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<\/p>\nThere was a slight hesitation on our climb out of the car park. It was suggested that the path was too muddy (!) and that the road would be better but thankfully Warting sense prevailed so we could enjoy the slimy path and tree roots to Cutthroat Bridge without the terror of the passing juggernauts on the road. Having survived the soft slimy path, the ten of us crossed the bridge for our tour of the Ladybowers, namely, Wood, Tor, House, Inn, Reservoir and Brook.<\/p>\n
After last week\u2019s epic two-and-a-half-hour rainy saunter around the hills and moors near Margery Hill, there had been a suggestion to explore a rock outcrop above Ladybower Wood. It would be a shorter outing and would happen to nicely fit with Sheffield United fan Tim\u2019s commitment to the FA Cup quarter final and Andy\u2019s nursing commitments. There was also the cold rain blowing from the north east which provided more grist for the mill for a shorter run. <\/p>\n
The remaining daylight and the pace of younger Warts, including occasional member Dave Holmes, allowed us to speed (?) along the rocky track to the ford, then diverting into surprisingly soft ground for the climb up towards the rocks above Ladybower Wood. There was mention of searching for a \u201ccup and ring\u201d in the rocks but what it was passed me by. In any case, the pressure of commitments ensured we continued around Ladybower Tor for a thick bracken descent to Ladybower House and the Inn. There were lights from the back of the Inn so there was speculation that it may perhaps, reopen, who knows?<\/p>\n
The obvious route from here was, of course (?), Priddock Wood but the memory of previous encounters with the crossing of the Brook and the following climb was enough to divert us instead to the road and then to a supposed short cut through the woods to Heather Dene. As most Warts appreciate, some short cuts are often long cuts as our futile tour of the fenced, prison camp like, fisheries compound, proved. We now returned to the road for our climb via the car park to a pillar which may have been used for surveying, perhaps? The warmth that had returned to our limbs up the climb was soon curtailed as we faced the wind and rain on the moor and our second encounter with pathless moor for our direct crossing to the Jarvis Clough Cabin. Be warned though. The state of the walls supporting the roof of the cabin required caution as our H&S expert, Tom, remarked and Andy reminded us of the need to have a decent shelter for next Christmas\u2019s Warts\u2019 carol singing. <\/p>\n
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At the cabin<\/em><\/p>\n Leaving the cabin for the (very) stony and dangerous track where we manoeuvred around a man-sized hole, gave rise to the question, \u201cWho said tracks were better?\u201d The response came back immediately from Dave, \u201cI did!\u201d So, with that thought, we did our traditional finish, some without head torches, to the car park via the Stone Circle. <\/p>\n Clearly, we had not been out for long enough as the Yorkshire Bridge Inn accused us of being too early at the pub, so we drank our pints a bit guiltily though the feeling soon wore off. We raised our glasses to super-Wart, Frank G, and his long-suffering knees. He made a great contribution to the club and was a legend so he will be greatly missed.<\/p>\n Thoughts of mortality did continue although the evening\u2019s outing had nevertheless lifted the spirits. Thanks to all.<\/p>\n Graham<\/p>\n The route and stats – thanks to Peter<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There was a slight hesitation on our climb out of the car park. It was suggested that the path was too muddy (!) and that the road would be better but thankfully Warting sense prevailed so we could enjoy the slimy path and tree roots to Cutthroat Bridge without the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[155],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-838910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-warts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dpfr.org.uk\/wp_dpfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dpfr.org.uk\/wp_dpfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dpfr.org.uk\/wp_dpfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpfr.org.uk\/wp_dpfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/73"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpfr.org.uk\/wp_dpfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dpfr.org.uk\/wp_dpfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838910\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dpfr.org.uk\/wp_dpfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpfr.org.uk\/wp_dpfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpfr.org.uk\/wp_dpfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"2023-03-02--Screenshot-2023-03-02-at-21.38.18.png-web.png\"](\"\/uploads\/blog\/pictures\/2023-03-02--Screenshot-2023-03-02-at-21.38.18.png-web.png\")
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