I begin this blog after getting back into league chess following many years' absence due to work. My post-job status also means I am able to play more tournament chess. My new club in London is Battersea and my first game for them is on Thursday September 14, 2017. I start with a Fide rating of 1858, an ECF grade of 169 (=1968 elo) and an ICCF correspondence rating of 2267.
My current Fide is 1913, my ECF is 1904 and my ICCF is 2330.
Sunday, 14 September 2025
Walking In The Yorkshire Dales - Day Two
Janet's Foss - supposed home of a queen of the fairies
During my schooldays - 50+ years ago - I did two field trips to the Malham area, climbing Gordale Scar on both occasions. A few years ago I walked to the bottom with family and friends and decided that the way up has either become more steep or I had been very adventurous in my youth! (I don't mind heights but have an aversion to sheer drops.) Some of my schoolfriends sat with their legs hanging over the edge of Malham Cove. When they did so, I would not go within 100 yards of these characters. Health and safety must have been different in the late 1960s/early 1970s!
It was raining when we were on top of Malham Cove, so the 'pavement' was a little slippy. Some people got off it asap, but I found it OK, especially as I had a pole with me. However, I certainly was not going to venture near the edge ...
During my schooldays - 50+ years ago - I did two field trips to the Malham area, climbing Gordale Scar on both occasions. A few years ago I walked to the bottom with family and friends and decided that the way up has either become more steep or I had been very adventurous in my youth! (I don't mind heights but have an aversion to sheer drops.) Some of my schoolfriends sat with their legs hanging over the edge of Malham Cove. When they did so, I would not go within 100 yards of these characters. Health and safety must have been different in the late 1960s/early 1970s!
ReplyDeleteIt was raining when we were on top of Malham Cove, so the 'pavement' was a little slippy. Some people got off it asap, but I found it OK, especially as I had a pole with me. However, I certainly was not going to venture near the edge ...
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