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March 6 -- Kettlewell, Yorkshire Dales
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| The C walk was led (and photographed) by Mike Higgins. Their route headed south from Kettlewell climbing over the ridge separating the valleys of the Wharf and the Skirfare. |  |
 | "Ready for my closeup now Mr Higgins... " |
| Crossing the River Skirfare at Hawkswick |  |
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 | A long line of lunch |
| Snowdrops by the river |  |
 | Spring fever... |
| The 12th century church at Arncliffe |  |
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| Climbing up out of Arncliffe |  |
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 | Gathering energy for the final push to the top |
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| Kettlewell in the distance |  |
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.JPG) | The B- group took the low level footpath to Starbottom. |
| After a brief look at the village, | .JPG) |
 | Rats! -- too early! |
| they cross the River Wharfe and climbed up to Moor End Fell, |  |
.JPG) | getting spectacular views over Wharfedale. |
| I'm only a woman David |  |
 | Looking southwards down Wharfdale |
| Over the top of Moor End Fell | .JPG) |
 | Nap |
| It's not a hole it's a Bellpot |  |
 | Lonely |
| One for the caption competition... |  |
 | Moving across Old Cote Moor to Littondale, |
| Descending to the village of Arncliff, the original setting for 'Emmerdale'. Here the 12 C (Rebuilt in 1500) Norman church of St Oswald provided some interest and a brief stop. |  |
 | These folk are at rest... |
| ...these have still some way to go! |  |
 | That'll teach you to laugh at me! |
The final stretch took the group through the meadows of the River Skirfare to Hawswick, and the final climb , back over to Wharfedale and and a waiting 'Racehorse'. |
| Mrs Livingstone(s) |  |
 | Nearly there |
| Going our way? |  |
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| Roger's B+ walk headed north out of Kettlewell over Cam Head |  |
 | and on to Buckden Pike |
| Coming down |  |
 | into Wharfedale |
| Have we lost someone? |  |
 | and back along the low level path from Starbottom to Kettlewell |
Clive led the A walk on an adventurous circuit over Whernside and Buckden Pike and back along Wharfdale via Starbottom |
| And todays destination in 13 miles is...erm...here |  |
 | And..they're off... |
| Follow this Man and youll go up in the world |  |
 | Up up and away |
| Calendar girls (and guys) | .jpg) |
 | Climbing away from Hag Dyke |
| Near the top now |  |
 | A Party takes a breather |
| Sitting down again! |  |
 | What tooky ya |
| Fantastic Vistas |  |
 | Rough Stuff |
| Buckden Pike |  |
 | Waiting for the others |
| Excitement mounts as we turn back towards the pub |  |
 | It's all downhill from here |
| Downhill |  |
 | Taking in the rays |
| A well deserved Pint |  |
 | Ahhh, landlord |
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 | It is an ancient Mariner,
And he stoppeth one of three.
'By thy short grey beard and glittering eye,
Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?...' |
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.JPG) | ... snoozing on the coach -- night night! |
Photos by Mike Higgins, Diana Young, Bob Jackson, Derek Hesketh and David Whitehurst |