Juniper Gulf
Phew, What a Blow!!
The Beast
Giggleswick
Breezy at Blea Water
A little sole
Long Mynd Valleys Race
Sunday practice
Peak Ice
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Juniper Gulf is a classic Yorkshire Pothole, with its spectacular final pitch being regarded as one of if not the finest in the country. Its been on my ticklist for an embarssingly long time but events have always conspired against me.
Desperate to get out and do something as it was the weekend, we joined Sabiene and Arthur on a round of Wainwrights from Whinlatter.
Dave came up with The Beast; a crazy x-country "double or quit" adventure race around a equestrian cross country trial course. What were we thinking - perhaps that we are horses?
It was sunny again and quite warm (10C), but with big clouds over the Lakeland fells we decided that climbing on Pavey Ark would be very chilly...
Its midweek, so Jon and I headed to Blea Water to see how the ice was building......
What is that in my boot?
Richard and I spent Sunday running the Long Mynd Valleys Race - a 12 mile fell race with a whopping 4500 feet of climb...
A perfect day for an excercise.....
Back in the 1970s when we were just starting to climb ice, snowy weekends were spent scouring the Peak District for frozen streams and waterfalls to practice our skills...