Bleaklow white out - 29th Jan- 4 miles. Crinja Walk.

An impromptu walk took me to Bleaklow, west of Glossop. I checked the Mountain Weather Information Service which told me the weather was cold but clear. I wanted to check a circular walk that had me beaten previously, well, I got lost. Now was the time to redress the balance.

A look back to Lady Clough Forest, made me think today was not going to "cold but clear".

A view from the Penine Way. Right of picture is Higher Shelf Stones, clouded in white fog/mist. I decided to cut the walk short and keep to the Penine Way to Bleaklow Head. The path became increasingly hard to follow. I thought it best to turn back before I lost sight of my own footprints in the snow.

From the same spot as the picture above. Lady Clough Plantation can just be seen. The only visible landmark from were I was stood. The deep peat hags made it impossible to mapread. It was like being stood in a pure white box. Discretion being the better part of valour I was heading back.

The return through Lady Clough Forest. I was not going to be the one Mountain Rescue were looking for. In three and a half hours of walking I covered about 4 miles. This Bleaklow circular walk beat me again.