High Peak Trail & Lots of Snow

This week the 4 of us went up to Parsley Hay in Robs 4x4, the temperature in his car was reading -5. We got to the car park just before 8:00 and set off north on the trail. There were great views from the trail and just a little snow at the Parsley Hay car park and the fields had a scattering of snow against the walls. We only got a couple of hundred yards along the trail when we encountered the first drifts across the track. Some of the drifts were anything up to 5 feet deep with a lot higher at walls and banks. The snow was absolutely solid under foot, when you walked over it there was very little give if any at all.

At Parsley Hay car park

Geoff getting his first pic of the day

Some peaks and troughs in the snow

We're going back when the weather is fine to see how high this sign is

Jim trying a bit of ice climbing

Ike on top of the world

Rob on top of a huge drift

This wall must be 5 feet high at least

Got to be 25 feet to the bottom of this slope

This is a rare pic - Geoff in front!!

Angel wings

Beware of the snow Ninja!!

This lady was en route to Buxton - she had come from Ashbourne and had to walk most of it across snow drifts

Breakfast stop

The main road with Minninglow  visible on the horizon just to the left of the road sign

Off the main road heading for Slipper Low Farm

Minninglow on the horizon with a guide stoop in the foreground.

The famous burial mound of Minninglow 

Not much room for manoeuvre 

Rob blames the navigator

A great walk this morning and a nice drive on some dodgy tracks in Robs Rav 4.
See you all next week
Cheers