From Freeholds Top G/SP-011, we drove back through Bacup to Stacksteads, then turned onto the back lanes there.  This took us up to Rooley Moor Road, which we drove up as far as the end of the tarmac section.  However, there were no options for parking here, so I dropped back down the hill and pulled into a space just above the scrapyard.  Liam and I, already a little tired from the earlier walk, plodded slowly back up the hill until we could pick up the pace on a more level section of track.

As Liam had specified dry underfoot track conditions for today, we were avoiding the previously used approaches from Turn or Cowpe.  In fact the true summit of Hail Storm Hill was not even our target.  I intended operating from Top of Leach SD 851 954, some 2km distant from the true summit of Hail Storm Hill, but well within the activation zone.  Hail Storm Hill's summit is 477m ASL, while Top of Leach is 474m, just 3m lower.  The land in-between is shown on the map all to be above the 465m contour, meaning that the maximum drop is just 12m, and the whole lot is good for qualifying activating positions.

On the final steep section of track, on the shoulder of Top of Leach, we sat down and worked out way through the flask of chunky chicken and bacon soup, which was very tasty.  Meanwhile, I had my VX7R handie tuned to BBC Radio 5 Live on 909kHz in order to follow updates from the Old Trafford cricket Ashes test match.

It was the same MO again - Nintendo 3DS for Liam, and 12m (all modes) for me.  As on the earlier summit, it was just two QSOs on 12m PSK31 for me before changing mode.  CW was slightly better with four QSOs, followed by three on SSB.  Again, my calls on 2m FM did not solicit a response.

After descent, we were hot and tired, and so searched for a pub.  We ended up in Edenfield with Liam enjoying a J2O and me a pint of Copper Dragon ale.  Back at home, we cooked the Manx kippers that we had brought back from GD the previous week.  Many thanks to all callers on this activation: