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Stanage Edge
Ziyaret için en iyi zaman
Late afternoon on a weekday in spring or autumn offers the best light and fewest people. Summer weekends get crowded with climbers, while winter can bring dangerous icy conditions on the exposed edge.
Bütçe ipuçları
Access is completely free as the edge sits on open access land managed by the Peak District National Park. Parking at the North Lees car park costs around £4 for the day, or you can park for free at the roadside half a mile further up the lane.
Tavsiye edilen
Hikers and fell runners, Climbers and boulderers, Photography enthusiasts, Wild swimmers (the nearby River Derwent pools)
Ziyaret planlayın
2-4 hours
Hakkında
Hızlı bilgiler: 1634 feet uzunlugundaki bu kumtasi sirti, kimse rotalari civatalamayi dusunmeden once efsanevi tirmancilar Joe Brown gibi isimler icin bir egitim alaniydi. Disli silueti, Peak District boyunca neredeyse 4 mil boyunca uzanir ve 300 milyon yillik nehir tortullari tarafindan sekillendirilerek Britanya'nin en iyi tirmanma kayalarindan bazilarina donusmustur.
Öne çıkanlar: Ucuruma sirtinizi dondugunuzde, acik bir gunde manzara bes ilceye yayilir ve Dark Peak'in omurgasi burusuk yesil bir battaniye gibi acilir. Yerliler en iyi yaklasimin gun batiminda oldugunu bilir; o zaman kumtasi amber rengi parlar ve aladoganlar altin isigin icinde kayaliklarin uzerinde süzulur.
İçeriden ipuçları
- Skip the crowded popular bouldering spots near the main parking area and walk 20 minutes east for quieter sections with equally good rock.
- Wear sturdy boots with good ankle support the gritstone is notoriously slippery when damp and the moorland paths are uneven.
- Bring a windproof jacket even in summer the edge acts as a wind tunnel and gusts can knock you off balance near the precipice.
- Photographers should arrive for golden hour when the low sun casts long shadows across the wave-like contours of the millstone grit.
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