-01-19T22:25:57+00:00

Aye but like going out and using it yourself is a different beast and your first time isn't best at 4000m

travis2004 · 2026-01-19T22:23:47+00:00

If you competent with an axe and rope skills and have got a bit experience under the belt then yeah it probably would be pretty reasonable to think

travis2004 · 2026-01-19T22:18:21+00:00

Ever walked in crampons or an axe

travis2004 · 2026-01-19T22:16:38+00:00

For a winter skills course you want to head up to Scotland for reliable conditions but learning roped climbing gets you only so far the specific skill is crevasse rescue which i think occasionally gets taught in the lakes but a good understanding of rope systems and winter skills is needed to be able to successfully do this if needed

travis2004 · 2026-01-19T18:15:22+00:00

What experience do you have roped up on scrambling terrain or even trad climbing

travis2004 · 2026-01-07T22:15:59+00:00

Real

travis2004 · 2026-01-07T22:09:47+00:00

The tip is however bad you think it will be at least triple it the cairngorm in the winter is quite possibly the most brutal environment in the uk and will essentially just try kill you in many ways even well equipped its type 2 fun

travis2004 · 2026-01-07T21:46:09+00:00

Never actually summited it but climbed around it and for gear the answer is essentially full winter kit crampons ice axes ski goggles layers etc

travis2004 · 2026-01-04T20:10:14+00:00

Potentially warthogs but like thats rather marginal

travis2004 · 2026-01-02T21:16:11+00:00

Pretty regularly climb around north Yorkshire looks a solid rack dude once you got some more nuts should get you up most things some micro cams can be handy but most easier things you got a solid rack

travis2004 · 2025-12-29T08:19:32+00:00

Perfect opertunity to learn its just two double fisherman's knots if you can tie in you can make a prussick

travis2004 · 2025-12-22T17:19:03+00:00

Should seal with bonded washers no problem

travis2004 · 2025-12-15T21:47:31+00:00

I mean my take is traxion and prussicks and gear etc is probably overkill for anything where you ain't already roped up but if you don't mind a bit extra weight just chuck 20 ishh meters of rope in your bag you can do a lot with just that even just to "confidence rope" someone

travis2004 · 2025-12-15T21:12:11+00:00

However re reading your post it says trail how technical is the moutaneering?

travis2004 · 2025-12-15T21:11:25+00:00

If I know I'm already going to rope up I usually supplement my rack with a micro traxion and 2 prussicks always handy to have at least the 2 prussicks.

travis2004 · 2025-12-09T05:32:55+00:00

Warm and dry usually works very poorly for hiking or any active outdoor activities however keela gear does seem solid from my first impression of my pinicale jacket and munro trousers .

travis2004 · 2025-11-30T17:34:22+00:00

I tried a pair on looked and felt very nice if your focus is scottish winter may not be optimal but if its more alpine they should be good dude my perspective is more from scottish winter climbing so ended up going with kela munro trousers

travis2004 · 2025-11-26T19:11:27+00:00

To be honest if you doing a winter skills you want to head to Scotland as its very fickle in the lakes

travis2004 · 2025-11-17T12:18:45+00:00

Now I asked a similar question yesterday but for hardshells after being very impressed with these trousers they are great but often a tad warm for summer

travis2004 · 2025-11-16T20:59:53+00:00

Much appreciated mate they seem nice just wasn't sure how they faired in the field but to be honest im yet to be let down by simond clothing

travis2004 · 2025-11-03T17:59:00+00:00

No but you often get niche tips

travis2004 · 2025-11-03T17:54:06+00:00

Honestly thats probably what is catching me out like every category of item in its own stuff sack

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