Geologist and keen climber, Dr Tom Challands, challenges a pair of young people to climb The Roaches in the Peak District and investigate how the unusual rock formation was formed. Dr Tom ...

“In your opinion which places within the Peak District have a mystical/ magical feel to them, or have specific folklore attached to them?” Lud's Church and the Roaches were mentioned by a ...

The Peak District is renowned for its sublime ... However, if you wish for a quicker and shorter walk, with less of a steep climb, ‘The Roaches Gradbach’ is a perfect place to park your ...

the Peak District, North and Mid Wales and Cornwall. But what is it like to stay in a hut? If you've ever been climbing or walking at the Roaches, you'll probably have seen the Don Whillans Hut, ...

Born in Salford, Manchester, in 1933, Whillans began his adventures by hiking on the nearby Pennine Moors and climbing on the ...