Heavy snow, blizzards, 50mph winds,freezing fog and -14 windchill .. perfect day for an eight mile hike across the moors .. I think?
But I have to get there first and it's a long drive!
Finally I made it, now it's time to start the walk .. I will add that I'm an experienced hiker and climber. If I wasn't proficient I wouldn't be out here, the moor is approx 400 square miles and is of high altitude .. if you get lost in weather and temperatures like this it would be life threatening.
Whoops it's a bit deep at the bottom of the moor! I will also add don't worry about the dog, these dogs are an exceptionally hardy breed and they are good in temperatures -40 to +40 .. and that's no exaggeration. Indeed if there was water I know who would be swimming
The higher I climb the worse the weather becomes. The pictures are a bit blurry as the camera lens keeps freezing up!
Although it's way below freezing we also have freezing rain which instantly freezes upon contact and coats everything in ice.
Now lets take a look at some of the tors .. I'm now at about the highest part of the walk. I think so anyway as I lost the path about an hour prior to this picture.
The snow is getting deeper, the wind is absolutely biting cold and it's really picking up pace!
Now this is where I start to head back down the hill (via some frozen water). As strange as it may sound to some, I just love being in wild weather like this .. it's so invigorating and makes me feel so alive!
It doesn't look as though anyone's been down these old mines in a while.
That ice rain really isn't messing about!
The lane back to the car.
The car is de-iced but it's a long and winding road back
I hope you've enjoyed this walk with me .. until next time many thanks for taking the time to look at my post.
Written by perceptualflaws
Original pictures by perceptualflaws
Gifs courtesy of @justcallmemyth
