John Dalton

Daylight, so most of us weren’t burdened by head torches, though there were a few safety-conscious pessimists, me included, who did. Needless to say, thirteen Slow Warts, plus one dog, survived the evening without the aid of extra light. Now almost a tradition for the start of the summer season Read more

Anxiety levels were high, not because snow had fallen but because more snow and sub-zero temperature were forecast during our outing from Broomhead, possibly making the return journey problematic. So, only five Slow Warts gathered at the “wall” for a decision discussion. The possibility that we might not get to Read more

There was a slight hesitation on our climb out of the car park. It was suggested that the path was too muddy (!) and that the road would be better but thankfully Warting sense prevailed so we could enjoy the slimy path and tree roots to Cutthroat Bridge without the Read more

Shall we, shan’t we, wear our waterproofs? Such wardrobe discussions have been rare in recent unusually dry outings but driving up the recently reopened Derwent valley road to King’s Tree, dark clouds were gathering over the head of the valley where we nine of us were going, including John joining Read more

Such are the demands of the Winter Olympics on us, that it was deemed that tonight’s run would be limited in distance, height and, hence, time. This way we would be in peak form for the Saturday contest from Blackden, a repeat of the Summer Olympics except run anti clockwise Read more

The geologists in the Slow Warts have spent some time (!) discussing the differences between, and characteristics of, drumlins and moraines so it was one such geologist who suggested an outing to a moraine, thought to be on the slopes of Kinder. On the day however, Tom was struck down Read more

There are a few parts of the Dark Peak that the Slow Warts rarely visit, including Monsal Dale, Castleton, Dead Edge, Woodhead station, Chapel and the upper reaches of the Edale Valley as we did to the latter on Wednesday evening from near the Upper Booth viaduct. There were detailed Read more