Southport Fell Walking Club

Forty-one members of the Club set off on what proved to be a particularly wet and at times windy day. Six groups in all navigated their way across the countryside to the eventual salvation of numerous hostelries of Malham. Unfortunately an accident on the M65 delayed their return for over an hour. As a result of the longer return journey which delayed the scheduled ‘pit-stop’, there were some strained faces and crossed legs for those who had earlier enjoyed a few post-walk drinks. Geoff’s group set off from Airton on a wet and chilly morning. Spirits stayed high, helped by Mike’s hot chocolate stop just before Gordale Scar. With the main route partly closed, they took the diversion towards Malham Tarn, enjoying the moody scenery despite the weather. From there, they continued to Malham Cove, grabbed some great drone footage, and finished the walk down into Malham village for a few welcome drinks in the Buck Inn next to the radiators. Martin’s group set off from Kirkby ...

A coach of 42 fellwalkers set off from Southport to the south Lakes in the hope of another dry day. Although sunshine was promised, some remained beneath the cloud, whilst others went up above and experienced the breathtaking sight of a ‘ cloud inversion ’. Geoff’s group were very confident until they got to the woods where all the paths were blocked by fallen trees. They picked their way through and on to a tough climb up to Caw summit.   The blue sky was a welcome sight but sadly not quite a full inversion. The remainder of the walk was uneventful and all on good paths as planned. Darren got some good drone footage on Stickle Pike. They got back to the bus at 4 pm so had time for some refreshments at the Manor Arms freehouse . Clare’s group headed south from Torver for the lower fells Chris, Jane and had a mixed day. The low cloud persisted for much of the day, sharing only sneaky peaks of the stunning views of the Coniston range hidden from sight which was a disappointme...