It was Fi’s choice of route from Broomhead on an initially light evening. The usual conditions of wind and rain prevailed for a Warts’ Wednesday night so the waterproofs were very much to the fore. Also there was predominance of yellow Mudclaws, six out of the group of ten (ten Read more
Dark woods, tussocks, rocks, a little snow, a bit of a wind, a string of lights and some uncertainty are characteristics of a Wednesday night Warts’ run and tonight was no different. Immediately from the start at Fairholmes, the uncertainty of the route to Lockerbrook (yes to Lockerbrook!) appeared as Read more
Moz, snow and snares were all part of his Warts’ race on Wednesday 28th January. Getting to the start at Dennis Knoll was enough of a challenge with the snow falling and covering the road there. Eight check points had been selected by RO Moz although in deference to the Read more
Given the snowy conditions and an apparent splitting of the group, with a lot of folk doing their own thing, Jim Twohig and I decided to dust of our skis and head out for some touring. After an eventful journey which included getting held up by a stationary and struggling Read more
Blackden layby this week, and a very cold wind on top. The 20-odd hardy souls split at the top of Golden Clough, where 5 of us decided not to take the descent and climb. I am including the short route here as a warning – if you have two people Read more
Plenty of mud and slippery slopes, and I used more road than necessary to get back, but not as bad as I remember from the last time, maybe Willy would like to expand on this, it’s all you’re getting from me. [gpx2graphics map 790]
It was good to see Guy back for a visit from the far West of Scotland, and all went well as we left Strines through the woods that were, and headed towards Berristers Tor. We got the chance to run along the latest blot on the landscape, a strip of “road” Read more
AKA Snake Inn Race, Bob’s Night Race – results here A grand night out, as Bob’s report below tells: Despite all the talk of safety, it’s never been the intention to restrict our running in any way. So I thought it was a good idea to have a night race over some really Read more
There is a map of this run, view the post to see it Doctor’s Gate at 18.50, an extra 5 minutes being given to reach almost the summit of the Snake. As is routine at this start, it was cold and dark, all the more reason for signing in to Read more
You may have noticed that Peter Gorvett has not been Warting for a couple of weeks now, well he’s in Brazil at the Orienteering World Masters. I’m pleased to say that he came a brilliant second in the “Sprint” race earlier this week, and will be competing in the “Long” Read more