Joss’s Backyard - Buckbarrow

The morning after the night before with more here

Nether Wasdale

Yewbarrow, Great Gable

…and a couple with lingmell and that sky!

 

the path along Greendale Gill

Buckbarrow

Setting off

Joss leads the way

Buckbarrow summit

 

The Scafells

Tribute to the Queen Mother

Enjoying the day

Heading down

Buckbarrow Farm

Shooting the breeze!

Wasdale - Dore Head - Scoat Fell–Steeple Sat 20th October

Great day on t’fells with a bit of a write up in the usual place

Yewbarrow

Dore Head

 

The Broken Tooth from Dore Head with the path up to Stirrup Crag to the right

Lingmell emerging from the cloud

Red Pike summit in the distance

Gable wreathed in cloud from Red Pike

Scafell from Red Pike

Monica with Don Talbot JNC completer No. 1

Monica and Colin – still looking forward to a bit of meeting and greeting

The Shadow

I've always felt a bit guilty in that we've never come up with a nom de cours for Colin W.

However, Colin himself has proposed, and I, on all your behalves, have accepted that in future he be referred to as TS. This will, in the fullness (pun) of time stand for "The Shadow". If you tempt him with alcohol (this will delay the transition) he may tell you to what it currently refers.

Tour de Scafell

There seems to be abit of interest in this, more here:-

http://www.carolclimb.co.uk/Tour%20de%20Scafell.htm

This Week

Thursday 25th UTUP - one last trip up Two Lads before the clocks fall back?

Saturday 27th UTUP - but not for long, because of...

...Sunday 28th Preston Guild Marathon.

Or if Not an LDWA Event...

...how about the "Tour de Scafell"?

This is a 25k race from Wasdale Head, taking in Esk Hause and The Woolpack in Eskdale returning via the Burnmoor Corpse Road.  It's on Saturday 24th November. Further details from Richard@carolclimb.co.uk.  Start any time between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m.

I'm keen to do it, but not keen enough to travel up on my own. Any takers?

Fancy an LDWA walk for a change?

Anyone fancy going on the West Lancs LDWA walk from Mytholmroyd on Saturday? Email or phone me if interested (Gordon)

Langdale Fell Race - Saturday 13th October

Wonderful, atmospheric conditions on the fells for this one more details here.

Great Langdale under a thick blanket of cloud

Looking back to the race start from the path up to Pike o’Blisco

The path up to Pike o’ Blisco

Beginning to emerge

 

 

Stickle Pike

 

Skiddaw in the far distance

Bow Fell

 

Looking back along the race route back to Pike o’Blisco

Approaching Crinkle Crags

Walkers on the Crinkles

Mark (Lostock) joins the queue on the Bad Step

 

Views down from the Crinkles

 

Heading down the Band

Looking forward to seeing some of you this weekend at the Joss Naylor dinner 

Going North

Going up to Santon tomorrow, not UTUPing again until Thursday 25th.

More is less

We were a bit thin on the ground for Saturday's UTUP and would have been even thinner  if JtE had not turned up.  He and EtU went off to do the climbs (is there a report coming?) while the rehab section (me)  did my regular  lower tour of Rivington and Horwich  extended slightly this time to take in more of Lever Park and adding Two Lads for an extra bit of climbing.  The extra mile plus the added climb  could have explained my lower pace (over 17 mins per miles) or it could have been stopping to talk to a snapper (not NLN) on Two Lads.