We have just received this email about a race in Italy: I\’ve just read an article on your site about some British competitors from your club participating in the recent ski mountaineering world championships. We hold a classic ski mountaineering race which was a world cup heat 2 years ago Read more
Lad’s Leap Results :- Photos from Glossop, and from Hayfield. Most welcome news from Andy Moore:- “Glorious day for racing – a stiff breeze but vest and shorts was favoured by many competitors (well 4 of us!). This year we ascended through the quarry and it was very heavy underfoot, especially Read more
Gavin (membership secretary) is missing addresses for the following people: MJ Cooper, Jo Lilley, Ryan Edwards, D Sykes, X Dodd, CM Cooper, Alan Perfect. Please let him know, so that a Newsletter can be sent!
Lots of stuff to get through. I’m thinking about the UKA News item, on P9. The introduction of three one-off races for the British Champonships. At the moment this doesn’t appeal to me at all, I’d prefer the step forwards of 5yr age groups and a V50 Team Championship to Read more
The SYW-SYL race, which has been a feature of the Dark Peak calendar recently has now become an FRA fixture. Those who have run it in the past will know it\’s a tough race with plenty of climb. It will appear in the FRA calendar updates shortly, the details are Read more
From Richard: Start by the Bridge at Low Bradfield at 6:45pm. Head west on Annet Lane, the road past what used to be the Haychatters pub and up the hill to Mortimer Road. Turn north and follow the road past Agden and Bar Dyke and eventually turn off to Wigtwizzle. Read more
Black Combe Results:- Split Times. These are distinctly preliminary, as people have been disqualified if their dibber didn’t register. I’m presuming, expecting, that this will be sorted out in due course. The V40 and V50 teams out in strength, just need to keep it up throughout a long year. Plenty Read more
A very hard Championship course, and a very good turnout from the club – many thanks to everyone involved. The threatened evil weather didn\’t really set in, just a pentrating soaking late on, but the clag caused considerable problems. The South Summit was visited as first CP, locals deviated at Read more
It was a great night and day out. The Weather, whilst a bit poor at times, was no where near as bad as the Scary MWIS forecast (fortunately). First Dark Peak team home were Mahogany Ridge – Steve, Toby, Russ and Ian in 10:48 and 6th overall. Ladies team took Read more
Nicky is involved with this, “An adventure of epic proportions. We set off on 29th Jan, and are driving a purpose-built Landrover from Egland across Russia to South America. When it reaches the Bering Strait it will be converted to its amphibious state to cross 56 miles of water…..” She Read more