There are plans afoot for those who are pining for the hills, since hearing that the Calderdale Way Relay has been postponed: this from Dave McGuinness:- Saturday: 9.14 train from Sheffield to Edale, with a initial plan to run back to Bamford via Win Hill & get the bus/train home Read more
Sad to report this weekend's running of the Calderdale Way has been postponed. New date to be confirmed. See http://www.halifaxharriers.co.uk/ for further details.
Burbage Bridge is unreachable safely by road so the Warts will be meeting at Ringinglow at the usual time. Please let people know.
… if any other refugees from Tanky's wish to join us, Dave McG, Gavin and Willy will be running out over Kinder, or as close as we can get to it, on Sunday morning from 9am. Probably meeting Ladybower/Yorkshire Bridge and "running" for 3 or 4 hours. If you'd like Read more
Great to see such a good number of hardy souls making it to the Sportsman last night. A great run out for all which ever direction you came from combined with such a convival atmosphere in the pub made for a fantastic winters evening. Those of us who returned to Read more
IMPORTANT!!!!!!! I am very sorry to say but due to the conditions I am sadly cancelling the race on Sunday. This is a real disappointment for me as this is only the second time in 38 years that it has been cancelled! I am sure you appreciate that with the Read more
Dark Peak News needs to hear about your epic adventures of running in the current winter wilderness. And of course we would like to see the magnificent photographs that people are taking too. Production editor Tim Mackey and I are now working on a Christmas Special edition of the mag, Read more
A message from Tim Tett: Given the weather, many people won’t be able to get up to the Sportsman tonight – in a car anyway. So as a suggestion I am going to run up to the pub from home via Rivelin, have a pint, and run home again. If Read more
The snow conditions, coupled with the forecast, mean that the intended venue is almost certain to be unreachable, so an alternative is likely, possibly from chez Holmes. Watch this page and the Warts blog for updates.
Over the years I’ve grown to love the deep groughs, squelching black peat and impossible navigation that is Kinder. So it’s a bit of a shock to find out that ecologically Kinder is in an advanced state of decay and in contrast to a healthy moor which absorbs carbon, Kinder Read more