Reports of Tim Rippon’s visit to Ben Alder had Jim Paxman very worried, thinking that his seemingly unassailable position at the top of the table could be under threat after all. As it happened, Jim clung onto the top spot thanks to the bonus points accrued from his Christmas Day outing to Outer Edge and Margery Hill. For those interested in such minutiae the winning collection of trigs was: Ben Alder, Stob na Cruaiche, The Cheviot, Bloodybush Edge (Cheviots), Sandy Heys, Hedgehope Hill (Cheviots), Kinder Low, Outer Edge, Margery Hill, Alport, Back Tor and Shelf Stones.
At the other end of the table Rachel Thorley amassed a remarkable 19 points from 12 trigs, with the piece de resistance being the majestic minus one point for the trig at Little Ouse (1m below sea level). Also noteworthy were some fine efforts from various DPFR juniors with Ansel Davis leading the way with a haul of 15 trigs and Charlotte Davis (aged 4!) who ticked some of the Peak’s finest trigs.
In total 119 different trig points were visited from Land’s End (literally) to the northwest Highlands, and from the majestic (The Saddle) to the mundane (lots, but some of the ones around Retford collected by Steve Yeoman on a long cycling expedition looked to be exceptional in this regard).
This seems to have been a popular and well-received diversion over the Christmas period and may well re-appear next year. Thanks for all your comments, anecdotes and reports.
Also for those interested in poring over such details the full breakdown of the results are in the attached spreadsheet. They might prove useful for planning your campaign for next year!
2022-01-11–12Trigs-Final-21-22.xlsx
Tom Brunt