Friday January 16th
Edale and Madwoman's Stones Friday looked dry and so we travelled to Edale. The village seemed quiet after the drama of the Spine Race and there was no sign of the heavy snow which had blanketed the area the weekend before. We popped into the Penny Pot and then set out to climb up Ringing Roger. Sunlit path to a gloomy Ringing Roger The weather was an interesting mix of sun and mist which made for some lovely views as we went up. Some sun higher up on path A break at the top of Ringing Roger Lose Hill and Back Tor in background After Ringing Roger, it is an easy walk to the Trig point, although the Dark Peak mud was much in evidence. Nearing the top of Golden Clough Rocks of Ringing Roger in silhouette on skyline From there we walked on to Madwomen's Stones which we had not visited since New Year's Eve in 2024. We continued to Crookstone Knoll where we had lunch with a lovely panorama in front of us over to Alport Castles. Alport Castles in the sunshine Oyster Clough j...