Trek list

Perhaps I ought to start by listing all the Treks for you. If you hold the cursor over some of the names, you'll see they link to maps and photos. More will be added.

1  May 1996  Ingleton Waterfalls and Helvellyn

    Camping at Pooley Bridge

2  9/10 May 1997  Jack's Rake/Langdale Pikes/Grisdale Pike

    Camping at Braithwaite

3  5/6 Sep 1997  Pen Y Ghent - Teesdale

    Caravan

4  8/9 May 1998  Clapham Station/Ingleborough

    Camping at Flying Horse

5  11/12 Oct 1998  Sharp Edge/Blencathra/Scafell Pike

    Camping in Braithwaite

6  14/15 May 1999  Malham Cove/Helvellyn

    Camping at Pooley Bridge

7  3/4 Sep 1999  Great Gable/Sgt Man

    B&B in Keswick

8  12/13 May 2000  Crinkle Crags/Old Man of Coniston

    Pub in Coniston

9  29/30 Sep 2000  Snowdon

    B&B in Llanberis

May 2001  No Trek due to Foot and Mouth outbreak.

10  28/29 Sep 2001  Bredon Hill/Stanway/Stanton, Cotswolds

      B&B in Broadway

11  17/18 May 2002  High Street and Haystacks

      Brotherswater Inn

12  4/5 Oct 2002  Whitby/Robin Hood's Bay/Goathland

      B&B in Whitby

13  2 May 2003

14  Oct 2003  The Calf/Howgills

      B&B in Hawes

15  May 2004  Caving and Ingleborough

      B&B in Ingleton

16  Oct 2004  Keswick/Catbells

      B&B in Keswick

17  May 2005  Levington/Lockton/Farnsdale

      B&B in Pickering

18  Oct 2005  Greenhead/Haltwhistle/Hadrians Wall

      B&B in Haltwhistle

19  May 2006  Rannerdale/Red Pike/High Stile

      B&B in Buttermere

20  Oct 2006  Bolton Abbey/Grassington

      B&B in Skipton

21  May 2007  Catrigg Force/Attermire Scar/Settle/Ilkley Moor

      B&B in Skipton

22  Oct 2007  Helm Crag/Grasmere/Fairfield from Patterdale

      B&B in Bowness

23  May 2008  Stiperstones/Long Mynd

      B&B in Church Stetton

24  Oct 2008  Shutlingsloe and Longnor

      B&B in Buxton

25  May 2009  Loughrigg Fell/Harter Fell/Hardknott

      YHA in Ambleside

26  Oct 2009  Hardcastle crags/Stoodley Pike

      B&B in Hebden Bridge

27  May 2010  Great Castle How/Watendlath/Castle Crag

      B&B in Keswick

28  Oct 2010  Middlesmoor/Brimham Rocks

      B&B in Pateley Bridge

29  May 2011  Hardcastle Crags/Milk Churn Joan
     B&B in Hebden Bridge

30  7/8 Oct 2011  The Roaches/Dovedale
      B&B in Buxton

31  May 2012  Pendle Hill and Trollers Gill

     B&B in Skipton

32  Sept 2012  Kisdon and Fremington Edge
     B&B in Reeth

33  May 2013  Millers Dale and Tunnels & Bakewell to Chatsworth
     B&B in Bakewell

34  Oct 2013  3 Shires Walk and Manifold Valley
     B&B in Buxton

35  May 2014  Ullswater
     B&B/Camping pods in Pooley Bridge

36  Oct 2014  Giggleswick Scar and Crummackdale/Norber Erratics
     B&B in Ingleton

37  May 2015  Roseberry Topping and Helmsley/Rievaulx
     B&B Helmsley

38  Oct 2015  Stainforth Force/Attermire Scar and Malham Cove/Goredale Scar
     Premier Inn Gargrave

39  May 2016  Cauldron Snout and High Cup Nick
     B&B in Appleby

40  Nov 2016  High Grantley and Fountains Abbey
     B&B in Ripon

41 May 2017 Legbourne and Donington on Bain, Lincs
     B&B in Louth

42 Oct 2017 Middleham and Braithwaite Moors and Jervaulx Abbey
     B&B in Richmond

43 May 2018 Malverns and Cotswolds Way
     B&B in Tewkesbury

44 Oct 2018 Kirklington Henges and Roulston Scar/Sutton Bank
     Premier Inn Thirsk

45 May 2019 Nettleton and Ludford near Louth
     B&B in Louth

46 Oct 2019 May Beck Foss and Staithes to Sandsend
     B&B in Whitby

As you can see, there a missing one in 2003 which, as far as I know, none of us can remember. If you have any ideas at all, let me know.

Roseberry Topping and Helmsley/Rievaulx - May 2015 - Part 1

This Trek had the alternative title of the John Finn Memorial Trek, as it was the first one since the passing of our friend and former colleague, John. To "absent friends" - as they say.

It took place on Friday and Saturday the 15th and 16th of May 2015. The Friday Walk was to be to Roseberry Topping from the village of Great Ayton. We met in the village centre and set off from there.

Here are some photos from the days walk.  (More to come)

John Finn was there with us, if not in person, then in spirit. (Look at the registration)

John Finn

John passed away in January 2015.

Here are a few photos of the good times we shared with him

The Roaches and Dovedale - October 2011 - Part 1

The latest Trek was to an area around Buxton - The Roaches near Leek on Friday the 7th of October and Dovedale on Saturday the 8th.

Our meeting place was a small car park in a hamlet affair called Gradbach. It was through a village called Flash off the A53 out of Buxton. The weather as we arrived was OK, but it didn't look promising for the rest of the day.

However, we set off along the first section travelling south eastwards towards Lud's Church. When we arrived there, we were faced by what looked like a small cave, but it actually turned out to be a series of caverns and cracks in the rocks which were overgrown with ferns and mosses. Something out of Gawain and the Green dragon. Some of our party didn't go in, thinking it was caving and worrying it might be dark and slippy. The majority of us did go in, and spent a few minutes exploring. Matt, on his first ever Trek, disappeared in mud over his boots and ankles. Thank God for gaiters!

When we emerged back into daylight, there was one of the regular debates over which way next. There was lots of pointing, looking at maps, lots of banter and a new addition to the Trek, a GPS. Eventually we decided to back down through Lud's Church to re-join the path we'd just left.

We then started our ascent upwards towards The Roaches. We passed various rocky outcrops on the way and took up various daring poses on the edges. Chris gave us a sneak peek of his part time job, modelling for the Berghaus catalogue!

Unfortunately, the higher we got, the darker and damper it got. Eventually, the rain came as we were probably at the highest spot and kept soaking us through. Lunch was taken quickly whilst we were sheltering behind some of the rocks. Then we carried on walking and dodging showers. The puddles, mud and wet rocks were quite dicey in places.

After passing Doxey Pool, and resisting the urge to go for a dip, we began our descent towards Rockhall and the Whillans Memorial Hut. This is an unusual gothic building named after a local climbing hero.

Turning northwards, we followed a metalled track which took us up again and crossed our path from earlier in the day. The last uphill section was a bit of a 'wall' for some, including me, but everyone made it through. Couldnt believe my eyes when I saw a taxi at the top!

We then headed north through woodland back towards Gradbach and our cars. It was quite wet and slippery through the wood causing us to become strung out in to two groups. Coming up to a fork in the path, the first group of us left an arrow in the track to show which way we'd gone. Unfortunately, a bit further on we thought we might have made the wrong decision, but too late to change! We got to the bottom of the hill, and Chris and myself waited for the second group to catch up. They were quite some time, so I decided to go back and look for them. I passed man and woman who had seen them, and shortly after I came across them.

Ashley had twisted his knee quite badly and was struggling, but he made it as usual. It appears that at one point they had been looking for some 'water' shown on the map, to follow. It turned it out that it wasnt actually water, it was tippex over felt pen which hadn't copied very well!

Once back at the cars, we were off to Buxton to our various B&B's and The Sun Inn for our evening meal.