Today's weather was the worst by far out of all the training walks we have completed. Setting off early Friday evening at 5pm from Horton in Ribblesdale we were met with consistent cloud and light drizzle, heavier rain at times. The rain the night before had made the trek up to and across Cam Fell very boggy, creating many opportunities for 'near miss' slips although I did manage to slip and fully plant both hands and legs and a bit of my rucksack in it! Luckily that was the only time. The guys managed to stay steadier on their feet.
Following a short stop in Buckden we continued to Kettlewell where our supporter Nick met us around 2am with hot drinks and chocolate treats, which were very well received (thanks Nick!!). We could also finally change out of our wet socks and shoes, after having 'squelched' all the way from Cam Fell in our original pairs and of course put on more layers as we headed into dawn.
The morning sun didn't let us down as we wandered onto Boss Moor crossing over from Conistone Moor. It was refreshing to be faced with some blue sky and the sound of the early morning birds. It gave us a little bit of a boost since we were tired, exhausted, physically and mentally hurting by now. We were nearly falling asleep walking at times and existing injuries were having a field day!
One more short stop in Hetton and we were on our final leg back to Skipton. We were hoping to arrive around 9am but landed just after 10. Not a bad effort at all, well done team!
A few photos we managed to take along the way...
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| A large hedgehog intrigued us for a moment! |
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| James crossing a thin bridge in the pitch black! |
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| Emma doing the same! |
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| After carefully watching which stones James stepped on and deciding it was too hard for me I went to cross at a different (much easier) point and still soaked both my shoes anyway, much to James and Joel's amusement! |
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