High Peak Marathon

[Toreador]

I must sdmit that the HPM sounds like the worst thing in fell running

It is - it's totally hideous. After I did it in 2009, all 4 of us swore never to do it again.

Inexplicably, 2 of us have just submitted our entry for 2012

[Filthy Rich]

Just remind forumites HPM 2012 entries now being taken until end of November. Sorry its a faff filling in the form, just find any 3 others for now, you can change them later. See my post 16/12/10 about why it's a lottery to get in.

[IanDarkpeak]

Just remind forumites HPM 2012 entries now being taken until end of November. Sorry its a faff filling in the form, just find any 3 others for now, you can change them later. See my post 16/12/10 about why it's a lottery to get in.

Mine will go in over the weekend Rich, good to see you last night.

[Charmian]

Mrs H and I had a trot around the middle section from Cutthroat Bridge to the Snake Summit today. There was a cold wind but visibility was good and we were following fresh Inov-8 Roclite tracks all the way to Swains Head where we lost them for a while before picking them up again at Bleaklow Stones. On a cautionary note though I went chest deep in a peat bog directly on the path between Cutgate and Outer Edge (and I don't mean knee deep and fell forward on my chest - I just went straight down). Mrs H helped to pull me out but I would have been in trouble on my own and she is smaller than me so would have been neck deep. We were following the stakes and it looked really inoccuous so be very careful. We were very cautious after that and slowed down - a lot!!

[Rodders]

Mrs H and I had a trot around the middle section from Cutthroat Bridge to the Snake Summit today. There was a cold wind but visibility was good and we were following fresh Inov-8 Roclite tracks all the way to Swains Head where we lost them for a while before picking them up again at Bleaklow Stones. On a cautionary note though I went chest deep in a peat bog directly on the path between Cutgate and Outer Edge (and I don't mean knee deep and fell forward on my chest - I just went straight down). Mrs H helped to pull me out but I would have been in trouble on my own and she is smaller than me so would have been neck deep. We were following the stakes and it looked really inoccuous so be very careful. We were very cautious after that and slowed down - a lot!!

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[Charmian]

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Some women would pay a fortune for a mud bath!! Seriously though I'm not convinced I would have been able to get out if I had been on my own - a bit scary really!!

[Rodders]

Some women would pay a fortune for a mud bath!! Seriously though I'm not convinced I would have been able to get out if I had been on my own - a bit scary really!!

Aye local knowledge is needed over outer edge to avoid the bogmonster. My dad once found a newly drowned sheep in this bog. Not a good way to go.

[Sasquatch]

Some women would pay a fortune for a mud bath!! Seriously though I'm not convinced I would have been able to get out if I had been on my own - a bit scary really!!

I did exactly the same thing in the same place about 2 yrs ago at 2am on a cold night recce with a mate from Buxton. I would've struggled to get out too if he hadn't've been there. Hoping to get in with 'No Sheep Till Buxton' again this year :thumbup:

[southernsoftie]

I did exactly the same thing in the same place about 2 yrs ago at 2am on a cold night recce with a mate from Buxton. I would've struggled to get out too if he hadn't've been there. Hoping to get in with 'No Sheep Till Buxton' again this year :thumbup:

Is there a better team name? Doubt it! Hoping to get my team in this year too.

[Grouse]

Well it's not bad but it's hard not to be impressed by Four Men Without Cox and the various permutations thereof.