Shropshire Hills
2 November 2008
After the Barking Mad weekend per se had
concluded with lunch at the Long Mynd Hotel, Stephen took advantage of a
bit of daylight left to visit the summits of two nearby
English Marilyns.
Stiperstones
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Ascending Stiperstones by the Shropshire Way on a gloomy afternoon
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Snow on the Welsh mountains
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A curious look from George
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Continuing to ascend the summit ridge of Stiperstones
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The summit of Stiperstones, with the trig column perched on top of an
awkward crag
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After a scramble to the top, a view past the trig point to the south
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Looking south along the ridge from the top
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Looking east to the Long Mynd
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On the way down, a look back up to the trig column
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George on easy ground again
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Descending a different way, to the car park where Lucy and Ellie are
waiting for us
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The Long Mynd
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George and Ellie head towards Pole Bank, the high point of the Long Mynd
massif
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Two happy dogs in the remnants of the snow
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Looking to Stiperstones
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Two more Cavaliers on Long Mynd
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The three of us at the summit trig point
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Sunshine in the valley, but sadly not reaching us
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The dogs wait impatiently to be underway again
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