{"id":3127,"date":"2016-04-09T10:43:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-09T10:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/?p=3127"},"modified":"2016-04-09T10:43:29","modified_gmt":"2016-04-09T10:43:29","slug":"tnr-thursday-31st-march-waiting-for-slim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/?p=3127","title":{"rendered":"TNR Thursday 31st March : Waiting for Slim."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/26182284836\/in\/album-72157666946024065\/\" title=\"TNR 31-3-2016 lama load by first light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1697\/26182284836_e5b7d39ea0.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" alt=\"TNR 31-3-2016 lama load by first light\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Words by Eric, Pics by Slim <\/p>\n<p><strong>Crew;<\/strong> El Pres, Coley, Butty, Mr I, Dunc, BEB, Eric, 3 Sheds initially, Slim eventually!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Route:<\/strong> BL, NBR, Tea Shop, HooleyHay, Standing Stone, Sutton Hall<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conditions;<\/strong> Dry and cold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Offs;<\/strong> BEB x 3<\/p>\n<p>A lack of wind of the metereological sort was the deciding factor in going high tonight so we set off on a route Grande Direct to the Tea Rooms. The absence of the expected looney bikers on a clear and pleasant evening was very welcome as we enjoyed the climb. However Slim in his last week as an M56 customer was always running late and various communications ensued; \u201cI\u2019ll catch you up\u201d, \u201cI\u2019m ten minutes behind you\u201d lead us to hang around at an increasingly chilly tea rooms. After 15 minutes and with an absence of lights on the horizon we uttered his own immortal words, and set off for Shining Tor. <\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/26115731252\/in\/album-72157666946024065\/\" title=\"TNR 31-3-2016 lama load by first light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1558\/26115731252_e1a6aceec2.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"TNR 31-3-2016 lama load by first light\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The climb to Shining Tor soon had everyone warm again but further comms suggested Slim was still only \u201c10 minutes\u201d behind so we waited again \u2013 well all those planning to take the plunge waited. 3 Sheds decided that the descent would be one slither too far and headed along the Yorkshire North Shore \u2013 brave move unless you are happy to fix snakebite punctures on your own. As some of the party started to show signs of hypothermia a light was seen heading up from the Cat \u2013 even Nino Schurter wouldn\u2019t do that in 10 minutes but we waited anyway; so that we could hurl abuse.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/26182290696\/in\/album-72157666946024065\/\" title=\"TNR 31-3-2016 lama load by first light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1502\/26182290696_ce8f0318b5.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"TNR 31-3-2016 lama load by first light\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite some misgivings about the going being in the soft to soggy category we headed for the descent and were soon hurrying through various levels of bog \u2013 but most of the way gravity is your friend. At the bottom most confessed to talking to themselves \u2013 \u201c weight back, keep your weight back, no further back back than that, further, oooooh\u2026..sh*\u2026..\u201d As we regrouped at the bottom telling tales of scary eyes seen in the woods (Deer rather than Bully Thrumble, for those who have read Thursbitch) we were two chums missing. Eventually they appeared, BEB having fallen off 3 times. An examination of his tyres revealed the root cause \u2013 hybrids, bald hybrids, for a surface that required every ounce of grip available.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/25605537783\/in\/album-72157666946024065\/\" title=\"TNR 31-3-2016 lama load by first light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1628\/25605537783_7d1783e1de.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" alt=\"TNR 31-3-2016 lama load by first light\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the substantial amount of standing around tonight the clock was beating us and without sandwiches a quick re-plan had us heading towards Sutton Hall via the forest rather than the fleshpots of Bollington as originally intended.<\/p>\n<p>As ever the hospitality at Lord Lucan\u2019s gaff was fine, with at least two of our number struggling to cope with the fare. The shock came when after suitable lubrication it was decided that a round of the \u201cwhisky of the month\u201d was called for before heading home. \u2013 The price of a wee dram has now reached that of a gallon of unleaded.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/26115729352\/in\/album-72157666946024065\/\" title=\"TNR 31-3-2016 lama load by first light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1614\/26115729352_00c4ce8f72.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" alt=\"TNR 31-3-2016 lama load by first light\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words by Eric, Pics by Slim Crew; El Pres, Coley, Butty, Mr I, Dunc, BEB, Eric, 3 Sheds initially, Slim eventually! Route: BL, NBR, Tea Shop, HooleyHay, Standing Stone, Sutton Hall Conditions; Dry and cold. 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