Rough day on the Long Mynd

 Pam was meeting friends for a Christmas coffee. So, I took the opportunity for a quick outing up the Long Mynd. The rain didn't materialise due to the wind cutting across the tops. 

I walked what is now signposted as the Waterfall Trail. I can see why the National Trust has enhanced this route, but it is a shame they are now sending people onto what was previously a little used part of the moor. This part was so under utilised, that I used to take candidates for NNAS assessment onto this part of the Mynd for relocation exercises that could be conducted in relative isolation. 

The Wrekim

Not a mountain, but who could resist being out on a day like this.

Map

Catrigg Force

 A quick walk before heading home. Not a full-on epic, but a hidden gem of a waterfall.

 

Whernside

 

Back to Yorkshire to get the final of the three peaks within the year. We were booked for a ride on the Settle to Carlisle railway the following day. So, despite the weather it was off to Ribblehead to attempt Whernside. It was wet, and 60 mph gust forecast. This was still nothing like Ingleborough and the winds didn’t really impede. No messing, straight up and down. Then back to The Wheatsheaf for tea and a warm.

Pam had promised herself a hot chocolate in Ingleton, strange how this changed to an Expresso Martini once we reached the bar.

Vultures

 

In the UK we usually wait for the rain to ease. In Spain we walk once the sun has eased. Today was an exception to the 360 days of sun the Almeria province promises. Hence we managed to get a walk in the Sierra Gador. Wasn't long before a kettle of vultures started following us. Just hope they didn't see us a prospective evening meal.