Thursday April 23rd
The Helicopter Walk via Oyster Clough David was out for a walk on his own today, and wanted to do the full helicopter walk as it was a nice day. After parking up at Birchen Clough on the Snake Pass, the first section was up through the remains of the felled larches, which had a desolate feel. However, the treeline was soon cleared and there was a view of Fairbrook Naze and the edge of the Kinder plateau. Fairbrook Naze- the way down from the plateau The way up to the Oyster Clough bothy used to be a long haul, but nowadays it feels much easier, but it's still lovely to see it in the distance. Oyster Clough and the bothy The bothy had recently been cleaned up and tidied (the log book suggested that it hadn't been left in a particularly good state, though) and someone had left a Monopoly set in case people staying the night got bored. Monopoly set to while away the hours Having found a straightforward way down from the "Hope Forest" higher level above Cowms Moor, I sta...