A few of us decided to forgo the dubious pleasures of the Rivelin Landmarks race and visited the Westend River, to see how much snow was still around. Turns out there was deep snow all the way to the Grinah Stones and back (via Barrow Stones then through the woods by the ruined farmhouse). The snow was just frozen enough to take our weight about 50% of the time, which provided good entertainment and frustration in equal helpings.
Bob & Rob’s faultless navigation got us there and back without incident, even if Bob was heard to grumble “there’s only two of us here with a compass” on occasion. Not true but most of them did remain fairmly in bumbags for the duration.
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