We learnt from last Wednesday’s epic wet and windy wanderings that it was useful, sensible and safer to split ourselves into two groups, so we did. There were five fast Serious (Slow) Warts (including birthday boy, Tom) and four slow Serious (Slow) Warts and, there was Jim O who, as Read more
Wednesday Warts weather this summer has generally been kind to us, so much so that comments were even made about the lack of bad weather. We had fallen into a group mood of complacency about the weather, so we dressed accordingly, taking a cynical view of forecasts, including the Met Read more
‘Tis the season, for mists and mellow fruitfulness and head torches, (forgive the mixing and ruining of quotations) this set the scene as we tentatively descended over the rocks and mud to the river bridge from Blackden carpark. It felt as if this could have been a sufficient albeit short Read more
I have cursed him many, many times when we’ve been staring face to face into a mass of impenetrable bracken some of which is trying to wrap around our legs in a “frond” boa constrictor like embrace. Where are we? On some direct route avoiding paths and, of course, roads, Read more
A journey of discovery or the wrong destination? We, the slow section of the Serious (Slow) Warts, were accused of incompetence by the fast Serious (Slow) Warts. They had run ahead to Shelf Stones and Shelf Moor to The Pike to appreciate its cave, and, because they are fit young Read more
After last week’s bracken-fraught outing, it was a pleasure for ten of us to step out into clearer ground. However, we did encounter some bracken immediately above Rowley Bridge. We hesitated and some of us bravely plunged in, whilst others continued road running to do a large zig zag eventually Read more
No, we weren’t doing a sort of duathlon, the plan was to have a shorter, “easy one” from Fairholmes by taking the original (Andy’s) or possibly the later modified (Tom’s) Cakes of Bread race route. Having found a free parking space, we sauntered up the steep climb entertaining ourselves by Read more
The thought of appearing in the Sportsman photo for the 50th anniversary celebrations of DPFR, brought out some recently missed Serious (Slow) Warts. So, also appearing at the Redmires car park were the golden oldies of Clive, John, Simon (not so old) and later Ian W. A goodly turn out! Read more
After last week’s Priddock Wood trauma, there was a need/feeling to balance it with a gentler expedition (“can we have a shorter one tonight” or “I might drop out early”). Fortunately, our returning Cap’n had provided such a recuperative route suggestion, starting from The Grouse and then over Totley Moor. Read more
It was a welcome return for three of our faster Warts, Phil, Dave and Chris, whilst our resident regular leaders were either otherwise occupied or injured, Andy was partying and Tom’s calf was playing up. Instead, Tim bravely stepped up to the mark. There was an air of conspiracy as Read more