News reaches us from various social media streams that Oli Johnson completed the Paddy Buckley on on Friday 13th September. Done in very fine style: solo & no GPS in 19:24. That’s the big three rounds in one season, navigating them all, and we believe with limited reccying. Great effort Read more
29th September, Helen Elmore is organising a Kids Crashout on the classic Crookstone route. She would very much appreciate volunteers to marshal on the hill or lead the route, to make sure we get everyone back that we send out! If you are able to help out, please get in Read more
Ian Fitz has asked for volunteers for the Senior and Junior Grindslow races on Sat 21st September. Both are cracking additions to the Peak calendar and both have full permissions agreed – this being so hard to get, we really need to capitalise on the opportunity! So please get in Read more
Coaching sessions start again this week (3rd September) after the summer holidays.Meeting at 6.30pm at the Totley end of Millhouses Park. 30 minutes of technique and strength work followed by 30 minutes of interval training. All abilities welcome, trail shoes advised.
Having only just returned home from foreign climbs, this is a belated update on the state of the Carshare League and very exciting it is too! The British Championship race at Creag Dhubh back on 3rd August was the 10th of this year’s 12 Carshare League races. With 2 races Read more
Bole Hill Bad Boy update – Request from Dave the landlord – can we fill up the car park at the Sportsman from the back (ie the hut end) then use the road if necessary so as to leave a few spaces at the front for other customers
The third Bole Hill Bad Boy will be contested on 21 August at 6:30pm from the Sportsman. New route starting and finishing at Sportsman and check points being head stone, high neb, bole hill above Dennis knoll (221241), Buck stone, stanage pole. Any route but no road (except between start Read more
Roger Baumeister sent me this short review of Beyond The Dark Peak, a selection of mountain writing from DPFR member Kevin Borman Kevin Borman is a long standing DPFR member and has written extensively for the outdoor publications about walking, fell running and mountaineering . This book is a collection Read more
More big round success! On 6th August, Oli Johnson, Tom Saville & Lova Chechik completed the Ramsay Round in 22:10. They had no substantive on hill support. This comes on the back of an early season BG for Lova, a fast BG for Oli and Tom (six weeks ago) and Read more
Kris is looking for volunteers to help out with the Longshaw Sheepdog Trials Fell Race on Saturday 31st August. Helpers are needed for the usual roles (registration, marshaling, sweep, finish line, results). Race details including route map available at (https://www.dpfr.org.uk/pages/view/longshaw-sheepdog-trials). If you have a particular role or marshaling spot in Read more