Giants

20/01/19

The original plan was to have a gentle SRT trip down Nettle and into the lower reaches, but with only 3 of us signing up it would’ve been a pretty short day. So with a last-minute change of plan we met at Giants at the leisurely start time of 11am. There were plenty of other cars already there and as we kitted up more arrived and we plodded off through the snow to the entrance.

We made quick progress down Garlands and along the Crabwalk, eventually finding our way down Geology and to the East Canal. The cold dunking we got in the Final Curtain ensured we didn’t stay long and we headed back upstream to warm up. Before joining the round trip we had a quick detour to St Valentines Sump and then came across some of the other parties en route towards the Windpipe. We had a quick look at the Oxlow-Giants connection, getting to the first duck, then made a swift exit dropping down into the Crabwalk just before Garlands.

Back out into the snow, we had some time to kill before dinner, so went for a quick ramble up Mam Tor before heading to the Cheshire Cheese for food. Good trip.

(Mike P, Rob P, Sam G)

Mike P