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Peak District 10th January 2010
Went out for a peruse of the local climate conditions this afternoon - lets just say I probed as far 'east' as I could get.
So - I have two questions for people....
Number 1 - where's this?
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Number 2 - what happened next? (video to follow...)
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10th Jan 2010 6:48 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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1. End of Roych Clough
2. They crashed?
10th Jan 2010 6:55 pm
wiggs
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1, taken outside yor car
2, were's the video ..dont keep us in suspense G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
10th Jan 2010 7:00 pm
SN
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Gareth - correct it is top of Roych Clough - god knows how deep the snow is in that first top section - it was effin' wild up there
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It stopped to take some photos and met a little group of Defenders on a 'trip out' who had given up on Rushup Edge (I found out later you couldn't get as far as the Edale turn & carpark) - they went off down the road opposite Roych and got about 30 yards before the spades came out
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The snow pile blocking the gate to Roych was about 10 foot high I reckon - so climbed it for another shot
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And no he didn't crash, he didn't get the chance. But notice what the car passing me is - a Rover Streetwise - woohoo, arguably the only 'offroad' (and I use this term very loosely) vehicle Rover built that did not have the words 'Land' or 'Range' in its name... Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
10th Jan 2010 7:25 pm
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... and back home...
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10th Jan 2010 7:28 pm
SN
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I went up to Glossop from here to have a look a the state of the Snake Pass (and to grab a bew at my mums house)
This is right at the bottom after the first corner
I turned round at this point and unbelievably met an old BMW 5 series and a fookin' Nissan Micra both full of kids attempting the climb - Micra driver was not best pleased when I mouthed to him 'what are you doing you fookin idiot' Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
10th Jan 2010 7:39 pm
discocuzzy
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Looks cool Steve
Quote "The snow pile blocking the gate to Roych was about 10 foot high I reckon - so climbed it for another shot "
You have a step ladder in the car then? "you cannot teach stupid people to do clever things"
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10th Jan 2010 7:49 pm
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Turned back, why??? Good to see you've had a little snow there!! Don't want you to feel left out!!!
10th Jan 2010 7:52 pm
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10th Jan 2010 7:53 pm
SN
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youtube's being problematic ... Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
10th Jan 2010 8:36 pm
SN
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10th Jan 2010 8:49 pm
Chicken Duck
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lol at the vid I agree what a dick head. I was out yesterday similar conditions and saw a couple of normal cars trying to "get stuck". what goes through these peoples minds?
10th Jan 2010 9:25 pm
baja1969
Member Since: 21 Feb 2008
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dont think i could have got through there this time with a generator. What was going through the fellas mind in the rover ##ck head defo comes to mind.
It was quite hairy up there on the wednesday before new year, i only had to contend with am idiot in a nissan pathfinder who thought his stupid big wheels would give him extra grip in snow drifts, he nearly took the side of my disco off when he lost control whilst going far to fast.Disco TD5 Commercial (now gone)
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10th Jan 2010 9:42 pm
SN
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Disco duck wrote:
lol at the vid I agree what a dick head.
I curtailed that segment to exclude a further condescending remarks to myself about "driving an inappropriate vehicle" and when I stuck my head out of the window and called to him "you've been a bit stupid haven't you?" Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
10th Jan 2010 9:57 pm
SN
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SN wrote:
...god knows how deep the snow is in that first top section - it was effin' wild up there
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Snap from DiscoStu's video of the same place three years ago... suggests snow was as deep as a Disco is high
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