A fairly small group of Warts turned up at the Ladybower, depleted,no doubt, by the prospect of the HPM at the weekend. We started up the infamous Piddock Wood climb towards Jarvis Clough, but much to the Captain’s disappointment we missed the near suicidal climb at the bottom, somehow finding Read more
Night Navigation The route for the run was carefully planned, Pike Low summit, the Sterling wreck and the big cairn on the Dukes Road. The map references were also given so there was no reason to go astray, except……..the start venue on the web site was at Midhopestones but the Read more
The Warts’ committee had made a determined effort for the Wednesday night run from Blackden. They had even managed to infiltrate the BBC weather forecast by predicting heavy rain, snow and very strong and blustery winds. Such was the trepidation raised by this forecast that the decision was made at Read more
With the rare appearance of the Club Secretary (or perhaps a hologram thereof), the return from St Lucia of Sarah B, and the addition of the newly elevated Dr Piercey to our ranks, it was a distinctly superior gathering that set out from Hagg Farm lay-by (Blackden having been deemed Read more
Just to add to Graham’s wise words below, here’s Dave Lund’s track of last Wednesday’s adventures. [gpx2graphics map 707] And by way of a coda: 1. I’m still smarting somewhat at Big Bob’s broken promise of whisky in an armchair in the cabin in Lower Small Clough; 2. It’s gratifying Read more
The Warts have the usual athletic and navigational powers which are wide ranging, of course.It seems that the Warts committee (all of the Warts?) must have an unerring ability to control the weather on Wednesday evenings. The Warts have taken the view that the more challenging the terrain, the better. Read more
An uneventful run, except for the minor detail that we lost young Lewis somewhere around Yellowslacks, and didn’t find him again until we had been back at the cars for some time. No doubt he will have a tale to tell – he certainly has, see below. The rest of Read more
After last week’s debacle, it was a welcome return to Kinder via Fairbrook Naze, whereupon the weather closed in with a vengeance and we were treated to quite the longest, sloppiest and bog-ridden line across the plateau that Big Bob could muster. Both he and, rather more impressively Pete G, Read more
Not since the infamous trip to Thurlstone have we endured quite so execrable a route as that served up by the good Cap’n this evening. Absolutely no idea whatsoever where we went – hopefully the webmaster will be along in due course with a track to throw some light on Read more
The most convivial of wartin’ evenings under a black starry sky from the West End via Alport Trig, Ravens Clough sheepfold, Banktop Hey and a final plummet through the pine needles. Twenty six warts’ head torches raking the precipitous sides of Ravens Clough is indeed a fine sight to behold. Read more