Glossopdale Harriers Winter Festivities

Our annual Glossopdale Harriers winter festivities took place yesterday with about thirty of us heading out for a morning run onto Bleaklow. The route took us up Lightside, Dog Rock, alongside Dowstone Clough, across the plateau to Higher Shelf Stones and the 621 trig point then down and across to James Thorn, Spring Cabin and back to Old Glossop. The weather was kind to us, no rain though as expected on a late December day the wind was on the chilly side of ideal. As is tradition, many of the gang ran in fancy dress, this year we even had our very own buzzy bees who delighted in their waggle dance at every opportunity!

Glossopdale Harriers nearing Dog Rock

Looking back towards Dog Rock from Dowstone Clough

Heading over Bleaklow to Higher Shelf Stones

The Chairman trying not to get his habit covered in peat bog...

Higher Shelf Stones trig point, 621m on Bleaklow

Higher Shelf Stones

Looking back towards Lower and Higher Shelf Stones

Dropping off James Thorn

Following the delightful run we all scurried off to clean up and make our way to the Howard Town Mill penthouse for much merriment and a keg of TicketBrew beer...very delightful, so much so we had to keep checking until the keg was empty...

I'd like to thank everyone in the club for a fantastic year of running, socialising and fabulous support to everyone who's set out and achieved so much...too much to mention, you know who you all are.