Peak uni in top ten for climbing

Climbers looking for a degree education with good peaks on the doorstep should consider the University of Derby Buxton, suggests a new British Mountaineering Council (BMC) ‘top-ten’ list.
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The new list of ‘climber friendly’ universities in England and Wales – ranked by factors such as a proximity to crags, hills and mountains and provision of specialised outdoors courses – puts the university’s Buxton campus in a healthy sixth place.

Outdoor Leadership Instructor Victoria Foxwell said: “Oaklands Manor is not only set in 58 acres of countryside but also within the magnificent Peak District, which has great opportunities for climbing on the doorstep. We know a lot of students come to the Peak District for the climbing.

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“There is also our great facility at the Harpur Hill site in Buxton. It includes features like the small bouldering wall which a lecturer in a classroom, talking about movement on the climbing face, could pop out to and show the practice behind the theory; which is all part of our real world learning ethos.”

The list was compiled by the BMC following input from real climbers on Facebook.