Comments on: Gibbet Hill and Carlin Gill ??? That???s Entertainment

By: McEff

McEff — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:45:26 +0000

Ha ha.

By: mountaincoward

mountaincoward — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 22:35:05 +0000

I think I’m going to have to experiment with my seat (if you’ll pardon the expression ;-) )

By: McEff

McEff — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 22:07:24 +0000

Blimey. Mine’s a VW as well.

By: mountaincoward

mountaincoward — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 20:05:31 +0000

I’m wondering whether it’s a VW driving position fault as I seem okay in my Nissan Sunny – although I’ve yet to test that theory long-distance this year.

By: Dave (B)

Dave (B) — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:01:39 +0000

We’re none of us as supple as we used to be: I’m okay while I’m actually driving; it’s when I stop and get out that I look like old father time. That’s out of a Golf by the way, not some low-slung piece of exotica, where your bum is four inches above the tarmac.

By: mountaincoward

mountaincoward — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:05:41 +0000

You’re right with “What’s the alternative” – strangely, I find driving my Polo really hurts my shin – something to do with having to use the front muscles (or tendons etc) to pull upwards slightly as you control the accelerator and switch from that to the brake and back.

By: McEff

McEff — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:25:29 +0000

Hi Carol. Carlin Gill is a really nice place, but the climb out at the top end is very steep and I hummed and hawed a great deal before creeping up it ??? and I took my time creeping down it again. If I???d had company I would have felt much more confident. Other than that, the gill is a doddle from a walking point of view and there are occasional tracks out to the north and south.
Yeh, these joints are a problem. Aches and pains seem to come out of nowhere. My knee swelled up while driving down the Pately Bridge last week. When I set off it was okay, but by the time I got out of the van I could hardly walk. The only thing I can put it down to is a seven-mile run the previous day. But what???s the alternative? Sitting in front of Jeremy Kyle and Homes Under the Hammer all day?
Cheers, Alen

By: mountaincoward

mountaincoward — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 02:43:35 +0000

Wondering whether this knee thing’s contagious? I’m trying to get fit enough for my Munro Tops this year and am having immense problems with hip, knee and shin on one leg (they generally take it in turns) – nothing is swelling up but the hip has been confirmed as wearing out (although not painful) and goodness knows what’s going on with the knee/shin but they just hurt like hell, go weak and then collapse. I’m seeing the end of my fell-walking days looming fast I think :-(

Lovely photos on that – nice light. I’ve always fancied a look at Carling-gill but not sure after seeing your photos – it looks a steep, slabby and greasy place!
Carol.

By: McEff

McEff — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:37:51 +0000

Hi Jo. I would think that country fairs in the old days were pretty rough places. I used to have a friend and neighbour who, in his youth, would go to Appleby Horse Fair for the horse trading and bare-knuckle fighting. I’ve never been myself so I can’t comment on what it’s like these days.
Back in the 1980s we were camping in Ireland and visited a travelling fair at a place called Waterville, in County Kerry. That was as rough as hell. My son (who was only six) and I got knocked out of the way by a load of old women in a scramble to get on the dodgems. They were a scary bunch.
All the best, Alen

By: Jo Woolf

Jo Woolf — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:25:07 +0000

Hi Alen, Great photos! You did well to get up there with a sore knee – hope it is feeling better now. I often wonder about the old-fashioned fairs and what they were like – we are all so safe and sanitised today, we would be horrified, I’m sure. I seem to recognise that spot, purely because of the position of the M6. I’ve often thought that the hills over that side look worth exploring but I can see how easily you can get lost. There are no landmarks to speak of!

By: McEff

McEff — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:24:48 +0000

Hiya Hanna. My knee is much better, thank you, but not quite up to slogging across rugged terrain yet.
Yes, it’s scary to think they were still hanging people in this country when I was a boy. There are still people around who want to bring back hanging, despite the fact many of those executed have since been proved innocent.
All the best, Alen

By: Hanna

Hanna — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:06:20 +0000

It’s good death penalty has been abolished in most places. Lynching is also a mess. Still, it’s always interesting to wander through a landscape of such stories. The falls are very inspiring I’m always fascinated by water in the mountains.
Hope the knee is much better.
All the best,
Hanna