Author: Alan Blyth
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Five of us enjoyed a lovely walk today from Linacre Woods to Holymoorside and back. The walk was planned by the new walk leader Phil Holloway and was gentle and pleasant. Topics of conversation included Jackie’s new car, Boris Johnson, the cost of Grant’s pint, Facebook and next year’s proposed trip to Italy.
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A group of us enjoyed perfect conditions, several of us pushing out some our hardest ascents of the year. Meeting at 10am, the teams climbed almost all areas of the outcrop, Severes through to low extremes were fought and overcome. I think we all felt that as the days darken, shorten and wetten, it’s worth…
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On the last Saturday in September, a group of 13 DMC members and friends set off from Darley Dale to ride the infamous Matlock Top 10, taking in the ten toughest climbs in the area. Although a modest 40 miles in distance, it packs in over 6,000 feet of ascent, and has now become an…
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We have just spent a lovely weekend in Seathwaite at the High Moss hut in the Duddon valley. The hut was clean and spacious and we shared with two other groups, one the Romsey Mountaineering Club and another group of four out biking, walking and climbing. The hut is owned by the Rucksack club, spacious…