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Great turn out at high Moss huts looking good just uploaded this from smart phone very simple Good work on the Web site like it very much

The Wednesday evening climbing meet at Wimberry tomorrow (28th June) is cancelled due to the appalling forecast – rain, rain and more rain. Instead, Plan B: Awesome Walls (Stockport) is beckoning… Andy Stewart tells me he will be there from 6ish, it will be a bit later when I get there. Ian

The vision was a gentle version of our winter event, ambling along in warm sunshine, with plenty of hours of daylight, and noneed to rush. But as the day approached it was clear that the weather gods had other plans. Heavy rain and a stiff SW wind were forecast. But I was committed now, and so were 6 fellow Rucksackers. We travelled by train from Victoria, under dark clouds and steady rain. En route to Marsden Gerry Oliver, always the optimist, remarked that it was brightening up a bit. Someone pointed out that we had just come out of a tunnel. He seemed a bit deflated. Two more joined at Stalybridge, and 7 of us set off from the station at 8 am. The weather deteriorated as we slogged up to Seal Stones. Along the edge path and then just past the head of Blackden Brook, Tim guided us along a nice short cut over Kinder to meet the other edge path, the the descent down to Grinsbrook. The Rambler was gained just before 6 pm. Fish and chips and a pint or two rounded off a good day. (For the full report watch out for the next Meetstaff)

This is an 18ish mile walk from Grosmont to Pickering, making use of the train to allow the one way route (it might be a steam train!). The moors provide an interesting variety of scenery to make a pleasant day out. Contact Paul Shearman for more details

If you intent to attend, please let Tom know before Wednesday as he intends to get there early.

The first objective was Wildboar Clough. This was green, slippery, and unfriendly, but was ascended without incident. Steve Smith’s photo captures the essence of the day with some of our number in almost Victorian poses. Scrambling in the Peaks is somewhat idiosyncratic, and will never offer the delights and excitement of Scotland, or North Wales, but it certainly adds some spice to a day’s bog trot.