Climbing on Stanage 1

Stanage Edge, the longest of the Eastern Edges, in the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire is a classic location for rock climbing of all grades of difficulty.

Stanage Edge is comprised of Rivelin Grit (aka Chatsworth Grit), Namurian age, Upper Carboniferous. The coarse-grained gritstone was deposited in a series of delta distributary channels. The gritstone is normally strongly cross-bedded.