Day 1 Edale to Crowden

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• What a fabulous day to start a challenge with the sun shining and not too hot. Well the Pennine way throws you straight in at the deep end with a really tough walk and quite a lot of ascent. We now know what we have got ourselves into. 
• Having left Edale we passed through sheep pastures with the hills and crouching closer and closer. 
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• We have the odd cow but nothing to concern us 
  
  
  
• The path soon arrives at the picture bridge at the foot of Jacobs ladder.
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• This is the first stiff climb of the walk up to the towering rocks.
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• It’s not the easiest to terrain to walk on
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• But worth the effort.
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• We reach the kinder scout trig point we can hear curlews whistle away but the claim fame is so-called right to roam 1932. It was a scene of a mass trespass in which thousands of people demonstrated their belief that the wild land should be accessible to all by marching across the plateau, it took a while but the event eventually led to the national parks and access to the countryside act of 1949 
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• Kirsty admires the impressive outcrops of gritstone Kinder Downfall there wasn’t much water cascade down the edge and there was no wind so we didn’t see the upward waterfall
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• From Kinder River, 
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• we wander along the edge then Head with views to kinder reservoir 
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• We head towards Bleaklow via snake pass and Devil’s Dyke we can see our route ahead
  
  
  
•  luckily now there are many slabs over the bog which while it’s a bit of a slog it’s so much better than it would’ve been. 
• Merlin looks back at where the girls are coming from 
  
  
  
  
  The walk is now on tricky terrain
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• The exit from bleaklow isn’t obvious but a stone block guide post pointed away and it’s mostly downhill now to Torside reservoir. It’s still two hours away, but we follow Clough edge a lofty path with great views down to the destination
  
  
  
  
  
  
• From Torside reservoir we  have the 2 mile detour to our accommodation Windy Harbour Farm  
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So day 1 done, tired legs and while tomorrow is slightly less miles the height gain is similar so no pushover. 

Finally a huge thank you as our total raised is now over £8k

Good night for now comments welcome 

In Edale preparing for tomorrow

  WOW! Almost at £8k amazing beyond our wildest expectations Thank you 🙏 

We are in Edale preparing for tomorrows start😁

Once we found the B&B we walked to the aptly named pub ’The Ramblers’ for food 

Only 3 weeks to go £7k wow!

 So we have hit £7,000 for ‘Mind’ just incredible we can only say thank you from the bottom of our heart. 

A special thank you to Lintone Dance studio for making us one of their chosen charities resulting in a £500 donation ❤️

We have been training and only a couple of weekends of walking now before we travel. 

Hopefully you will follow us here. 

Our justgiving page 

https://www.justgiving.com/page/steve-jane-kirsty-1704720779976?

Update on Merlin

 Amazing! We have smashed the £5,000 thank you everyone, many of you may know Merlin had a bad cut on his Carpal Paw recently and is currently with a collar but it’s healing well and he is going to be fine for the walk. Training is still going on but we will be walking without Merlin for a couple of weeks. With just under 2 months to go let’s see how much we can increase the total we have been amazed and inspired at the support so far. Your help is helping others.

Our Total continues to rise❤️

 

The poster in my workshop shows our progress with fundraising and I have to say, we are overwhelmed with the support so far a huge thank you to you all. 

We are at £4600 and getting close to the £5000 which is the target for me to  make an additional wood turned gift to give away. 

With our start date getting closer, we continue to be inspired to get fit enough to achieve this challenge and your support and generosity has been a driving force. 

After the events that made our lives so difficult previously rising money for the mental health charity mind seemed appropriate. We have found since doing our charity walks walking is a huge boost to mental health But, just a reminder Remember it’s good to talk. It’s okay not to be okay. The money we raise will help save lives and improve others So thank you again  We will strive to Increase the total raised and do the best we can.   

We are overwhelmed by your support

 Totally overwhelmed by the response to our fundraising. 

What an incredible group of people you all are. You are really spurring us on with our preparation. 8 years since our last charity walk and we have definitely aged and feeling less capable but your support has spurred us on to get fit for what is our toughest challenge yet. 

£3500 already wow,wow,wow!!! 

A huge thank you 

Your donations are making a difference to many struggling with their Mental health 💙💙

Thank you xxx

Fully arranged

 It takes some sorting out as dog friendly but we have our itinerary fully completed well in advance and are looking forward to this challenging schedule. 

We have managed to book a Pod for the night of Steve’s 60th  

Our itinerary is now confirmed as follows 

Day 1 Edale - Crowden 

2 Crowden - Diggle 

3 Diggle - Hebden Bridge 

4 Hebden Bridge - Cowling 

5 Cowling - Kirkby Malham 

6 Kirkby Malham - Horton in Ribblesdale 

7 Ribblesdale - Hawes 

8 Hawes to Keld 

9 Keld - Cotherstone via Baldersdale  

10 Baldersdale - High Force 

11 High Force - Dufton - Appleby 

12 back Dufton- Alston 

13 Alston - Greenhead 

14 Greenhead - Bellingham 

15 Bellingham - Byrness 

16 Byrness - Trows 

17 Trows - Kirk Yetholm