Wadsworth Trog

Your marshalling skills will be required TT. I need to put a list together which I will do shortly, I'll send it to you via the CV group email.

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Originally Posted by Mrs Stagger

Your marshalling skills will be required TT. I need to put a list together which I will do shortly, I'll send it to you via the CV group email.

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Is there anywhere close to either the train station (not such a problem) but more importantly sonmewhere the sell sany of the following: Chocolate, kebabs, sweets, crisps, chinese, indian, mexican, fish n chips netc

We're hoping to have a burger van at High Brown Knoll

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Originally Posted by Mrs Stagger

We're hoping to have a burger van at High Brown Knoll

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Best news i've had all year Linda, hope your serious;)

For anyone getting their hopes up, it was only a joke, sorry!

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Originally Posted by Clive

Is it better to have tried and learned than not to have tried at all?
This AM, 4 of us attempted to reccie the full Trog.
High Brown knoll, just about runnable but quite deep in places.
From then on down to Dean Head Dam, up to knees and waists in snow. Very difficult even trying to walk. Interesting as the snow had a small layer of ice on the top, so a good scrape after every footstep. Had to abort about 1/2 way between HBK and the dam, and make our way back to the start.
I'm guessing that the roads and tracks the other side of the main road would be runnable (?) but Wadsworth Moor, a real no no.
Looking fwd to it clearing for the race.
Thanks to Elise, Mel and Lucy for your support.

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Clive,

Now I know whose footprints I followed yesterday morning. I did same and decided that going any further than you was dangerous. Came back down same route.

This morning I went up with a few club members. I was convinced the running would be better after the substantial thaw. Big mistake. The thaw caused the previous runnable bit to turn to ice cold slush that was ankle deep. Then the deeper snow was still ice hard on top.

Got to CP 1 and then decided to do the finishing loop. This was even worse, the snow got even deeper and slushier. Ended up cutting across the moor to get back to the outward track, and back to the start.
Took an hour to do 4.5 miles!

Linda,

If you get the burger van, can I request they serve ice cold "slush puppy" drinks!

Cheers.

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Originally Posted by Mrs Stagger

For anyone getting their hopes up, it was only a joke, sorry!

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Now you've ruined it!

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Originally Posted by Mrs Stagger

For anyone getting their hopes up, it was only a joke, sorry!

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Originally Posted by AndyA

Now you've ruined it!

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It's completey BURGERED!:D

Pencil in a recce this sat or sun? :)

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Originally Posted by ukhursty

Pencil in a recce this sat or sun? :)

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Hebden next weekend then away whole following weekend so therell be no recce for me sadly

Right if you are out on the half...do you want. Jelly baies, beans, chocolate, coffee or a variety

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Originally Posted by Flightless Bird

Clive,

Now I know whose footprints I followed yesterday morning. I did same and decided that going any further than you was dangerous. Came back down same route.

This morning I went up with a few club members. I was convinced the running would be better after the substantial thaw. Big mistake. The thaw caused the previous runnable bit to turn to ice cold slush that was ankle deep. Then the deeper snow was still ice hard on top.

Got to CP 1 and then decided to do the finishing loop. This was even worse, the snow got even deeper and slushier. Ended up cutting across the moor to get back to the outward track, and back to the start.
Took an hour to do 4.5 miles!

Linda,

If you get the burger van, can I request they serve ice cold "slush puppy" drinks!

Cheers.

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Linda
Today I've been above Todmorden on t'other moors doing the Tod Mini Mountain Marathon, and still not runnable in places. I thought taking a path on the tops would be a good option, but drifts up to the wall and tops of the gates.
Hope it thaws sharpish.

Dinks on HBK eh, could I have spiced rum and coffee please

By the way, if this race is on, I plan to have some chips and a few at Lane Ends (The Hare and Hounds) which is just up the road afterwards.

Is anyone planning a recce this weekend?

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Originally Posted by Clive

Linda
Today I've been above Todmorden on t'other moors doing the Tod Mini Mountain Marathon, and still not runnable in places. I thought taking a path on the tops would be a good option, but drifts up to the wall and tops of the gates.
Hope it thaws sharpish.

Dinks on HBK eh, could I have spiced rum and coffee please

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Thanks Clive. We've still got 3 weeks so hopefully all the snow will have melted by then, can't promise dry conditions though. We're due some more snow mid week but I doubt it will be much.

Dru/UK Hursty - I'm up for a recce this weekend-Sat or Sunday if someone will be chief navigator??!!
Rachel

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Originally Posted by shaunandrachel

Dru/UK Hursty - I'm up for a recce this weekend-Sat or Sunday if someone will be chief navigator??!!
Rachel

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Sounds good! I can currently do either as well, but yeah a navigator would be handy :)

Hursty! You are supposed to volunteer to be the navigator!! Shall we say Saturday at 9.00 am? We have the maps so could bundle it together unless any more "in the know" forumites agree to join in too! Unless you advise first, I'll look at a best place to meet up later, but the 2nd Corrie is on now and I can't miss the latest trauma in the Webster/Dobbs saga!!
Anyone with Wadsworth knowledge pleeeeeease come along!!

Sat @ 9 suits me. I was thinking of running the Stanbury Splash but a recce is more important. I have a map but other than that I am clueless as to the route.

Will get it pencilled in, will know for sure on Friday, but 99% sure I can make 9am Sat.

If someone has a map I will be able to navigate :)

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Originally Posted by shaunandrachel

Hursty! You are supposed to volunteer to be the navigator!! Shall we say Saturday at 9.00 am? We have the maps so could bundle it together unless any more "in the know" forumites agree to join in too! Unless you advise first, I'll look at a best place to meet up later, but the 2nd Corrie is on now and I can't miss the latest trauma in the Webster/Dobbs saga!!
Anyone with Wadsworth knowledge pleeeeeease come along!!

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Weather permitting I planned a run round this weekend. I know most of it though there are a couple of bits I need to go over again. Saturday is ok with me.

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Originally Posted by Alf

Weather permitting I planned a run round this weekend. I know most of it though there are a couple of bits I need to go over again. Saturday is ok with me.

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Looks like we have a chief Nav-man! :cool:

Yeay hay! Well done Alf! Hope you can make it! So 9.00 where? Alf , is there a decent meeting place you can advise of?

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Originally Posted by shaunandrachel

Yeay hay! Well done Alf! Hope you can make it! So 9.00 where? Alf , is there a decent meeting place you can advise of?

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Cricket Club, Old Town, Hebden Bridge (GR 998285)

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The LDWA event -The Hebden also passes the Cricket club on Sat

morning ,the first checkpoint is at the end of the lane . So you'll know

what's going on !

okee dokee! 9.00 at the cricket club, Old Town, Hebden Bridge. See you there folks!

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Originally Posted by shaunandrachel

okee dokee! 9.00 at the cricket club, Old Town, Hebden Bridge. See you there folks!

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Looking forward to it!

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Originally Posted by Alf

Cricket Club, Old Town, Hebden Bridge (GR 998285)

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Let us know if any of that snow's gone, won't you? :p

And me!

Just checking that Old Town is off Old Town Mill Lane, near HDC Subaru?

Cheers :)

Hope you all don't mind another bog addict tagging along tomorrow-i can read a map - just. Best not to rely on me though! :)

Cheers

David.

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Originally Posted by ArfurLung

Hope you all don't mind another bog addict tagging along tomorrow-i can read a map - just. Best not to rely on me though! :)

Cheers

David.

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The more the merrier. See you all at 9am.

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Originally Posted by ukhursty

Just checking that Old Town is off Old Town Mill Lane, near HDC Subaru?

Cheers :)

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Its NE of Hebden Bridge in between Pecket Well & Chiserley;)

Hope this helps Hursty:)

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Originally Posted by ukhursty

Just checking that Old Town is off Old Town Mill Lane, near HDC Subaru?

Cheers :)

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Yep that should get you there mate.
I suggest we all meet across from the Hebden checkpoint at the end of the lane.

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Originally Posted by Alf

Yep that should get you there mate.
I suggest we all meet across from the Hebden checkpoint at the end of the lane.

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Having never been there before that makes little sense to me. :eek: Are people parking at the cricket club?

I'll get to the cricket club then scout around for runners from there :)

Cracking recce of the route today, many thanks to Alf for navigating for us, and nice to meet everyone else!

Still some snow up on the tops, but it added to the fun!

Nice route, but a killer sting in its tail!!

Fantastic day for it as well, I'm not building my hopes up for a repeat hehe.

See thee in 2 weeks.

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Originally Posted by ukhursty

Cracking recce of the route today, many thanks to Alf for navigating for us, and nice to meet everyone else!

Still some snow up on the tops, but it added to the fun!

Nice route, but a killer sting in its tail!!

Fantastic day for it as well, I'm not building my hopes up for a repeat hehe.

See thee in 2 weeks.

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Thanks ukhursty. I really enjoyed it too and needed the long run out myself.

Nice to meet Rachel, Arfur Lung and Dru as well :D

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Originally Posted by Mrs Stagger

And me!

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SITREP for Mrs S. :D

All the course east of the A6033 was completely runnable. The snow still on some of the paths west of the A6033 made the running more difficult as we had to run in the tussocks to keep clear of it but the rest of that section was ok.
One small section at the bottom of Shackleton Knoll after the gate descending to the Haworth to Hebden Bridge Walk was completely blocked (still a gate high snowdrift there :eek: ) and so we had to descend through the farmers field to the left.

Thanks Alf. We're going up there on Wednesday so we'll have a good look, doubt it will have gone though.