The Grade 1 Scrambler

Guide to scrambling and bouldering Ringing Roger in the Peak District south of Edale.  Verdict: a really enjoyable day out to practice your scrambling and outdoor bouldering skills

Route in: get to Edale by train or car (park by station or across the road in Edale car park).  Head north through the village and then north-west via The Nab to Ringing Roger

Start point: the first rocks and wall are around OS ref SK 12467 87149

Grading: you can choose which blocks and lines you want to attempt from sub-grade 1 through grades 1 and 2 to the odd bit of grade 3

Notes: this isn’t a conventional scramble, it’s more like an outdoor bouldering adventure playground; few pitches and no route: just pick a boulder or block and have a go

End point: you can meander around, and do laps of the more enjoyable bouldering, but the rocks run out around SK 12562 87247

Route out: just retrace your approach route back to Edale

Map link: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/custom-routes/ringing-roger-ed0a8de

Time: 45 mins from Edale to start point; as long as you like bouldering on Ringing Roger but 30-90 mins might do fine; then just over 30 mins to walk back

Combine with: take the short-ish walk over Kinder Plateau to the top of Blackden Brook; Grindsbrook Clough; Crowden Clough

Gear: climbing helmet if undertaking more difficult lines; could take a bouldering mat

Verdict: a really enjoyable day out to practice your scrambling and outdoor bouldering skills

Category: Top-rated

Score: 8/10

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Map image/data from OpenStreetMap via AllTrails