- Originator
- Mike Browell
- Open record: Oli Johnson, 4:33:40, 28 May 2021
Heart of Darkness (aka Myer’s Ladder to the stars)
Run Reports:
Basil Moss August 2021
Joe Woodley December 2022 – as seen in the fell runner magazine, link tbc
Completions
| Date ▲ | Runners | Time | Link | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2014 | Willy Kitchen M45 Rich Bradbury M | 6:51:00 | Willy describes the outing as reasonably leisurely. | |
| 6 May 2019 | Jack Foxall M40 | 5:22:10 | ||
| 19 Jul 2019 | Lova Chechik MSEN | 4:41:37 | Activity | |
| 4 Mar 2021 | Ian Crutchley M40 | 7:18:39 | ||
| 28 May 2021 | Oli Johnson M40 | 4:33:40 | Activity | |
| 1 Aug 2021 | Basil Moss MSEN | 6:26:00 | Hello, I've had my eye on the Heart of Darkness route since joining the club, and actually went out to run it last Friday. I'm not sure who looks after the section of the website with the long distance challenges on, but wonder if they'd like to know my time as it's slightly faster than the 6:51 by Willy Kitchen and Rich Bradbury - I got back to the car park in 6:26. The route was absolutely awesome/abominable and I was whimpering with every footfall on the last few descents. The bracken added significantly to the challenge - at one point descending to Westend on the return leg my ankle got tangled and I found myself hanging upside down like I'd been caught in a trap - was quite difficult to free myself! The bog seems to have permanently stained my ankles and I can't wash it off, so I feel like the Dark Peak has left it's mark on me. Do let me know if there are any faster times, I'd actually forgotten what the recorded time for it was when I set off and for some reason got it into my head that I'd be back in four or five hours, so was quite despondent when I got back thinking I'd been terribly slow! Thanks, Basil Report | |
| 20 Jan 2022 | Tom Brunt M40 | 5:05:51 | Activity | |
| 21 Dec 2022 | Joe Woodley MSEN Cynog Williams MU23 Alex Mason MU23 Finlay Grant M | 6:01:42 | Activity | As seen in the Fell Runner magazine. |
| 23 Feb 2023 | Tom Brunt M40 | 5:06:16 | Activity |