Another fab Beacon torcher followed by drinks in the Swan snug. I could get used to this
The Wharfe is bursting her banks; the snow further up must be melting. I'd love to see the Strid and the rest of the Bolton Abbey section just now.
Another fab Beacon torcher followed by drinks in the Swan snug. I could get used to this
The Wharfe is bursting her banks; the snow further up must be melting. I'd love to see the Strid and the rest of the Bolton Abbey section just now.
5 reps up Heptonstall hill with 3 Hurriers; as we ran up and down we removed all the bottles and cans that had built up since 2 weeks ago (missed last week doing reps in snow, on skis, in alps). Based on my collection I can deduce that local chavs smoke Lambert and Butlers, drink Fosters, read the Star, eat a mixture of McDonalds and chocolate and have no idea what an amazing place they live in. Going to get a running clean up trend across the town....must do those steps up from Hebden before the Hobble.
Recruited 2 more for the 26 mile Mag7 on Sunday:thumbup:
Last edited by Trig; 23-02-2012 at 12:27 AM.
Good for you Trig. It really grieves me to see the amount of crap people leave behind in beautiful places ..... I get sick of seeing it. The thing that irritates me most of all is when I see discarded underwear (male and female) in some secluded spot, frequently with an accompanying condom. Presumably it was too difficult to pick up after a moment of passion? Drives me nuts and I'm sorry, I'm not going to pick THAT up without one of those litter-picking thingys.Originally Posted by Trig
Have you tried the Lost and Found section of the forum Martyn?
Well, I really wasn't being that charitable. It never occurred to me that any forum members would dump their underwear in the the countryside
"Found behind drystone wall next to gate leading onto Round Hill: 1 pr ladies pants, white with polka dots. 1 pr tights, grubby. 1 pair gents boxers, were white at some point"
Or something like that
I was already thinking about maybe heading off weekly with a binbag & stout gloves to pick up rubbish along the River Weaver before I saw trig's post. Good for you, trig, & I hope a few more of us get out there & do something similar. Next person to do this, please start a new thread. Maybe it'll be me! Mind you, some of the stuff that comes down the river will take some serious picking up. Gas bottles? Not sure I could even carry one.
Thursday evening's feral Bat Run saw around one dozen Bowlanders depart Helwith Bridge for P-y-G via the Long Lane. Initially it was quite windy with "moisture in the air". By the base of the Southern Crags the rain was very heavy and the W wind must have been something like 60-70 mph. Parts of the crags were running with water and it was essential to hold on tight - not against falling under the force gravity, but against being blown E and further into Yorkshire. The summit trig was not a place for lingering about for too long
Its starting to feel like my headtorching season is almost over. I do my evening runs when I get home from work, most often at about 6:15pm, and last night it was almost light when I started and not quite proper dark when I finished. I must admit after what must be a winter of I dunno 70 or 80 odd headtorch evening runs I am really really looking forward to not having to run with my frigging headtorch for a while
And WD its very rarely not like that on Pen y Ghent
In all fairness Stolly, over the last 8 winters of Bat Runs, we've had some cracking, still, clear, starlit evenings on P-y-G ... and one or two "near death" experiences!Its starting to feel like my headtorching season is almost over. I do my evening runs when I get home from work, most often at about 6:15pm, and last night it was almost light when I started and not quite proper dark when I finished. I must admit after what must be a winter of I dunno 70 or 80 odd headtorch evening runs I am really really looking forward to not having to run with my frigging headtorch for a while
And WD its very rarely not like that on Pen y Ghent
A glorious run alongside a moonlit river with the headtorch lighting the way home.
Translates as... Went out too late, but ran down to the river as I'd planned anyway. Bugger all moon and what was there was behind clouds, and I didn't have a headtorch either...
Great run! :thumbup:
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