Big Balls & Ground Falls: difficult and dangerous Peak District gritstone climbs

It wasn’t intended to be anything shiny, but inadvertently these three years of footage have become an overnight sensation. Featuring James Pope and his friends, this video documents ascents and attempts on some of the most famous gritstone trad climbs in England’s Peak District such as Beau Geste, Gaia, End of the Affair, Masters Edge, Messiah and Appointment with Death. Many of these routes were established in the 80’s and 90’s, but their appeal today is as strong as it was over 30 years ago. Some of these repeats are slick, others are crude, all are fearsome. Above all the aptly named Appointment with Death...

- Beau Geste E7 6c, Froggatt Edge - Johnny Woodward 1982
- Master’s Edge E7 6c, Millstone Quarry - Ron Fawcett 1983
- Messiah E7 6c, Burbage South - Jerry Moffatt 1984
- Gaia E8 6c, Black Rocks - Johnny Dawes 1986
- End of the Affair E8 6c, Curbar - Johnny Dawes 1986
- Appointment with Death E9 6c, Wimberry Rocks - Sam Whittaker 2003