Walking with Chris and Dean on the first day of their Pennine Way. An early start saw me catching the 05:50 train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edale and reaching their campsite on Kinder by 08:20. We walked through mist, a chilling wind and several hours of falling snow. The drifts on Bleaklow were incredible, several feet deep in places and we all fell through at time. A great day's walking and felt pretty good at the end, except when I was told all trains from Hadfield were cancelled, so I had to haggle with a taxi driver to take me to Piccadilly, with the money I had in my wallet!
Date: 2013-04-11
Start: Edale Station Finish: Hadfield Station
Distance: 18.7 mls, 30.09 km
Height Gain: 2800 ft, 853.4 m
Start Time: 06:25 End Time: 15:10
Duration: 08:45
Ave Speed: 2.2 mph
Region: Peak District
Route Description: Edale Station, Edale, Upper Booth, Jacobs Ladder, Kinder Downfall, Mill Hill, Devils Dyke, Bleaklow Head, Clough Edge, Longdendale, Hadfield Station
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Walking with: Chris Pilgrim, Dean Read
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Walk Name: Wild Boar Fell
Date: 2013-04-06
Distance: 12.4 mls, 19.96 km
Height Gain: 2600 ft, 792.5 m
Walk Name: Ingleborough from Clapham
Date: 2013-04-13
Distance: 13.5 mls, 21.73 km
Height Gain: 2700 ft, 823.0 m