Reflections
Initial thoughts are that walking the Pennine Way was a personal achievement. Spending 16 days, of often difficult walking, together – as a couple who’ve been together 41 years and married for 38 of them – was a great way to relive the intensity and excitement of our earlier years. We’ve done this together and I’m proud of that. Now, where did Margarette leave her foot cream?
Margarette also kept a diary during the walk and may publish it as another blog…if she does, we’ll link to this.
Factsheets and comments.
Baggage
We used Brigantes throughout. They were excellent.
Equipment
Everyone will have their own opinion and there is probably no “one size fits all”.
We found both lightweight and heavyweight waterproofs to be essential. As always, you get what you pay for: my jacket was Sprayaway, Margarette’s was Berghaus. We both had Berghaus waterproof trousers and carried Trek Mates Pak Ponchos.
Upper body clothing was either Berghaus or Helly Hansen. On the one occasion I wore short sleeves, I got badly sunburnt.
Lower body was Craghopper trousers (Margartette’s had knee zips). Neither of us took proper shorts, but should have.
Both boots were Berghaus. We also carried and frequently wore knee length gaiters and we found these invaluable.
Each of us carried a whistle; small torch; mobile phone (one Vodaphone, one Orange) in a ziplock bag; space blanket; survival bag; Silva compass; Harvey map or National Trail guide.
I carried a Berghaus 35 litre rucksack with integral waterproof cover; Margarette had a 20 litre Blacks day bag which fitted under her poncho.
Each of us carried 3 litres of liquid per day plus a flask of tea. On the last day we each carried an extra litre.
Most days we had packed lunches from the Hostels but these were usually too much and were rarely finished during the day. We each carried a heavy-duty polythene sandwich box to ensure the lunch stayed dry.
I had a Silva GPS running Version 2.15 of the software. It was rarely used and was never accurate: this inaccuracy caused me to lose confidence in it.. Very disappointing and I’ve sent it back to Silva. Others, using Garmin, were more satisfied.
Accommodation.
Listed below are the addresses we used. Whilst some were better than others, all were perfectly acceptable.
Overnight: 25th May (Friday)
Castleton YHA, Hope Valley Derbyshire S33 8WG
Telephone no: 0870 770 5758Fax no: (+44) 1433 621767
Email: castleton@yha.org.uk
Grid Reference: SK150828
Then taxi to Edale to start walk.
Day 2 26th May (Saturday)
Crowden-in-Longdendale YHA
Glossop
Derbyshire
SK13 1HZ
Telephone no: 0870 770 5784
Fax no: (+44) 1457 852135
Email: crowden@yha.org.uk
Day 3. 27 May (Sunday)
Eric & Sue Langdon
Wellcroft House
Bleak Hay Nook
Delph
Standedge
Saddleworth
OL3 5LY
Day 4: 28 May (Monday)
Mytholm House
Mytholm Bank
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX7 6DL
01422 847493
Grid ref: SD 983 274
Day 5: 29 May (Tuesday)
YHA Longlands Drive Lees Lane
Haworth
Keighley
West Yorkshire BD22 8RT
Telephone no: 0870 770 5858
Fax no: (+44) 1535 643023
Email: mailto:haworth@yha.org.uk%20
Grid SE038378
Day 6: 30 May (Wednesday)
The Masons Arms
Marton Road
Gargrave
North YorkshireBD23 3NL
England
United Kingdom
+44(01756)749304
Day 7: 31 May (Thursday)
The Crown Hotel
Horton-in Ribblesdale,
Nr. SettleNorth
Yorkshire
BD24 0HF
Telephone 01729 860 209
Day 8 1 June 2007. (Friday)
YHA
Lancaster Terrace
Hawes North
Yorkshire
DL8 3LQ
Grid Reference: 868898
Day 9. 2 June 2007 (Saturday)
Ernest & Doreen Whitehead
Butt House
Keld,
Richmond,
North Yorkshire.
DL11 6LJ
Tel: 01748 886374.
Email:mailto:butthouse@supanet.com
Web Site: http://www.coasttocoastguides.co.uk/
O.S. Map Ref: NY 893 009.
Day 10. 3 June 2007. (Sunday)
Ancient Unicorn
Bowes
DL12 9HL
Telephone: 01833628321
Day 11 4 June 2007 (Monday)
YHA
Forest-in-Teesdale
Barnard Castle
Co. Durham
DL12 0XN
Telephone no: 0870 770 5910
Fax no: (+44) 1833 622372
Email: mailto:langdonbeck@yha.org.uk%20
Grid Reference: 860304
Day 12 5 June (Tuesday)
YHA Dufton
Appleby
Cumbria
CA16 6DB
Telephone no: 0870 770 5800
Fax no: (+44) 17683 53798
Email: mailto:dufton@yha.org.uk%20
Grid Reference: OS 91, GR688251
Day 13 6 June (Wednesday)
YHA
The Firs
Alston
Cumbria
CA9 3RW
Telephone no: 0870 770 5668
Fax no: (+44) 1434 382401
Email: mailto:alston@yha.org.uk%20
Grid Reference: NY717461
Day 14 7 June (Thursday)
YHA
Greenhead Hotel
Greenhead
Brampton
Cumbria
CA8 7HG
Telephone no: 01697 747411
Email: mailto:dougsandragreenh@btconnect.com%20
Day 15 8 June (Friday)
Bridgeford
Mrs Wallace
Bellingham
NE48 2HU
isobel.wallace@btconnect.com
Telephone: 01434 220940
Day 16 9 June (Saturday)
YHA
7 Otterburn Green
Byrness
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Northumberland
NE19 1TS
Telephone no: 0870 770 5740
Email: joycetaylor1703@hotmail.co.uk
Grid Reference: 764027
Day 17 10 June (Sunday)
YHA Kirk Yetholm
Kelso
Roxburghshire TD5 8PG
Telephone: 8700041132
Fax: 01573 420631
Grid Reference: NT825283 (OS Map) Map Reference: O.S.74 (GR 826282)
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