Bob Graham Round

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Rosehip Mar 2022 10:30pm, 30 Mar 2022 24,681 posts	0 Rosehip (Watching this thread feels like am sat in the pub with you all listening to your reminiscing ) Looking forward to having a dot to watch again.
Northern Exile Mar 2022 11:21pm, 30 Mar 2022 8,587 posts	0 Northern Exile Yeah, a Stolly BGR attempt was a good way of testing your kit . My first encounter with Stolly was supporting him on leg 3. I remember struggling into waterproofs on Esk Pike and him abandoning shortly after, we went down to Wasdale via Styhead and had a pint while we waited for the lovely Hester. Stolly fell asleep, face on the table in a puddle of beer.
Northern Exile Mar 2022 11:26pm, 30 Mar 2022 8,588 posts	0 Northern Exile Come to think of it, I was on his successful attempt too - leg 1. He went off way too hard, it was a right drama. Once he'd left onto leg 2 we had to go back up Blencathra rounding up lost supporters.
northernslowcoach Mar 2022 5:54am, 31 Mar 2022 18,528 posts	0 northernslowcoach Stolly’s successful round was we waved you off NE and I met Mr Tup at the end
Derby Tup Mar 2022 6:57am, 31 Mar 2022 54,913 posts	0 Derby Tup
_andy Mar 2022 12:23pm, 31 Mar 2022 11,576 posts	0 _andy All this weather chat is captured perfectly in the Flanders & Swann classic... https://youtu.be/_eT40eV7OiI "April brings the sweet Spring showers, On and on for hours and hours"
Rosehip Mar 2022 12:26pm, 31 Mar 2022 24,685 posts	0 Rosehip Dad used to ‘sing’ that a lot!
Derby Tup Mar 2022 12:41pm, 31 Mar 2022 54,918 posts	0 Derby Tup A rare image
flyingfinn Mar 2022 12:46pm, 31 Mar 2022 3,187 posts	0 flyingfinn You only need that image once. Stolly just had a few more dress rehearsals than most folk 😉
Dave A Mar 2022 12:59pm, 31 Mar 2022 23,355 posts	0 Dave A I didn’t bother climbing the steps, I just ran head first into the door. A few months earlier NE witnessed me and Jim Mann throw Joe Charles headfirst at the door to make sure he made it.