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Winter Hill ,Horwich, UK
About Me Jake ,I am 11 years old and have Autism. This Blog is about what I can do not what I cannot,sometimes people think I cannot because I have autism ,this blog is about challenging that!I have lots of special interests, in particular running, exploring and this blog shows a small amount of what I get up to! Please be careful as some of activities I do may look easy are not , I know Winter Hill very well I can get off safely and know what to do when the weather closes in ,to keep myself safe I use high performance clothing and footwear,waterproof/ breathable/reflective/thermal layers. in layers so I keep warm and dry , I take my safety seriously and I always take care when out exploring. My dad is very experienced on the fells he is teaching me how to keep safe.I can use a map and compass, the hills can be windy , very cold, be wet , misty and boggy. STAY SAFE! check out under my link's for advice on safety from Bowland and Pennine Mountain rescue. Try my Winter Hill Challenge http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/02/10-or-14-peak-courses-on-winter-hill-by.html

Friday 28 January 2011

10 peaks part 1 Rivington Pike- Brown Hill-Crooked edge-two lads

Georges lane  ice run

Rivington Pike -view of Bolton,Horwich ,Chorley and Preston, Winter Hill mast

across a stream
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Rivington%20Pike
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/12/rivington-pike-rivington-horwich-bell.html


sheep Skull we found - no other Bones ?
me in my hi vis clothing  plus strobe light  plus torch plus a tracker and walkie talkie,

note from dad: a full set of emergency kit is carried by Jake  -  a bivi bag, foil blanket, food,water ,whistle,
he understands how to use this equipment we take his safety very seriously,
Jake has a great deal of experience on this terrain and has been trained to cover this in the dark, sleet and snow,ice , fog ,this environment has many micro climates - we came across still air which dipped to - 6 through to wind of 30 mph  combined with  -2 to -4 gives a very low feel like  factor in less than 150 metres.


this environment is tough what Jake make appear easy is not unless you are equipped  and experienced,

view towards Horwich

view from Two lads -Manchester,Bolton ,Reebok , Middlebrook , Horwich, Chorley


route for part one 
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/jake-of-winter-hill-10-peaks-part-1-305628/

Note from dad :
route is poor lots of  fences ,most of route is a   fight to cross  , lots of deep grass, ground was very hard like running over rock , Ice and frozen ice water in the deep bogs and streams
route was undertaken at night , conditions poor - very high wind factor in parts ,
very cold,


you would go on from the Two Lads to Adam Hill which is in part two


Rivington Pike links

Two Lads links

Bolton Mountain rescue

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1 comment:

  1. Its not clear on what you need ,this blog is a route in the dark and in poor conditions against defined peaks on winter hill, this blog entry became part one,The full route plus details you are looking for are on http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/02/10-or-14-peak-courses-on-winter-hill-by.html,
    Background :Jake thought it would be better to link three of the big runs together into one hence the 10/14 peaks route , they were each a separate run/walk. does this assist or what do you need ?

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