More grandad and grandson 'torcher reports needed!
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More grandad and grandson 'torcher reports needed!
A cracker last night; Pen-y-Ghent from Horton-in-Ribblesdale in very evocative, quite wintry conditions. Being the old slow-coach I set off at 18.00 via Horton Scar lane. The other four started at 18.45 to go via Bracken Bottom and the Southern Crags, they overhauled Stolly, Hester & dogs on the way up.
As I arrived at the trig, three lads from Gargrave came up from the crags, our lads were ten minutes behind them.
After a photo-call, we spotted S & H's lights coming up from the crags as we departed for Horton Scar Lane.
We overtook the Gargrave lads in the lane, near the slab of bedrock that used to cause a bit of carnage in the 3Ps CX, before it was levelled over with gravel. In the lower section of the lane, we could see S & H's lights descending towards Bracken Bottom.
A nice drive in snowy conditions to the newly refurbished Station Hotel at Ribblehead for a quick apres-run.
Being the first Thursday in December my route was a 13th anniversary re-enactment of my first 'Feral Bat Run', away from our regular Tuesday evenings on Beacon Fell
Great report Wheezing Donkey. Nice to hear Stolly and Hester trying somewhere new to run too
A 20 min Hope-powered mainly road trot out with our Tussock
14 Bowland Bats out on Beacon Fell for Burns Night. Veggie Haggis & crackers at the trig (courtesy of No.6 of this parish) then various groups on various circuits around the forest trails. A right cracker of a night despite the deluge then back to the Tillies for 'open mike' evening.
Sounds a belter WD
Quite a few headtorches out in the Forest of Bowland on Saturday night / Sunday morning. Pretty pleased that my LED Lenser H7R.2 kept going strongly for the full 10 hours, and still doesn't need recharging.
Well, that's it for this season; Tuesday was the last official Bowland Bat outing. Due to the 'dreaded lurgy' causing breathing difficulties, I settled for a brisk walk with one of the ladies who has knee issues ..... a Fig-of-8 with some extended loops netted us 6.25 miles.