To see what awaits/cheer pook up..

cheers ears

Hi,

Above Castleton in the very cold period winter of 2010/11 on the way to work. -17 on our weather station at work when I arrived, to the right of the bike was thigh deep snow, further on I used the bike as a snowshoe because the snow was above waist deep.

April 2012 – my first trip the Peak District (big thanks for @pook), not exactly winter but a Cotic photo excuse !

EDITed for @wallop compliance

God, don’t call them “The Peaks” – someone will be along in a minute to correct you…

Cut Gate a couple of years ago:

Cutgate by Will Slater, on Flickr

Crappy phone pic from Ringing Roger:

From Ringing Roger by Will Slater, on Flickr

This should bring back some memories for you and especially for Pook….

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Man Tor by mr_paulypaul, on Flickr[/img]

An eventful morning. I believe, as Paul snapped this shot of me up Man Tor, you were taking his Royal Pookness to hospital. And then there were 2….

Wow.

binners- that pic just doesn’t convey the coldness of that day down in Edale- -17?

Bottom of Cavedale

Cavedale just after the gate..

Binners – I’m not sure the nags head has ever been described as hospital, but I was not well that day that’s for sure. Yep, -17ish wasn’t it?

skiprat – who’s that?

The nags was probably a better option than hospital 😀

It was definitely the coldest conditions I’ve ever ridden in. Waaaaaaaaaaay below freezing! The route back done was ‘interesting’. Chapel Gate was just sheet ice all the way down. The view was pretty spectacular up top though

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Edale Valley by mr_paulypaul, on Flickr[/img]

You guys Pook. That looks like Chin without a helmet on 😯

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Cavedale just after the gate..

did you actually try riding that skiprat?

cute calves BWD 😉

did you actually try riding that skiprat?

Hard to say which would be more tricky, walking or riding it ?

Calves? Those were full-grown cows 🙂

Hard to say which would be more tricky, walking or riding it ?

****ing demoralising either way, struggle up the snow covered hills acting all winter hard man and then pushing/falling/sliding on your backside down the downhills. cringe.

donk – for the record, we did ride it :oD

we did ride it

is there an “attempt to” missing from the middle of that comment or shall I take steps to get your riding deity status formalised? 🙂

cavedale scares the bejesus out of me in the summer when there’s just as much water but in the more usual liquid format.

Happy to oblige…

is there an “attempt to” missing from the middle of that comment or shall I take steps to get your riding deity status formalised?

DONK, these guys are sex on wheels. You’d better believe it.

They call skiprat El Butcho (The Butcher) as he makes mincemeat of gnarly trails.

Pooks special power/trail nickname is One sheet as he is plenty.

Podge is nicknamed snakehips as he charms trails into submission

Here they are earlier off the bike

Pook, Hora’s right. Its me and Chin on the bottom bit. Think you lot were waiting for us.

Donk, we kind of rode/slid that bit. You ended up riding wider and on the bushes to keep going. To be honest i think we rode quite alot of it. Just don’t grab a the brakes when riding stuff like that!!

Will wheres that foggy pic looking down the road to Edale from Mam that you took? That was epic loveliness.

What? This one?

Great photos, would love to ride up there.

Here’s a few from the last snowfall…

ridgeline by .duncan, on Flickr

landscape by .duncan, on Flickr

Not quite the peak but snowy sheff…

IMG_4310 by .duncan, on Flickr

Will- it was taken in the middle of the road- at the top between the dips looking downwards- dark/gloomy shot. Stunning though. Remember on FB I asked if I could nick it.

.duncan – nice pics. Love how the mood was captured on the last one 😆

I’ll have a look Hora 🙂

Coldwell Clough, Jan 2012

South Head, April 2012

South Head at the Summit, April 2012

on Flickr

Jan 27th. Mam Tor by crewlie, on Flickr

Jan 29th. Into Edale by crewlie, on Flickr

Good to have you back .duncan.

More please, I need my snow quota.

Not the winteriest of photo’s, but here’s Jacobs Ladder…

phonepics 175 by h4muf, on Flickr

phonepics 173 by h4muf, on Flickr

phonepics 162 by h4muf, on Flickr

Not a good time for a puncture

Stanage ride in the snow 20-12-09 009 by NIGFROG, on Flickr

Cat and Fiddle ride 7.3.10 006 by NIGFROG, on Flickr

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How do you get a puncture?!

Maybe it was snake frost bite 😆

How do you get a puncture?!

Think it was from a previous ride, he couldnt be bothered to fix it so just topped it up with air