May 26 2012

Walk 50: Trailtrekker 2012 – Beaky


Sunset over Whernside

route: skipton to skipton via gargrave, malham, horton in ribblesdale, buckden, kettlewell, conistone & hetton
date:
26th & 27th may 2012
distance: 63.6 miles (graham, roger & simon) 24.9 miles (dave)
ascent: 7,015 ft (graham, roger & simon) 3,132 ft (dave)
time: 28 hrs 47 mins (graham, roger & simon) 11 hrs 40 mins (dave)
walkers: dave, graham, roger & simon
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May 26 2012

Walk 50: Trailtrekker 2012 – Sir Edmund


Sunset over Whernside

route: skipton to skipton via gargrave, malham, horton in ribblesdale, buckden, kettlewell, conistone & hetton
date:
26th & 27th may 2012
distance: 63.6 miles (graham, roger & simon) 24.9 miles (dave)
ascent: 7,015 ft (graham, roger & simon) 3,132 ft (dave)
time: 28 hrs 47 mins (graham, roger & simon) 11 hrs 40 mins (dave)
walkers: dave, graham, roger & simon
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Apr 21 2012

Walk 49: Let’s Get Ready to Ramble – Part 2


The River Wharfe at Beckermonds

route: Horton to Skipton
Date: 21st april 2012
distance: 38.92 miles (Graham, Luis, Roger & Simon) 16.9 miles (Dave)
ascent: 909 ft (Graham, Luis, Roger & Simon) 1735 ft (Dave)
time: 16 hrs (Graham, Luis, Roger & Simon) 6 hrs (Dave)
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Apr 08 2012

The Scafell Hotel – Rosthwaite

The Scafell Hotel was our choice of pub after we had walked Castle Crag and to be honest with the walk only being 2 and a bit miles long I think we all had one eye on the pub from the start. That said we walked into a hotel next door first believing it to be a pub only to quickly have to retrace our steps when we realised.

We soon entered the Scafell Hotel and as we did the first thing to note was the place was packed. So busy in fact we weren’t going to have room to sit down, but just as we prepared for a stint at the bar a table appeared in the corner and Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 08 2012

Walk 48: Kings & Queens of the Castle


Derwent Water from Castle Crag

route: Castle Crag from Rosthwaite
Date: 8th april 2012
distance: 2.2 miles
ascent: 676 feet
time: 1 hrs 45 mins
walkers: Dave, Graham, Leanne, Roger, Sandra & Simon Read the rest of this entry »