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New Climber

@newclimber.bsky.social
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Founder of Vertebrate Publishing. Refugee from Twitter. Likes running, climbing, books and more climbing. Publishing and outdoor adventure content.

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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 2h
Rock catting.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Kinder is a special book. One of my high and low points though.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Faffing around on the rocks today.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Kinder is the best one.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Crewing at the 13 Valleys Ultra this weekend. Inspiring performances everywhere.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A weekend crewing at the 13 Valleys Ultra.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The beautiful Salmon Slab at Bamford Edge. A fine chunk of Millstone Grit.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
121 Peak District summits all bagged. That’s was fun. Thanks Anna. West Nab was the last one.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Autumn
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I know! Not sure they’d come across a book before.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Back on home peat.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The scourge of any publisher… the return, this one sent back as it had ‘too many words’ in it. www.amazon.co.uk/Vanishing-Ic...
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
When you see a mountain and all you can think about is climbing it. Happened to me last week. And that’s how I know the desire is still there.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Loch Broom for a breakfast. Two otters and two sea eagles fishing while I ate my morning granola.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Currently having chips in Ullapool.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ascents in Assynt
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Back in bogland. Munro bagging in the far north.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Mission Ben Hope.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Sutherland. A first view.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Peak Bagging two Anna’s above Crowden, also seeing how the Pennine Way had stopped the fire.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Kinder Scout raid.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The mighty Featherbed Moss on the Kinder massif.
High Peak moorland.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Excellent news. Although sorry for you.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Superstylin
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The remaining Amazon returns from last week. secondsandsales.com
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Let’s move on and forget we even mentioned age.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I’m stuck at 48. Been here for a while now.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Finally completed all the White Peak summits in Anna’s book, Peak Bagging the Peak District. Here’s me just leaving the last one, Revidge, 401m. Quite atypical landscape for the White Peak.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Thank you. Quite the bougie day. Heading up to The Cage in Lyme Park.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Heading to the hills today.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The whole thing is just really depressing.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Our local shops on the edge of the Peak sell them. 😡
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Monster returns day ☹️ all added to the outlet site 😊 secondsandsales.com?srsltid=AfmB...
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
10 years ago. Wild camping way out west with my son.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A few more bits added to the outlet website this morning. secondsandsales.com?srsltid=AfmB...
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Burbage Edge, near Buxton, Peak District National Park. More peak bagging fun as I try to get the 121 Annas ticked.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Walking the White Peak.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
August.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Or indeed Cheshire. That whole Three Shires Head thing confused me.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Fun peak bagging expedition around Three Shires Head today. First time up Shutlingsloe, the Staffordshire Matterhorn.
Shutlingsloe hill, from walk 30 Peak Bagging the Peak District.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Happy Heather August everyone
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Out on the Gritstone Trail today over Sponds Hill. Summery.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
White Peak Bagging (zero peaks so far.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Innominate Tarn. Felt quite reverential to be there for the first time today.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
So booked a posh hotel for tonight with Little Nell allowed in the room. And then this happened…
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Peak bagging Wainwrights today. Latrigg, looking forward to the trail up to Skiddaw.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
That’s exactly what happens!
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I wrote a short blog about my love of peak bagging. open.substack.com/pub/jonbarto...
open.substack.com
Adventure Bagging
Nobody climbs just one Wainwright.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A run and a bar meal. A nice end to a long day.
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New Climber @newclimber.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Man leans on trig point. Old school map. ‘Moor’ Peak Bagging fun at the weekend. Axe Edge Moor in the Peak District.
Axe Edge Moor trig point.
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