Anniversary Walk, Edale

Members : Bob. Anderson, Alan Barber, Sue Brooke, Bob Haynes, Alan (L) Jones, Iain McCallum, Lester Payne, Alan Peck, Derek Seddon, Jim Taylor, Chris Thickett, *Peter Walker, Dave Wylie, Guests ex-members : Clive Bullock 1947-1951, *Alan McGeary, 1958 - 1972, Dudley Moore 1957 - 1993.

* Peter and Alan walked from the the Old Nags Head to up Grindsbrook to Nether Tor and back.

The Gods failed to bless this very special day with bright sunny weather. Instead we were blessed with drizzle and low cloud as we set off from the foot of the Winnats Pass towards Castleton. Upon reaching the upper edge of the Winnats by means of a steep gully we headed for Mam Nick along the top of the cliffs, pausing for a few moments for a minute's silence in memory of those who gave their lives in the two world wards. After a short pit stop deep inside a cave near Mam Tor we reached Mam Nick where we were joined by Alan Barber, Bob Haynes and Lester Payne. Following a fairly rapid traverse of Rushup Edge through low cloud we dropped down the hillside to White Moor Clough and thence to Upper Booth where we joined the Pennine Way. At the Old Nags Head we all enjoyed a very pleasant lunch with Peter and Alan McGeary.

In the afternoon the Gods smiled on us and the tops cleared. Heading east we made for Ollerbrook Booth before crossing the valley to climb up and over the ridge via Backtor Nook. We slid rather than walked down the grassy slope towards Only Grange Farm. At this point our routes seem to diverge but in due course most of us arrived in Castleton. Here a group of us stopped for a very welcome teabreak at the Castle Inn while others headed straight back to their cars. Leaving Castleton we made our way along the track to the Winnats reaching our cars just at night fell - just like old times.

Thank you all for coming to celebrate this very special day. I feel our founders would have approved.

KMC 60th Anniversary Walk - Iain McCallum

Route : Start from the Old Mam Tor road - Speedwell Cavern- Winnats Edge (via a gully South of Winnats - Castleton Road) - Mam Nick - Rushup Edge - Dalehead - Upper Booth - Edale (Nags Head) - Ollerbrook - Backtor Nook - Only Grange Farm - Castleton - Start Point.

Map : OS Explorer OL1 - The Dark Peak

Meet at 10:15am at GR.140829 opposite the Speedwell Cavern Car Park on the Old Mam Tor Road (turn left at the bottom of the Winnats Road - park on the road)

A good tramp around the hills and dales of the Peak District. Distance about 10/11 miles on good tracks. The route can easily be modified to suit the conditions.

This walk is part of the Club's Founders Day celebrations. Lunch is at the Nags Head where the Club was formed on 11th. November 1944.

Nags head evening - Andrew Croughton

To celebrate the clubs 60th year we are holding the Thursday night pub meet for one week only at the Nags Head pub in Edale where it all started with a single line diary entry by Len Stubbs and co along the lines of November 1944 started mountaineering club.

We are hoping to have a few slides to show but if any body has slide of club members or activities from the last sixty years if they could bring them along everyone would love to see them.

Pub food will be available and hopefully people should be around after their walk from 6.30pm onwards and the slide show from about 8pm

Hope to see you there and don't forget Nags Head Edale not Manchester.