Crew:\u00a0 El Pres, PTD, Eric, Stunt, Mr Incredible, Slim, Butty<\/p>\n
Pub:\u00a0 Nic, Dunc, Mawds & El Pud<\/p>\n
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Route: BL, Chazza & Extension, Standing Stone, Nessit Hill, Kings Head<\/p>\n
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Conditions: Fresh snow up high, Wet lower down, mist & fog, Wet trails<\/p>\n
Stats:<\/p>\n
DNS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TJ (brakes), off Stunt, Mechanical \u00a0Slim (chain)<\/p>\n
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Notes:<\/p>\n
A faffy night as those who are there are on time manage to have missed fairly important bits of kit (waterproof, light batteries, properly functioning light mountings). Borrowed & bodged whilst responding to a flurry of texts to inform of lateness, pub choice etc \u2013 the small crew promptly head off, with Slim & Butty following somewhat behind.<\/p>\n
Hot climb in high humidity\/fog as tales of apr\u00e8s ski are recounted. The tarmac to Chazza is white with fresh powder, but wet underneath.<\/p>\n
Refrigerated van, car and man running with massive hand torch come at us from all three directions whist we wait for the stragglers\u2026we exchange \u201care they coming to bury the bodies?\u201d glances.<\/p>\n
Hot berry juice & brandy toddy keeps the spirits up (not bad for a last minute concoction!)<\/p>\n
Thin layer of virgin snow up to the top of chazza gets a bit thicker, then descending into snow sided stream with broken ice \u2013 actually not that slippy (assuming you don\u2019t try to change direction too quickly!)<\/p>\n
Extension covered in more of a frozen frost (which is more slippy as stunt discovers!) but which suddenly stops after the last of the steps and is just wet.<\/p>\n
Thick fog patches on and off up to nessit, group splits as Slims chain fails and then down the traditional way (interesting in a white surface with limited vis!) and straight down to the Kings Head for 8:45 to get food.<\/p>\n
Real fire crackling in the grange we warm through with Landlord in hand, and food on order\u2026<\/p>\n
What pies!! Our very own Man v Food episode\u2026for the record Men Stunt & Slim, Mice PTD & EL Pres.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Diesel the dog (our new best friend) delicately devours delectable delicacies J<\/p>\n
B team arrive to stop drowsiness setting in (mostly!) more ski reminicences and delivery of items unsuitable for air travel!?<\/p>\n
Fresh air welcome on the way home (as long as you weren\u2019t near Butty) and the pies sat heavy!<\/p>\n
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