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Megatron ate my camera

March 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Mixed emotions on this trip. Been excited all day about going in the big one - the River Sheaf. I packed the Peli case with the SLR and the new bright lights and headed off down the big one.
Wanted to experience the trip from start to finish - so I entered the the upstream entrance. [...]

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Tags: Adventurous Explores · Angel's Blog · Sub-Urban Locations · Yorkshire and Humberside

The world at our feet - The Battersea Power Station Chimney Climb

January 5th, 2009 · 12 Comments

 
On the South Bank of the river Thames, Battersea Power Station stands proud over London. Over a city that it once powered. From the houses of parliament to the south western suburbs. Four huge white chimneys set against a dark clear night. A beckoning climb…

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Tags: Adventurous Explores · Angel's Blog · Rooftop Locations · Southern England · Topside Locations · a contact: angel@urbanadventure.co.uk

Angel of the North Climb

August 7th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Powered by DM PhotoAlbums™Full ScreenTravelled up to the North East to climb this icon - with Stepping Lightly. Sine.Cura also travelled up to record the climb photographically.

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Tags: Adventurous Explores · Angel's Blog · North East England · Rooftop Locations · a contact: angel@urbanadventure.co.uk

SUFC - Rooftop, daytime visit

January 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

 
Snappel and I made our way to the roof of SUFC to do a rooftop explore in the day.
We thought we’d get a good look whilst everyone was preoccupied with the match, SUFC were playing away.  It was a great excuse to take someone else up here to enjoy the view.

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Tags: Adventurous Explores · Angel's Blog · Rooftop Locations · Yorkshire and Humberside

Yorkshire’s Secret Underground Vault

January 24th, 2008 · 5 Comments

 
Once upon a time, we went exploring and found a 1940’s underground vault.
I mean there you are one minute wondering down an underground drainage passage, admiring the brickwork and the pondlife and the suddenly up above you there is a beckoning climb. Well - who wouldn’t want to see what was up there?
     

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Tags: Adventurous Explores · Angel's Blog · Sub-Urban Locations · Yorkshire and Humberside

The Sheffield Courthouse - Night and Day

January 20th, 2008 · No Comments

 
The reason I’ve ‘come out’ with this site is because its being  destroyed. Sometimes you visit a place and its in such good nick that you don’t think its worth advertising or promoting, not because you don’t want other people to see it but because you don’t want it destroyed.
As was the case with [...]

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Tags: Adventurous Explores · Angel's Blog · Topside Locations · Yorkshire and Humberside

Tinsley Towers Climb - Right here - right now

January 20th, 2008 · 6 Comments

So Sheffields famous Tinsley Towers are to be demolished? Not without me climbing them first their not!!

Snappel and I went for a visit to the Tinsley Towers. He was on an urbex tour of Sheffield and they are a landmark to be seen. Well when we got there and there was a ladder [...]

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Tags: Adventurous Explores · Angel's Blog · Rooftop Locations · Yorkshire and Humberside

Sheffield United Football Ground - Rooftop explore

December 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Many of you who know me will know that its been an ambition of mine to do a roof top explore of a professional football club for sometime.
…where better place to start than "The Blades"?? I ask you!
 

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Tags: Adventurous Explores · Rooftop Locations · Yorkshire and Humberside

Slate Mines through Trip

September 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Prepare for an underground adventure. This is a real life Indianna Jones trip and its in Britain!

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Tags: Adventurous Explores · Angel's Blog · Sub-Urban Locations · Wales

Pylon Climb - Frodsham

September 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Disclaimer: DON’T ATTEMPT TO COPY THIS CLIMB, CLIMBING A LIVE PYLON COULD RESULT IN DEATH!!!

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Tags: Adventurous Explores · Angel's Blog · North West England · Rooftop Locations