Dark Peak Fell Runners
  • Home
  • News
  • Calendar
  • Leagues
    • League Events
    • League Tables
  • Results
    • Results
    • Head-2-Head
  • Blogs
  • Club Life
    • Runs & Races
      • Winter Runs
      • Summer Runs
      • Club Races
    • Juniors
      • About
      • Championship Races
      • Leader Resources
    • Coaching
    • Routes and Challenges
      • Peak District Rounds
      • Non-local Rounds
      • Bob Graham
        • BG 2026
        • BG Training
        • BG On The Day
        • Successful DP completions of BGR
        • BG – schedules, maps and tracks
        • BG Cuisine
    • Club Awards
    • Dark Peak Kit
    • Committee
    • History
      • History of Access
      • CROW Act
      • Clarion Ramblers
      • The First 10 Years of Dark Peak
  • Open Races
    • Burbage Skyline
    • The Don Morrison Edale Skyline
    • Longshaw Sheepdog Trials Fell Race
    • Edale Fell Race 2025
  • Join the Club
  • Safety
    • Safety Policy
    • Diversity and Inclusions
    • Welfare
    • Privacy & Standards
    • RSPB – Police
  • Newsletters
  • Contact Us

Warts

Warts

Rock of ages…….. 17 Dec 2025

In the midst of our carol singing, the rest of this hymn’s first line came to mind, “cleft for me”. Deep in between the rocks of Bamford Edge and sheltering from the raging wind and drizzle, we clustered together to sing the second threesome of carols from Andy’s (now) traditional Read more

By John Dalton, 1 week18 December 2025 ago
Warts

The wind doth blow – 10 Dec 2025

And with it there was a welcome return, from injury, of Bob and Clive, both were in fine form and ready for what the night might challenge them with. In the valleys of Sheffield, there was a bit of a breeze but go to the heights of Derwent Edge and Read more

By John Dalton, 2 weeks11 December 2025 ago
Warts

Overwhelming? – 3 December 2025

Should a group of six 70 plus year olds really be doing this sort of thing? Night time capers are a trade mark of outings organised by Andy and this was no exception. We risked being swallowed up forever into what looked like the entrance to Hades, jagged teeth like Read more

By John Dalton, 3 weeks5 December 2025 ago
Warts

Memories – 26 Nov 2025

Gather together a group of mainly 50- to 80-year-olds in a pub full of memories and what do you get? A rambling set of half recollections which have little meaning to any of the young fell runners who happened to be there. Yes, the Seriously Slow Warts (or whatever we Read more

By John Dalton, 1 month27 November 2025 ago
Warts

“It’s getting to be a habit with us” – 19 Nov 2025

It was John D who noticed that after we’d reported yet another epic outing, it was getting to be a habit for the newly named Serious (formerly Slow) Warts. Some of us can’t even manage a slow pace but we are serious about managing a snail’s pace, hence the euphemistic Read more

By John Dalton, 1 month20 November 2025 ago
Warts

Wow! The way to nowhere – 12 Nov 2025

Six of us were promised an excursion on one of the 23 (no I don’t why 23 either) best epics in the Dark Peak. And we managed to complete it. The wettish weather was enough to encourage Chris to wear his faithful stylish Bloomers and the rest of us to Read more

By John Dalton, 1 month13 November 2025 ago
Warts

Over-reaching ambition – 5 Nov 2025

In the warm glow of the pub last week, we’d decided on Birchen Clough for this Wednesday but, without Andy who had been at the seaside and had caught driver’s knee on his return, we’d have to invent our own route. Was it going to be north, west, south or Read more

By John Dalton, 2 months6 November 2025 ago
Warts

Did we drink the pub dry? – 29 October 2025

Odin’s mine was still just in faint daylight as the nine Slow Warts, unaccustomed to the limestone terrain, braved the silty and slimy path alongside a deep and steep narrow gorge. In full daylight, this may have given the vertigo nerves a bit of a twitch but in the semi-light Read more

By John Dalton, 2 months30 October 2025 ago
Warts

Summer’s last hurrah – 22 October 2025

Daylight, sunshine and warmth, was this our last venture into the heart of Dark Peak before the torchlit winter? The imminent clock change to winter time prompted us to agree to an early 3pm start from King’s Tree using another of Andy’s routes, As ever, challenging, despite the lure of Read more

By John Dalton, 2 months23 October 2025 ago
Warts

Nine Cogmen – 15 October 2025

We had a route with three checkpoints and a “checkpath”, the latter to maintain it and to remember Tony Keddie whose foot path is now in the DPFR Slow Warts legend. Also, on the list were Bamford House, Cogman Cabin, Lost Lad or thereabouts and the small wood near Far Read more

By John Dalton, 2 months16 October 2025 ago

Posts pagination

1 2 … 41 Next
Search All
Local races
Bowstones
Wed 31st Dec
10:00am

Wormstones
Wed 31st Dec
11:00am

Dark Peak races
DPFR Race - Moz's Birthday Run
Sat 3rd Jan
10:00am


Search Runs and Races
Search Results
Search Blogs
  • Home
  • Calendar
  • Join the club
  • Sitemap
  • Search
  • Log in
Hestia | Developed by ThemeIsle
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.