Pendle Hill, G/SP-005 - 557m ASL - SD 804 414 - OS Explorer OL21 & OL41 - 2 SOTA points           

Saturday 22 January 2022 - Pendle Hill G/SP-005, Boulsworth Hill G/SP-008 & Charnock Richard v Macclesfield

Today I wanted more winter bonus points - but I also wanted to go to the match. That meant a 5am get-up!

After a quiet and uneventful early morning drive, I was parking on the lane in Barley just as daybreak was hinting at occurring.  I could see headlamps on the path angling right up to Pendle Big End. I later caught them up and overtook them - I must be getting fitter!

I reached the summit trig shortly after 8am. My first CQ call was answered by M0MZB/P on Robinson G/LD-021 for a surprise S2S.  Contacts then came slowly at a rate of about one every three minutes. With five in the log, I began my descent using the other path off the summit.

After descent, I made the short drive across for Boulsworth Hill G/SP-008.