tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941736741902638519.post1360087916155540097..comments2023-06-02T02:20:47.684-07:00Comments on Map Addict: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LYKE WAKE WALK?Mike Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320916870158547268noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941736741902638519.post-67639355523489465672015-10-16T04:41:06.039-07:002015-10-16T04:41:06.039-07:00At the risk of being a Lyke Wake bore, 13 people c...At the risk of being a Lyke Wake bore, 13 people completed the original LWW Crossing in October 1955 (out of 14 who started). The New Lyke Wake Club estimates that in recent years of the order of 1000 crossings are made each year (contrast to 10,000 + per year in the Walk's 'heyday'). The route has recovered somewhat in recent years but the issue of numbers now is not purely the LWW as other recreational users and 'commercial' users will now form the majority of traffic over most of the route.Ian Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691507762524244677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941736741902638519.post-54493379217156889272015-10-12T04:57:40.279-07:002015-10-12T04:57:40.279-07:00I'd tend to agree with that last point. There...I'd tend to agree with that last point. There are plenty of other examples too; just look at the horror that Everest has become thanks to charity climbs. We really have got to work out better ways of celebrating amazing places, other than by trashing them.<br /><br />Good to hear that the dim flame of the Lyke Wake Walk is still flickering!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06587193308539817555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941736741902638519.post-27723013807494154082015-10-11T08:51:08.094-07:002015-10-11T08:51:08.094-07:00I do wonder if the 3 peaks challenge is in some ca...I do wonder if the 3 peaks challenge is in some cases a challenge walk that can similarly have damaging effects. <br />In order to get the challenge completed in under 24 hours, if the speed of the walkers is not high enough, challengers can make up for this by increasing the speed of the driving.MawKernewekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079953492549786059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941736741902638519.post-52151463052801264322015-10-03T08:36:35.576-07:002015-10-03T08:36:35.576-07:00On 4 July 2015 Bill Dell, one of the group of 12 w...On 4 July 2015 Bill Dell, one of the group of 12 who completed the first crossing, led a group of 15 walkers on the LWW. On 2 October 2015 - the 60th anniversary of the completion of the first walk - Bill, with three other walkers, completed the LWW in the respectable time of 14 hours 20 minutes.Moors Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463045357886632675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941736741902638519.post-52656180423832878132015-09-14T11:17:45.918-07:002015-09-14T11:17:45.918-07:002015 is the 60th Anniversary of the Lyke Wake Walk...2015 is the 60th Anniversary of the Lyke Wake Walk and a number of (low key) celebrations are taking place including 2 Wakes in October (the Anniversary date) and a number of individuals are planning Anniversary Crossings. Earlier this year BBC Radio 4 Ramblings recorded an episode on the LWW including conversations with a number of Dirgers & Witches (as Lyke Wakers are known). It is rumoured that at least one of the people who did the original Crossing has successfully completed the Walk this year (they must be, at the very least, well into their seventies!!!). For more info see Lyke Wake Walk wiki page which has all the relevant links including that of the New Lyke Wake Club website. Ian Evans (Dirger)Ian Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691507762524244677noreply@blogger.com