An Evening's climbing at Windgather

The gentle gritstone outcrop of Windgather is one of the best and most popular rock climbing destinations in the peak district.  The crag has routes typically 10 - 15m high, at all grades.  The gritstone rock is perhaps the grippiest and most solid rock you will ever climb on and the crag remains in good condition despite its enduring popularity for over a century! There's more Crag-info here.

The crag is a very short walk from the road, 5 km from Whaley Bridge and easily accessible from Sheffield, Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield and Crewe.

To attend this event you should have climbed indoors (preferably with Outdoorlads) before and you will be competent with tying in with a figure 8 knot and belaying. If you do not have this experience, it will depend on the availability of suitably experienced leaders, as to whether you would be able to attend this event. If that is the case please message the event leader to discuss, before registering. 

DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY OF LEAD CLIMBERS, THE NUMBER OF SECONDER CLIMBING PLACES MAY NEED TO BE RESTRICTED AND THIS WILL BE DONE ON A FIRST COME-FIRST SERVED BASIS. 

Please note that this event is subject to change / cancellation depending on weather conditions so please check your messages in the days before the event for any message from the event leader, who will keep you informed of any changes.

What other Climbing events do OutdoorLads Run?   We run regular indoor climbing and bouldering events across the North West - Click here to see all the current events. We also have a private Facebook Group where we post about new events as well as social and other climbing stuff too, feel free to sign up to it! 

Photos : Copyright granted to OutdoorLads by Sieh.

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COVID-19 – IMPORTANT, Please read the following before you sign up to this event:

• Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms, even if they are extremely mild, or who lives or is in a support bubble with someone showing symptoms, is asked not to attend. This is in line with the government’s coronavirus advice.
• You must also immediately self-isolate and not attend the event if you or someone in your household or support bubble shows coronavirus symptoms or tests positive. Read the NHS self-isolation guidance.
• OutdoorLads strongly encourages all attendees to take a rapid lateral flow test immediately prior to attending an event. This will help to keep everyone safe. Order free Rapid Lateral Flow Tests.