Wednesday April 30th
The Helicopter Walk- David Solo A beautiful day was in the offing, and I quite fancied a longer walk. Going through the Snake Pass the last few times, we'd seen that the path from Birchen Clough was open again (it had probably closed on the day that I walked it last year, Tuesday April 16th ) although the hillside still looked pretty desolate from the clearing of diseased larches. The path had been restored to some extent but it was still a relief to get above the treeline and to have a view of Fairbrook Naze. Fairbrook Naze- a descent to come! I felt that I might as well go the whole hog, so I took the detour up to the bothy at the end of Oyster Clough. It was lovely to see that it was in really good condition- clean, with a couple of new benches. The inside of the Oyster Clough bothy The bothy in its isolated splendour As could be imagined, the views were great- on the way up to Crookstone Knoll, back to Win Hill and over to The Great Ridge. Win Hill The Great Ridge The Lo...