A bit disappointing really – a case of you had to be there! That’s the images rather than the outing, which although hard on the legs was what was needed in preparation for the Amble. As usual, excellent craic and company.
The differential in temperatures when climbing out of the clag was considerable and on returning to the lower ground around Rivington we smugly remarked that anyone not gaining higher ground would have had a rather miserable and cold day.
BTW I recently read somewhere that the word clag was coined in the early days of aviation as an acronym of Clouds Low Aircraft Grounded. Has anyone else come across this derivation and can you enlighten us with any other commonly used phrases of unusual/interesting origin. Now there’s a challenge for the week guys!
Above, looking back across the inversion to Turton Moor in sunshine, with a little residual snow still remaining
JtE about to enter into the warmth of the sunshine heading towards Turton and Entwistle Reser. Conditions underfoot pretty bad on this section of the route, and will make for slow times on the day unless the ground drains considerable.
FSS was much more fortunate capturing a ‘Brocken Spectre’ on Winter Hill – yes that’s a Brocken Spectre. You can literally go a lifetime without seeing one of these. Not available as yet, but coming some time soon on:
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