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Author: Andy Tomlinson

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This week’s activities [28 October – 3 November 2019]

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Week of 28 October -3 November 2019   Tuesday: 10.30 – 2’ish…informal meet, climbing at Awesome Walls, Stockport.   Wednesday ‘A’ Walk:9.5mls from Road junction SW of Sheldon [165682] via Monyash, Lathkill Dale, Conksbury, Over Haddon. Pub: Lathkill Hotel, Over Haddon. Coordinator: Gerry Oliver. For ‘B’ Walk contact Bev Burrage for details.   Wednesday evening climbing: Awesome Walls, Stockport from 6pm   Thursday walk: 13 miles from Bowling Green car park, Heptonstall (by the mast, HX7 7LT or 987276) over Hoof Stones Height. Co-ordinator Mike Gregg.   Sunday: Lancashire Walk; Pendle Hill [full details in Calendar and Oct Meetstaff]. Note this walk is in the Handbook as Saturday 2nd [and also was on Calendar too…this now changed]. Oct Meetstaff has the correct date!     Further details in Calendar and Meetstaff

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Geoff Grange

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Carole Smithies writes: Sad to report that Geoff Grange, a member since 1959 died on the 12th of October. His funeral will take place at Peel Green Cemetery & Crematorium, 716 Liverpool Road, Manchester M30 7LW [Junction 11 off M60] at 1220pm on Friday 8th November 2019 and afterwards at The Swinging Bridge Hotel, 18-20 Trafford Boulevard, Manchester M41 7JE. Please let me know if you are going to attend. Contact details in handbook.

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This week’s activities [14-20 October 2019]

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Week of 14 – 20 October 2019   Wednesday ‘A’ Walk: 10.75mls from Whaley Bridge Canal Basin [013816] viaWhaley, Chinley Churn, New Mills, Black Hill. Pub: Rock Tavern, New Mills. Coordinator: Gavin Young.   For ‘B’ Walk contact Bev Burrage for details.   Saturday: New Mills to Grindleford. Coordinator: Gerard Cudahy   For full details see the Meets Calendar

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“On the hill with…” Mike Hartley

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Our “On the hill with…” series continues with Club stalwart, Mike Hartley who has many strings to his bow including…fell runner [holding the Pennine Way record of 2 days 17 hours 20 minutes and 15 seconds set in 1989], rock climber and sea kayaker.  Mike…clean aid soloing practice, Beeston Tor How did you get into walking and climbing?  I joined an outdoor activities club at Secondary School, the student teacher introduced me to rock climbing and persuaded the PE Department to buy a rope and one sling.  After he left the school my mates and I used to borrow the “equipment”. When we left we borrowed it on a more permanent basis!  This number 3 nylon rope came with us on many hitching trips to the Roaches and North Wales, proudly displayed on the top of our rucksacks as a sort of talisman.   Who has had the most influence on your mountain experiences? The student teacher initially and then my parents in an inverse sort of way, they didn’t encourage me to climb nor did they discourage me so I took this as a sort of signal that it was okay.  Eventually I joined Stafford Mountain Club followed by Lichfield Mountaineering[…]

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Alan Neale

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Carole Smithies writes: Sad to report that Alan Neale, who joined the Club 1957 left in 1993 and rejoined in 2009 died suddenly on 26th September. His funeral will take place at Cardross Cemetery and Crematorium, Cardross, Dumbarton G82 5HD at 1.15pm on Thursday 10th October 2019.  Please let ME know if you are attending [details in Handbook].

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Week of 7-13 October 2019

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Week of 7 – 13 October 2019   Tuesday evening lecture: Tim Hall, Sports Physio ‘How to keep going until the wheels drop off…and beyond’ by Tim Hall, Sports Physio.  7.30pm, at Heaton Sports Club, Green Lane, SK4 2NF.       Wednesday ‘A’ Walk: 11.5mls from Over Haddon [203664] starting at 10.00 prompt. Park at Over Haddon pay and display CP £4.50. Lathkill Dale, Monyash, Yougrave. Pub George Hotel, Youlgrave.     For ‘B’ Walk contact Bev Burrage for details.     Weekend: Scottish Islands Meet [Knoydart]. Coordinator: Andy Llewellyn     For full details see the Meets Calendar

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Congratulations to Julie Finn…overall solo winner of the Equinox 24

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Huge congratulations to Julie Finn who won the individual Equinox 24 ultra race over the weekend of 21/22 September. This was the first time a woman has won the overall solo category [with over 650 solo runners], she also ran further than any other woman has before with 190km…and all this when it was her ‘proper’ event since the birth of her daughter Evie just over a year ago! [A post on Ukrunchat provides further details.] Julie on the Equinox 24 Julie with Winners Trophy It has been quite a year for the Finn/Zeidan family as Mike completed the Ramsay Round in June in a time of 23:38…especially good since it was partly self-supported and, with a young child, he’d not had time to recce the route properly beforehand! This completes the trilogy of mountain rounds for Mike, with the Bob Graham in 2016 and Paddy Buckley in 2017. Mike on the Ramsay Round Well done both…even more so because I understand they are also in the middle of moving house…as if ultra running was not enough!

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Ricky Wilde

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Carole Smithies writes: Sad to report that Ricky Wilde, a member since 1992 died on 24th September after a long illness.  His funeral will take place at Dukinfield Crematorium, Hall Green Road SK16 4EP at 2pm on Thursday 10th October 2019 and afterwards at The Village, Captain Clarke Road, Dukinfield SK14 4QG .   Please let Wade Cooper know if you are going to attend. Contact details in handbook.  

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