The 272 takes you from Sheffield to Hathersage and you get a magnificent view of the Hope Valley coming over the moor. A 30 min walk and you're at the foot of Stanage crags - one of the oldest and favoured climbing areas in the UK. I started rock climbing here in 1962. How things have changed! The place is more popular than ever and I don't think the present visitors have the same feelings towards the place we had back in those days. One ranger told me that the "in" thing now is to climb at night using flood lights!
Camping in small two-man tents with the minimum of gear is sort of old hat too. The tents you see are huge! Don't forget your BBQ, chairs, table and God knows what. Hey, you want to be comfortable don't you?
The waking was terrific - birds twittering, lambs bleeting and the Hawthorns beginning to burst into bloom. Simply brilliant!
It's better to travel than arrive ... then again ...