Finn & Bob @ Sherwood Pines

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Mark

Sherwood MTB

I've been asked to provide the full line up in the photo below, which is actually at Mally James' stag night in the lake district in 1981, and the line up of early Bounders hopefuls is, from the left:
Bummer Owen, Sick Man Robbo, Amos, Bob (yes it is he), Gobby Gee (seated), Roddy Barratt (between modelling jobs for Man at C&A), Mally (modelling for Man at Charity shop), Pete Williams, and Stewart Cecil Waby, provider of crisps and occasional guest of Her Majesty.
Not many of these applicants made it through the 2nd interview I'm afraid. 
Finn.

Sherwood MTB

Brilliant day out in Sherwood forest, Red route exhileratingly muddy, challenge was ensuring the bike and you both went the same way. After Mark dispatched the jumps section in fine style (its brilliant - my mate went over the handlebars last time and his shoulder's never been the same since) we were interrupted by the arrival of Amos and Gobby - see photo. Luckily Stewart Cecil brought the crisps. We then broke out and explored new ground into the suburbs of Mansfield before heading back into the forest and tea & snap in Clumber park. It was freezing sat outside, and worse, the tea went cold.
After that we'd run out of technical stuff where I could sneak off, and it was a case of hanging on for dear life as the other 2 vanished into the distance. what made it worse is that Bob had ridden there from home, scorning the idea of taking his bike in the car, and Mark hadn't been on his bike for months. Glad to be home and recovering.

Finn
 

Sherwood Pines bike ride.

Caythorpe MTB

Enough of this Pennine wildness. A photo of some good clean fun at Caythorpe

Steve

Trigger 2012

What a day! Superb weather and a great route, visiting the trig points on High Shelf Stones and Kinder West makes for a different event.

Instead of dicing with death running down the Snake Road dodging traffic, you have to make your way from Snake Summit to Kinder  – either a civilized promenade along the Pennine Way as Bob & I did, or the uncouth direct route down to the Snake Path & steeply up to the edge as taken by Richard and Mark. Ok, their way was shorter and quicker. Then after the Downfall you plunge into the heart of darkness on the plateau, initially following the river then hope for the best (a bearing helps).

Crossing Bleaklow with low flying helicopters and gunfire was a bit surreal.

Big thanks to Neil for being team manager, and taking some excellent photos. Apparently Roy was out training at the isle of Skye but just missed us.

There are photos of me & Bob on the Triggers website but very late on... say no more.

Steve Hall

The Trigger 2012 - Damn good show chaps

Chaps,

 

What a grand day out.

 

Once again the Bounders came out in strength and despite the arctic conditions and the odd navigational challenge showed a clean pair of heels to many of those hardened fellows who reside about them there hills.

 

Well done to Richard for recovering lost ground and pipping Mark to the post and both for getting back in under 5 hours and well done to Bob and Steve for keeping it together (literally) and maximising the route length. Steve actually ran around the car park at Edale a few times in order to clock up 25 miles – what a star.

 

Hopefully some of the photos will show justice to what a great day it was, keep it up chaps and I look forward to your next challenge.

 

Neil (Chief Support Officer – Lincoln Bounders)

 

Richard - Trigger Fell Run

Trigger Fellrace

Members of the Lincoln Bounders took part in the Trigger Fellrace on the 15th January 2012. A gruelling 20 mile run from Marsden to Edale. Trigger Race