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I couldn’t resist chipping in. It was 25th January 1986. Here is the account from my log:
“25 Jan. Brilliant day. Best in the Lake District for some time. Bright, sunny, clear, no wind, warm for January. Fair bit of snow on the tops. Good crampon snow, icy in places. Wore crampons virtually all day. Not enough for skiing. With John Barnard, Frank & Jennifer, Andrew Hindmoor, Mark Robinson, Simon Cook. Striding Edge, at the end descending into Nethermost Cove. Up Nethermost Gully. Enjoyable but quite easy snow, a little soft. Two interesting ice pitches. Steepest at the top but no cornice. Up to Helvellyn summit (crowded). Lunch. Simon and Mark stayed to do another gully. Helvellyn Lower Man. Ridge walking to Whiteside. Excellent view: Galloway, Lake District Peaks, Cross Fell, Ingleborough. On to Raise, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson’s Dodd. Retraced to Stybarrow Dodd admiring views on the way. Greenside. John stayed to photograph the sunset. The rest of us to Hartside and back. Down to Nick Head, then down the path to the lead mine. Back to Glenridding in full moonlight. Both pubs shut!”
Have a nice weekend. AndyThe cake in the shape of an S stands for Seventh anniversary, Sean, and the Six years that Sean was walking with us.
The 7th Anniverary party at Pete’s house and the cake made by Rosy.
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The input data for the Mensa question are slightly wrong. Actually 3 peeled off from the ridge (JB, DC & GT) not 2. Andy
Geraldine’s photo of the group about to set off from the Penny Pot Cafe, Edale.
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John Hutch’s pictures:
Some pictures. Andy
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Apparently the two-wheel water mill we passed was formerly a bone mill. See Derbyshire Heritage website:
http://www.derbyshireheritage.co.uk/Menu/Archaeology/Mills.php
AndyPhotographer David Johnson has a coillection of pictures of the ruins of the lost village of Derwent during the current exposure and a previous one in 2011. See:
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Menu at the Grouse:
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I have been asked again about attaching pictures to meet reports on the message board, so here’s another reminder of my original message posted last year. Andy
Fiona’s photo:
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Be careful. A climber died there this year. See:
http://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2018/06/10/peak-district-climber-dies-after-fall-at-horseshoe-quarry
