OMJ Walking thread, that's WALKING, rambling and that!

fuzzy

Kevin_Stapleton The mrs was listening to an audio book about his life earlier in the summer. I caught a chapter about his second ever hike in the Lake district as a young man in his 20s immediately captivated by it during a visit from his hometown of Blackburn. He persuaded his cousin to go with him from Howtown to Helvellyn via Striding Edge. Torrential rain hit as they started up Striding Edge. They were wearing everyday clothes of the time. Suit jacket, shirt and trousers with plain leather shoes (not boots). Once onto Helvellyn they stopped for a breather as the rain pelted them, both in silence and his cousin glowering at him. They then descended down to Thirlmere and walked 6 miles into Keswick along the road in the rain as the water slooshed out of their shoes. Once in Keswick they set about trying to find a guest house for the night who would take in two drowned rats. They were lucky enough to find a woman who took them in, gave them her late husbands clothes to wear (which didn't fit) so theirs could be hung up to dry. She gave them a warm drink by the fire while she went and cooked them a meal. Heart-warming stuff.

Placid

fuzzy The mrs was listening to an audio book about his life earlier in the summer. I caught a chapter about his second ever hike in the Lake district as a young man in his 20s immediately captivated by it during a visit from his hometown of Blackburn. He persuaded his cousin to go with him from Howtown to Helvellyn via Striding Edge. Torrential rain hit as they started up Striding Edge. They were wearing everyday clothes of the time. Suit jacket, shirt and trousers with plain leather shoes (not boots). Once onto Helvellyn they stopped for a breather as the rain pelted them, both in silence and his cousin glowering at him. They then descended down to Thirlmere and walked 6 miles into Keswick along the road in the rain as the water slooshed out of their shoes. Once in Keswick they set about trying to find a guest house for the night who would take in two drowned rats. They were lucky enough to find a woman who took them in, gave them her late husbands clothes to wear (which didn’t fit) so theirs could be hung up to dry. She gave them a warm drink by the fire while she went and cooked them a meal. Heart-warming stuff.

Did she wank either of them off?

Jon

fuzzy What’s the book called?

I’m a bit of a sucker for hiking gear but you’ve got to think most of them old timers who worked in the wild got by with a decent pair of shoes or hob mail boots, an old suit, a thick wooly jumper and, at best, something resembling a Barbour coat.

Loose_Lips

Whitby to Robins Hood Bay.

I fell over.

Covered my Albam Sailing Single Layer Ventile Jacket in Dusty Mustard thoroughly in mud.

Bit annoying.

Lovely walk though.

Placid

Loose_Lips Lovely picture

Harvest

Wife's birthday today. Three of us headed off to Malham Cove - rammed. Couldn't get parked. Drove round the car park there for 15 minutes, no-one came out. Overspill car park closed as too boggy. In the end we drove a few miles on in the direction of Settle and pulled into a little layby. Tramped off into the hills for a couple of hours, beautiful crisp, sunny day. So quiet, no wind at all.

Went into Settle and had some scran and a pint at The Talbot. Lovely friendly place, probably the best burger I've ever had. Bit of a mooch round, bookshops etc.

Drove back and with all that fresh air and heavy grub I could feel my eyes going. Those tiny half second micro-sleeps that you can't shake off. Had to stop and have a walk round and a coffee. Anyway, home in one piece and the first walk of the year done. We'll do Malham Cove again soon but set off about 2.30am.

otis

Harvest Park up at long ashes and do Threshfield to Kilnsey, then over to Grassington and back up hill to Threshfield.

Or Threshfield to Malham

Won't see any foot traffic and can admire everything. And for nicks

fuzzy

Placid 😆 🤣

Next chapter - She had a smoke of Alfred's pipe in the scullery. His cousin was in the parlour, oblivious, listening to the wireless . It became clear at this point that only one of the Wainwright family was destined for adventure.

fuzzy

Jon I think it was the one by Hunter Davies, just called "Wainwright- the Biography". Yeah that's it Jon. I think it was some years before he got anything resembling a "rain jacket" and that didn't even have a hood. Wearing a shirt and tie for hiking. Wild times. When he went wandering for days at a time he didn't take any spare clothes. His tweed jacket must have smelt a bit ripe.

fuzzy

Jon I like his boots here

Jon

fuzzy I’ve only just seen these. Sorry about that and thanks.

I will track that book down.

Harvest

There was a text on my phone when I woke up today - from my lad 'Going up Ingleborough, back for tea.' Fair enough.

Placid

Harvest There was a text on my phone when I woke up today - from my lad ‘Going up Ingleborough, back for tea.’ Fair enough.

Bizarrely my lad (17) did same thing on Saturday. Him and 4 others got train to Horton in Ribblesdale yomped up and went to watch 2nd half of Leeds game in a country pub.

Harvest

He walked in half an hour ago wet through, muttered something about 18 miles and is now tucking into lasagne and chips. Then he'll sleep until Tuesday.

CharlieG

10 mile local loop, this morning.

Great Wood.

Ashness Bridge.

CBIT

CharlieG can pinch the Ashness Bridge for my BOTD group please

l.q.navarro.

Todmorden this Saturday. May have a lengthy ramble, before spending the evening in the Golden Lion.

Harvest

Placid Ace. I think my lad went to Clapham station.

Harvest

Me and the missus had a walk along the canal from Woodlesford, hour or so, nowt daft. Finished off with a pint in The Two Pointers.

CharlieG

Having a weekend in Kettlewell for our anniversary. Hoping to get a few walks in whilst there.

otis

CharlieG when are you going Charlie?
There is a good walk on the midlam road over the tops around the back of Kettlewell

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