A very pleasant run through the snow via the Dukes Road, Fox Stones, Pike Low and the tram-track bridge. Harmony prevailed all night, and the Belgian Blue slipped down nicely in the Nags thereafter. Good to see Mr Harvey (aka “God”) in attendance, and young master Beresford for some of Read more
Broomhead access gate being a step too far for some of us, we assembled at Hugh’s Hut in Stoney Middleton for a run over to Longstone Moor, ably led by Peter Gorvett. An uneventful run apart from the section on the way home when a cow decided to join in. Read more
A mild night and a good turnout. Moz was to be congratulated for designing a course that even he managed to get lost on, as he (and a number of others) failed to find the pond near Friar’s Ridge which those that did find it, did so as a pure Read more
[gpx2graphics map 531] A game of two thirds this one … (reasonably) fine to Stanage Pole, then an especially grim bog trot and flounder in search of the third pond of the evening which, as the track testifies, I appear to have passed a good 200m to the south. Didn’t Read more
[gpx2graphics map 530] Having declared the tentatively advertised route to Alport Castles “contrived”, and determined that we should tackle Kinder instead, Cap’n Harmer (that most empathetic of warts) spotted Andy M’s lip all a-quiver and promptly reverted to said Alport route. Off we went then, up a bit, along a Read more
[gpx2graphics map 529] Eleven stalwarts lined up for a good old fashioned soaking on Emlin Ridge; certainly the foulest weather of the season thus far and possibly the wettest wart from start to finish that I’ve had the pleasure to enjoy in the past four years. It was evident from Read more
[gpx2graphics map 528] Notwithstanding young Tom W’s pre-run concerns that our esteemed leaders may not be singing to the same hymn sheet on this one, the evening passed with barely a hint of disagreement, and a very fine run was had by all over varied terrain on a crisp clear Read more
Ten hardy souls ventured forth from Midhope led by Capt Harmer and Sergeant Hakes, no safety officer was on show here but with Westgate and Winterburn we knew we were in safe hands. The first point of call was the cabin, from there the wet boggy track ventured higher in Read more
[gpx2graphics map 524] In the absence of either a safety officer or habitual wart-in-chief, it’s just possible we never took a head count. Nonetheless there was a surprisingly healthy showing – twenty plus – for a rather longer tour of Big Moor than many of us had anticipated. Possibly by Read more
A two hour forty minute epic, rumour has it, from the Sportsman to the traditional subterranean traverse of Hathersage. No idea who was there, since I’d been diverted at the last minute to attend my fair daughter’s A level choices evening. All being well therefore, a fuller account, and perhaps Read more