Crew : El Pres, Slim, TJ, 3sheds
Pub : Dunc and EL Pud
(The wrong Pub) : Nic & Pugsley
Route : Road to Tea Rooms, Shining Tor, new classic but cheeky route To Lamaload, Right hand side passage of reservoir back to the Access Rd, new classic but cheeky route through Rainow to Ingersley Vale. The Poachers :-(..and then the Vale
Conditions: 9c in Macc, about 5c with the Wind chill at Shining Tor. Blowy on the tops
Stats :
At least one off..
3 punctures
1 lift from El Pud for those who had done their security prep
No lifts for those who had neglected security prep (“the guilty”)
2 inner tubes to be changed to get “the guilty” back home
1 incidence of poetic justice
1 outbreak of TNR author smugness 🙂
Notes :
Poor turn out by recent standards but an easy number to manage in newish territory
Maiden voyage on the Shining Tor to Lamaload route for El Pres and TJ
Classic route not quite as wet as last time…just skiddy enough to produce grins all round
Starlit, black with a cold breeze made it feel very “out in the wilds”
Poachers is a no go for nosh a 9.24….
…but the Vale is warm & welcoming with late nosh orders allowed, fine ale (Long Hop & Burton Bitter) and beer delivered to the table .
Despite earlier public warnings we had 3 failures of “security prep”
Rendezvous prep with Nic thwarted by forgotten mobiles….but he had “Pugsley” to keep him company.