Category Archives: The Peak District

A Winter walk at Whaley Bridge.

Posted on December 15, 2022 by crosbyman66

Last weekend I was walking in the Peak District, starting from Whaley Bridge. There had been a couple of inches of snow overnight so we had to modify our route. This meant more walking along quiet country lanes but it … Continue reading →

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Distant memories

Posted on March 29, 2020 by crosbyman66

Can’t go out so what can I do? I had been looking at s0ome of my old photos. These were taken on my first walk with Crosby Rambling Club. Malham Cove . 12th April 1987. The scenery is just the … Continue reading →

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Mallorcan Marauders Re-united.

Posted on October 25, 2014 by crosbyman66

It was way back in 1995 that I first went on a walking holiday in Mallorca. I made some new friends and at the end of the holiday we said. “Keep in touch. See you next year” How many times … Continue reading →

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Mam Tor and the Great Ridge.

Posted on December 16, 2013 by crosbyman66

Yesterday I was out with Crosby Rambling Club when we visited Castleton and walked along Great Ridge. This ridge separates the carboniferous limestone of the White Peak from the gritstone of the Dark Peak to the north. The ridge extends … Continue reading →

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Baslow and Curbar edges.

Posted on June 15, 2013 by crosbyman66

I’m off to the Peak District to walk along Baslow and Curbar edges that form part of the gritstone escarpment that runs along the eastern rim of the Derwent Valley from Birchen Edge northwards to Derwent Edge. The weather was … Continue reading →

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