Well, seven Slow Warts tonight, more than twice the number at the last two outings, and no Jim, who was apparently recovering from his weekend. For Tom, it was a revisit to the area where Boz’s race was held the previous weekend, Blackden. It’s a formidable start with not only Read more…
Guess where we were? Most Slow Warts would identify the area if they’ve experienced the long uphill concrete surfaced drag at the end of races from the elbow of the road to Midhopestones. This area, of course, has the added bonus of plenty of heather, it also has, in Jim Read more…
There had been excuses from three Slow Warts so we were left with six of us, although only five (Famous?) set off together from the actual Yorkshire Bridge (not the pub), Jim O was doing his own recce/winter series race from Moscar. In planning the outing, it was felt that Read more…
Like most places on the Snake Road, there are only a few limited parking spaces but we were welcomed at Rowlee Bridge by Jim O, without a hi-viz jacket, directing us into a muddy space. He continued his duties for the other three cars neatly squeezing them in so effectively Read more…
What is extreme sport? Climbing Everest without oxygen support, rowing the Atlantic, running the Pennine way or traversing the sides of Abbey Brook, the latter being the Slow Warts’ January challenge from Fairholmes. We didn’t know it was going to be a challenge until later. Andy’s route seemed more like Read more…
There can be a snag in referring to the Met. Office mountain weather forecasts which I did before setting off from Snake Bridge. The “feels like” temperature (apparently a 1⁰ drop for a wind speed increase of 10 mph?) was forecast to be –3⁰C at Kinder Low, so with four Read more…
An unexpected encounter in the Ewden valley resulted in the questioning of our group sanity by ourselves and by a local farmer who had spotted lights moving down the valley. He’d come out to investigate, only to find seven old bemused men stumbling around in the dark. Whilst not actually Read more…
Is it a subconscious desire for warmth that the Slow Warts have visited a series of fireplaces during recent winter outings? A few weeks ago, we came across the ruins of a small stone hut with a fireplace and a still intact chimney, above Lawrencefield quarries. Last Tuesday’s (yes, Tuesday, Read more…
To avoid the results of the excesses of New Year’s Eve on New Year’s Day, which happened to be a Wednesday, the Slow Warts decided on an outing on New Year’s Eve morning. By going on Tuesday, we would surely avoid the usual Slow Warts’ Wednesday woeful winter wet and Read more…
Christmas and birthdays fortunately only come round once a year. Our last run before Christmas this year was on the week before, and nearly a week before my birthday. I was treated right royally with a sparkling lemon drizzle cake magically produced by Penny out of her sac, at the Read more…