HARDCASTLE CRAGS

Three teams out today.

Team 1.

Frank H, Paul and Ray went to the sunny, sylvan delights of Hardcastle Crags to continue the step and revetment work of last week.
As a reminder, this is how the path looked before any work started.

Picture 1: the path winds upwards on a slope that is steeper than it looks.

Picture 2: the same steep and awkward path.

We added to last week's work so that by the end of the day, the path looked like this . . .

Lower section: now with additional revetment and steps.

Frank worked on the lower section (shown above) while Paul and Ray, attacked the awkward ground  at the top . . . and here's the picture to prove it.

Ray and Paul in action. Only seven more steps to go!

But wait! Did they get some ghostly help? Look at the next picture. Is that a phantom, in white, sat by the path, checking the plans?

Ghostly guidance for Ray and Paul?

Today's work was funded by National Trust (Hardcastle Crags).

Team 2  

Stella Stuart and Mo, aka "Team Turnbye", were working on the other side of the Crags.  We fixed a quick treadboard on a stile, left over from last week, and then cleared 11 turn-byes on the path from the Clough Hole car-park down to Gibson Mill.  Some of these were almost buried, so it felt like an archaeological dig on occasions.
We also tackled a very muddy and steep drainage problem to re-direct a stream into its proper bed and the turnbye, rather than flooding the path.  But no pics of that adventure I'm afraid.

This work was also funded by National Trust (Hardcastle Crags).

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Left over from last week...

.....now safe and secure

Two of Team Turnbye hard at work...

....with the team photographer looking on

Before - buried.....

...after.

"archaeology"

Is there something there....?

...yes there is.

And here.....?

 Today's work was funded by National Trust (Hardcastle Crags).

Team 3

Dick, Gerald, RJ and Graham went to Jail Hole to construct a boardwalk and improve some signage. See separate post for details