A team of three (David, Kasher and RJ) were above Parrock Wood today to make improvements to the very difficult stile on Erringden 026.
It was a day of sunshine, showers, snow and hail, with a beautiful rainbow in the valley. We were also rewarded by having two walkers on this path today.
We have repositioned the stile so that it is in line with the existing (but hidden) stone steps. We have installed two new uprights and a single step. We have temporarily added cross-rails and have stapled the original stock fencing to the uprights. The team will return on Friday to complete the stile; to remove the original stile structures; to tidy up the fencing and to make improvements to the steps on the approach to the stile.
The stile is certainly wider than the original structure and will be much easier to use (once we have finished our work!).
Today's work has been funded by Todmorden Harriers from their Flower Scar Fell Race. Many thanks.
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| The location of the stile at the top of Parrock Wood. |
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| The original stile. |
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| The original stile, part 2. |
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| David dismantling part of the original structure, and securing the stock fencing. |
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| RJ and David and the first upright now in place. |
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| RJ and David, sorting out the second upright. |
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| Our reward: a fantastic rainbow in the valley below. |
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| David trying to deepen the hole for the downslope step leg. |
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| In the hail storm: Two uprights in position. Two legs in position but now need to be packed. |
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| End of Phase 1: a safe stile in position. We will return on Friday to complete this and to dismantle the original structure. |
