I can't understand why anyone would be so insensitive to move any of the wreckage, I know people have done but it would never enter my head to do it. Hopefully people will see your comment and hit like so it stays at the top. Thanks for watching
Your videos are truly inspirational.We parked the car at Birchin Clough yesterday and took the path up to Oyster Clough.We spotted the cabin in the distance.Was a lot of snow around and being fairly new to walking in the Peak District,me and the Mrs decided that carrying on was probably pushing our luck a little.But we will return.On our first attempt at Fairbrook,we doubted our abilities and turned back only to return a few weeks later and thoroughly enjoyed the experience of making it onto the plateau.
Thanks for the sharing the video Dean Read, shame about the wind! We wanted to see the wreckage when we hiked the PW this summer but didn't really find the time for it. Must add it to a future visit. Bothy does look like a cheeky camp indeed!
Thanks for watching Wayne, I'm going to have to get myself a wind shield for the microphone asap I think to minimise wind noise on future vids. It was very windy indeed yesterday :-( The floor in the bothy was partially wet but I dare say you'd get a couple of bivvys in there :-)
Hi Dean, enjoyed watching this. Last time I was up on Higher Shelf Stones exploring the wreckage, by myself, a group of about 7 or 8 lads (18-20yrs) were there, messing around picking up bits of the wreckage, generally showing zero respect...I kept quiet for fear of getting my head kicked in, but watched on in disgust. It really is amazing when you see things like that that any of the plane is still there after all this time.
It is amazing that all that wreckage is still there after all this time. I can imagine your blood was boiling when you saw the lads being so thoughtless and disrespectful. Thanks for watching, Dean
Thanks for that Dean, I enjoyed trying to follow you around on the Walkhighlands OS map, think I managed it. We did the B-29 site in the Summer, from the Crowden campsite, fantastic views on the way up Clough Edge. Must give the cabin a try myself, nice one
I was quite lucky really with the weather, even though it hailed and snowed a little I still got great views. The cabin would be a great trek over from Crowden, really wild moorland fun :-) thanks for watching Pete
Thanks Grant, I used to take my headphones when I walked alone but haven't done that for the last few years. I enjoy the silence. Just me, the grouse, the bog and the wind :-)
Cheers for this route Dean, had a crack at it today. I'd been up to the B29 before but from the Woodhead side. Was a bit dicey on the off-piste section over Over Wood Moss/Alport moor with the constant negotiating of the peat troughs, but at least it made the brew and lunch at the bothy worth it!
+Matt Jarrett those Peat Groughs can be a killer at times, there is no easy way around them sadly :-) thanks for watching and coming back to comment and let me know how you got on
Well over 55 years since I last did that walk. First taken up with a party from school around 1953. Came down via Old Glossop having got a bus up to Doctors Gate/Alport stream. Not a deal deal change with the aircraft remains. It was when first here it made me wonder how planes being so heavy manages to fly. Tried to lift one of the tyre rims - nae chance. Msny thanks for bringing back great memories.
Blimey, that did look a bit bleak and a tad windy! Nice one Dean, great video, as always thoroughly enjoyed watching! Visiting the crash sites is high on my "to do" as I've not been to any of them yet. Your films do leave one with the desire to lace up the boots and tread some routes...Atb Nige
It such an eerie place at times, on my past visits it's been misty and silent. Hope you manage to get there soon mate as its a must see place in that area. Thanks again for watching Nige
Another great video. It's always a humbling experience visiting these aircraft crash sites. I'm sure we'll catch up before Christmas, but if not, a Merry Christmas to you and your family, and a Happy New Year.
Dean Read yes it had a very strange atmosphere to it just walking closer and seeing more and more chunks of metal appearing through the mist it is an experience
Great video Dean, watching your walks inspired me to get out and about up here in Scotland. Just started this year but I've already got the bug. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Really enjoyed watching this damp ramble Dean, very informative and spectacular views as usual. It is really psyching me up for climbing Slieve Donard on Boxing Day. I plan to explore more of the Peak district (thanks to your videos) and I will be taking a week break in the Peaks as soon as I have finished the Coast to Coast in May, can't wait. Hope you have a great Xmas and an equally successful 2015.
***** Hi Mike, thanks for watching. Really appreciate your support via Twitter etc too with RTs and shares. The B-29 crash site is such a solemn place, I think that's the first time I've been and it not been in cloud which makes the place feel very eerie indeed. Happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year to you and yours too my friend, hope to catch up for a wander some time in the new year too.
A great video and an very nice looking route. As it happens I went up there last night which is a good few years since this vid. Visibility was poor but non the less a great walk. Such a moving place up there. Tabla for your vid 👍🏻
posted some aerial footage of this area and its amazing how different the layout of the land is from what i perceived at ground level , didn't quite make it to the crash site as i was getting worried about the distance i had flown
Thanks John, it would be excellent for a crafty bad weather camp :-) That tune is one I've been playing about with for a while, I think I may have sent it to you a while back but it had more of vocals on it. See you on the Moro
Yeah man it would be perfect for a bad weather night!! Can't beat hard cover : ) And i thought the tune sounded familiar but with a lot more coolness on it!! : ) See you in the AM dude........ Bloody work getting in the way of cool stuff : )
fr. newfoundland canada nice video we have many big,and high mountains here,also many air planes crashes all from the americans air force from 1941 to 1966 yes many big plaines got lost in oceans land mountains lakes,etc. thanks again.
Hi Dean ,, Great video,,, been subscribed but hadn't clicked thr cog wheel next to the subscribe banner so never got any updates.... Notifications,,,, glad to have found you again,,,, really enjoyed the video ,, that looked pretty bleak,,, but you seemed to make light of it... I don't know that part of the Peaks that well so it was even more interesting ,, I will have to check out your route ,,, on google ,,,, and O.S. thanks for the Christmas wishes ,,,, and the same to you and your family .... many thanks ,,, Alan
Hi Alan, thanks for watching. It was pretty bleak up there at times especially during the blizzards :-) I love it up on the moors so can't complain. I've added a link to the route map in the description of the video if you want to have a look. It wouldn't allow me to post a link in the comments so thought I'd put one there. I need to get around to writing a blog post at some point for this walk :-) thanks again and Merry Xmas to you and yours mate
Dean Read Ya already found and checked out the links,,, I must get over that side sometime,,, great presentation ,,,, I need to check out the uploads I have missed,,,, (on my vids I remind viewers to click on the cog wheel to ask for updates,,,,, I found old subscribers sat there not realising ,,,, youtube had changed it and thought I had not uploaded anything,,,, ) Cheers Buddy ,,,, many thanks
great video dean , looked and sounded a lot windy , you're video editing is spot on , not visited the wreckage or the bothy , but on my list ... a little too busy at the moment but will always find time for a great dean read video !!!! ps don't leak too much information out about the wreckage or the scrap lads will be up there like a shot , ha ha
Thanks for watching mate, I'm having to work hard at the minute to squeeze walks in between work and family stuff. The scrap metal men would have to be flipping strong to carry any of it to the nearest road through the bogs :-) I wouldn't put it past some of the cheeky swines though, I caught them trying the lock on my garage a while back. I didn't put any coordinates on the video but it's a very popular spot with lots of blogs and other videos about it so its perhaps the easiest wreck to locate in the Peaks, I do believe it's the biggest wreck too in regards of how much of the parts are left.
Looked great up there, I will need some expert tips on wild camping ⛺ for next year with the boys so will be in touch.. Every time I see you go for a walk in the peak district makes me want to go. Love it up there, keep the videos coming dean excellent 👍👏
hi dean, super video, as ever so well put together. the historical snippets are also so interesting which i really love. do you ever get worried walking remotely on your own? bests from flat norfolk, Tamara and David
Hi David & Tam, thanks for watching. I love learning about the local history and sharing as much as possible. I'm always careful with my commentary as I don't want to spread any inaccuracies :-) I must admit I've never been worried when walking alone up on the moors, I always let my partner know the route I am taking and she would no doubt raise the alarm if I failed to return to base :-)
Had a pretty frustrating day indeed yesterday. Heading up fro the snake pass way, right to bleaklow head and then on. Took a diversion across the bogs to see the wain stones, and then totally lost the penine way path! Round in circles for nigh on hours. No sign at all of the crash site. Looking for some advice really on where to turn left off the penine way exactly!
+Chris A. Hi Chris. I've visited the crash site a few times and I've always used map and compass and followed a bearing. It can be very tricky to find as the path just vanishes. I've just checked my Viewranger app and I have to location listed as SK 0906 9489, hope that helps
Hi Dean, thanks Will download that app and check it out. Apparently I've now read that there is a path that goes off left across the moor, from the pennine way route. I may try that next. I will also look to buy a GPS device that I can add waypoints to!
+Chris A. No it would be fine, the Ordnance Survey maps would be downloaded to the phone and GPS should work fine without signal. I always use Viewranger but take map / compass as back up but hardly ever need to use it.
Hi Matt, thanks for watching. The route is around 9 miles, there is a link to the blog post in the video description which contains a route map if you want to have a look
This is a fantastic walk, cannot recommend it enough. Download the route gpx file from Peakroutes.com and use it through viewranger for an easy way to navigate. The lady clough start is a little bonus instead of starting straight off the road at Doctors gate/PW. The Bothy is a welcome rest. However, this is not a walk to do in your jeans and trainers. Getting up to the wreckage is wet, and the off piste section at Over Wood Moss to the bothy is at best a challenge, at worst a pain in the backside, a few shin deep, sunken boot, wet feet in mud and peat situations, I can tell you that and I was in full walking gear. Just be prepared. Great day, great walk...onto the next one.
+Gary Mellors Thanks for coming back to share your experience Gary. It’s a really great walk and I agree with your comment about the off piste section :-) it can be a beast at times depending on the ground conditions, rather boggy after lots of rain. So glad you enjoyed it. All the best Dean
Nice one Dean. I have only been up to the plane wreck once. It is a sad and emotional place. How do you do your navigating through the peat groughs ?..I find it very dis-orienting and (mostly) unpleasant.
+lunarmodule53 Thanks for watching. I use an app on my phone called Viewranger which is excellent and easy for navigation. I always have a map and compass with me as backup and would walk on a bearing if need be :-)
Followed your route Today with kids in tow absolute white out although beautiful but now I would be very cautious and avoid good part of this route because of the conservation that's on going it's very Dangerous and care must be taken But still a great video and Thanks .👍
Might have been worth mentioning in the video that the crash sites are war graves, and as such any removal of any wreckage parts is theft and illegal
I can't understand why anyone would be so insensitive to move any of the wreckage, I know people have done but it would never enter my head to do it. Hopefully people will see your comment and hit like so it stays at the top. Thanks for watching
What war in 1948?
@@DeanRead someone did try stealing one of the engines a year or so back
@@Manc-king Be scrap metal merchants they will nick owt!
Your videos are truly inspirational.We parked the car at Birchin Clough yesterday and took the path up to Oyster Clough.We spotted the cabin in the distance.Was a lot of snow around and being fairly new to walking in the Peak District,me and the Mrs decided that carrying on was probably pushing our luck a little.But we will return.On our first attempt at Fairbrook,we doubted our abilities and turned back only to return a few weeks later and thoroughly enjoyed the experience of making it onto the plateau.
Thanks for the sharing the video Dean Read, shame about the wind! We wanted to see the wreckage when we hiked the PW this summer but didn't really find the time for it. Must add it to a future visit. Bothy does look like a cheeky camp indeed!
Thanks for watching Wayne, I'm going to have to get myself a wind shield for the microphone asap I think to minimise wind noise on future vids. It was very windy indeed yesterday :-( The floor in the bothy was partially wet but I dare say you'd get a couple of bivvys in there :-)
Hi Dean, enjoyed watching this. Last time I was up on Higher Shelf Stones exploring the wreckage, by myself, a group of about 7 or 8 lads (18-20yrs) were there, messing around picking up bits of the wreckage, generally showing zero respect...I kept quiet for fear of getting my head kicked in, but watched on in disgust. It really is amazing when you see things like that that any of the plane is still there after all this time.
It is amazing that all that wreckage is still there after all this time. I can imagine your blood was boiling when you saw the lads being so thoughtless and disrespectful. Thanks for watching, Dean
Another great video of the Peak District, keep them coming....
Thanks for watching Nigel, I'll certainly keep them coming
Merry Christmas Dean - I'm fascinated by these wreckage sites
Merry Christmas to you and your family too Paul
So jealous! Yet another part of the glorious Peak that I need to visit. Looks like you had great walking weather too.
That bothy looks very inviting 😉
It was great to be out there mate, pretty cold and breezy but it was bliss up on the moors. The bothy would be ideal for a cheeky overnighter :-)
Awesome mate. As a keen aviator myself, I need to find this location!
It's well worth a look and can be reached easier by parking at the top of Snake Pass, it's then about a 30min walk. Thanks for watching
Thanks for that Dean, I enjoyed trying to follow you around on the Walkhighlands OS map, think I managed it. We did the B-29 site in the Summer, from the Crowden campsite, fantastic views on the way up Clough Edge. Must give the cabin a try myself, nice one
I was quite lucky really with the weather, even though it hailed and snowed a little I still got great views. The cabin would be a great trek over from Crowden, really wild moorland fun :-) thanks for watching Pete
Nice vid again.
What a emotional place that is.
Liked the bothy.
Thanks for sharing your adventures.
+Edogawa1117 Thanks for watching, the bomber crash site is fascinating
Great video once again, I enjoyed this one a lot. A peaceful (but windy) walk enjoying your own company! Great work mate :)
Thanks Grant, I used to take my headphones when I walked alone but haven't done that for the last few years. I enjoy the silence. Just me, the grouse, the bog and the wind :-)
Excellent vid as always. Not been to the bothy for along time, soon to be revisited
Mark.
Thanks for watching Mark :-)
Cheers for this route Dean, had a crack at it today. I'd been up to the B29 before but from the Woodhead side. Was a bit dicey on the off-piste section over Over Wood Moss/Alport moor with the constant negotiating of the peat troughs, but at least it made the brew and lunch at the bothy worth it!
+Matt Jarrett those Peat Groughs can be a killer at times, there is no easy way around them sadly :-) thanks for watching and coming back to comment and let me know how you got on
No probs mate, love the vids keep up the cracking work.
I love making them so i'll keep them coming :-) thanks again
Very nice! I need to find some time to get back out in the peak! Been far too long now!
Mark Tofton Thanks for watching Mark, it had been a few weeks since i'd last been out in the Peaks which felt like far too long for me :-)
Great video as always 👍, hope you and your family have a very merry Christmas.
Well over 55 years since I last did that walk. First taken up with a party from school around 1953. Came down via Old Glossop having got a bus up to Doctors Gate/Alport stream. Not a deal deal change with the aircraft remains. It was when first here it made me wonder how planes being so heavy manages to fly. Tried to lift one of the tyre rims - nae chance. Msny thanks for bringing back great memories.
Blimey, that did look a bit bleak and a tad windy! Nice one Dean, great video, as always thoroughly enjoyed watching! Visiting the crash sites is high on my "to do" as I've not been to any of them yet. Your films do leave one with the desire to lace up the boots and tread some routes...Atb Nige
It such an eerie place at times, on my past visits it's been misty and silent. Hope you manage to get there soon mate as its a must see place in that area. Thanks again for watching Nige
Another great video.
It's always a humbling experience visiting these aircraft crash sites.
I'm sure we'll catch up before Christmas, but if not, a Merry Christmas to you and your family, and a Happy New Year.
Great Video, im gonna use it to find the plane wrecks.
I went here last week in the mist it was truly breathtaking there were tons of poppies and a reef of poppies laid by Boeing UK
Thanks for watching. It's a breathtaking place, really calm and peaceful when in the mist.
Dean Read yes it had a very strange atmosphere to it just walking closer and seeing more and more chunks of metal appearing through the mist it is an experience
Great video Dean, watching your walks inspired me to get out and about up here in Scotland. Just started this year but I've already got the bug. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Thanks for watching and commenting James, hope you and your family have a great Christmas and a happy new year
Really enjoyed watching this damp ramble Dean, very informative and spectacular views as usual. It is really psyching me up for climbing Slieve Donard on Boxing Day. I plan to explore more of the Peak district (thanks to your videos) and I will be taking a week break in the Peaks as soon as I have finished the Coast to Coast in May, can't wait. Hope you have a great Xmas and an equally successful 2015.
Really good video Dean, enjoyed it.
+Pete Dalton Thanks for watching Pete
***** Hi Mike, thanks for watching. Really appreciate your support via Twitter etc too with RTs and shares.
The B-29 crash site is such a solemn place, I think that's the first time I've been and it not been in cloud which makes the place feel very eerie indeed.
Happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year to you and yours too my friend, hope to catch up for a wander some time in the new year too.
A great video and an very nice looking route. As it happens I went up there last night which is a good few years since this vid. Visibility was poor but non the less a great walk. Such a moving place up there. Tabla for your vid 👍🏻
posted some aerial footage of this area and its amazing how different the layout of the land is from what i perceived at ground level , didn't quite make it to the crash site as i was getting worried about the distance i had flown
Great stuff as always Deano! That bothy looks great. And the music is top notch too : )
Thanks John, it would be excellent for a crafty bad weather camp :-) That tune is one I've been playing about with for a while, I think I may have sent it to you a while back but it had more of vocals on it. See you on the Moro
Yeah man it would be perfect for a bad weather night!! Can't beat hard cover : )
And i thought the tune sounded familiar but with a lot more coolness on it!! : )
See you in the AM dude........ Bloody work getting in the way of cool stuff : )
Dean, not yet visited the wreckage it's on my list, maybe next year. As always really enjoyed the vid.
All the best
Wink
Thanks for watching Wink, the B-29 wreckage is a must mate. I'm always amazed at how much of it is still left
fr. newfoundland canada nice video we have many big,and high mountains here,also many air planes crashes all from the americans air force from 1941 to 1966 yes many big plaines got lost in oceans land mountains lakes,etc. thanks again.
Hi Dean ,, Great video,,, been subscribed but hadn't clicked thr cog wheel next to the subscribe banner so never got any updates.... Notifications,,,, glad to have found you again,,,, really enjoyed the video ,, that looked pretty bleak,,, but you seemed to make light of it... I don't know that part of the Peaks that well so it was even more interesting ,, I will have to check out your route ,,, on google ,,,, and O.S. thanks for the Christmas wishes ,,,, and the same to you and your family .... many thanks ,,, Alan
Hi Alan, thanks for watching. It was pretty bleak up there at times especially during the blizzards :-) I love it up on the moors so can't complain. I've added a link to the route map in the description of the video if you want to have a look. It wouldn't allow me to post a link in the comments so thought I'd put one there. I need to get around to writing a blog post at some point for this walk :-) thanks again and Merry Xmas to you and yours mate
Dean Read Ya already found and checked out the links,,, I must get over that side sometime,,, great presentation ,,,, I need to check out the uploads I have missed,,,, (on my vids I remind viewers to click on the cog wheel to ask for updates,,,,, I found old subscribers sat there not realising ,,,, youtube had changed it and thought I had not uploaded anything,,,, ) Cheers Buddy ,,,, many thanks
Brasso182 thanks mate, merry Xmas and all the best for the new year to you and your family too
great video dean , looked and sounded a lot windy , you're video editing is spot on , not visited the wreckage or the bothy , but on my list ... a little too busy at the moment but will always find time for a great dean read video !!!! ps don't leak too much information out about the wreckage or the scrap lads will be up there like a shot , ha ha
Thanks for watching mate, I'm having to work hard at the minute to squeeze walks in between work and family stuff. The scrap metal men would have to be flipping strong to carry any of it to the nearest road through the bogs :-) I wouldn't put it past some of the cheeky swines though, I caught them trying the lock on my garage a while back. I didn't put any coordinates on the video but it's a very popular spot with lots of blogs and other videos about it so its perhaps the easiest wreck to locate in the Peaks, I do believe it's the biggest wreck too in regards of how much of the parts are left.
Looked great up there, I will need some expert tips on wild camping ⛺ for next year with the boys so will be in touch.. Every time I see you go for a walk in the peak district makes me want to go. Love it up there, keep the videos coming dean excellent 👍👏
I'll certainly keep the videos coming mate :-) not sure about expert tips but I'll do my best haha
hi dean, super video, as ever so well put together. the historical snippets are also so interesting which i really love. do you ever get worried walking remotely on your own? bests from flat norfolk, Tamara and David
Hi David & Tam, thanks for watching. I love learning about the local history and sharing as much as possible. I'm always careful with my commentary as I don't want to spread any inaccuracies :-) I must admit I've never been worried when walking alone up on the moors, I always let my partner know the route I am taking and she would no doubt raise the alarm if I failed to return to base :-)
Had a pretty frustrating day indeed yesterday. Heading up fro the snake pass way, right to bleaklow head and then on. Took a diversion across the bogs to see the wain stones, and then totally lost the penine way path! Round in circles for nigh on hours. No sign at all of the crash site. Looking for some advice really on where to turn left off the penine way exactly!
+Chris A. Hi Chris. I've visited the crash site a few times and I've always used map and compass and followed a bearing. It can be very tricky to find as the path just vanishes. I've just checked my Viewranger app and I have to location listed as SK 0906 9489, hope that helps
Hi Dean, thanks Will download that app and check it out. Apparently I've now read that there is a path that goes off left across the moor, from the pennine way route. I may try that next. I will also look to buy a GPS device that I can add waypoints to!
+Chris A. Viewranger is an excellent app and you can add and then navigate to waypoints in it. You can also get Ordnance Survey mapping in it too
Dean, one concern with that though, my phone could not get a signal up there when I went last week, so, would this render the app useless?
+Chris A. No it would be fine, the Ordnance Survey maps would be downloaded to the phone and GPS should work fine without signal. I always use Viewranger but take map / compass as back up but hardly ever need to use it.
Great video. Have you got the grid ref for the bothy (brick shelter) TIA
I haven't, if you look for Oyster Clough on the Ordnance Survey map you'll find it easily 👍
richandiben ordered one yesterday :-) it's been a long time coming and should have done it ages ago
Me too, reviews seem ok from what I've seen but haven't watched any vids of people on hill tops with one yet in strong wind.
Only just caught up with this video Dean, a fine and poignant walk.
Thanks for watching Mike
Great video!
Hi dean.great video, enjoyed watching it,how long did the walk take?
Hi mate, the walk was around 8 miles and it took 4hrs 30mins. I did sit and relax in the bothy for around half an hour though :-) thanks for watching
Question for you Dean;do your boots EVER get to dry out.Another great vid mate,keep them coming!
Haha :-) thanks for watching mate. My boots are full leather so they never get wet :-)
Hi Dean great video how many miles was that walk from start to finish.
Hi Matt, thanks for watching. The route is around 9 miles, there is a link to the blog post in the video description which contains a route map if you want to have a look
This is a fantastic walk, cannot recommend it enough. Download the route gpx file from Peakroutes.com and use it through viewranger for an easy way to navigate. The lady clough start is a little bonus instead of starting straight off the road at Doctors gate/PW. The Bothy is a welcome rest. However, this is not a walk to do in your jeans and trainers. Getting up to the wreckage is wet, and the off piste section at Over Wood Moss to the bothy is at best a challenge, at worst a pain in the backside, a few shin deep, sunken boot, wet feet in mud and peat situations, I can tell you that and I was in full walking gear. Just be prepared. Great day, great walk...onto the next one.
+Gary Mellors Thanks for coming back to share your experience Gary. It’s a really great walk and I agree with your comment about the off piste section :-) it can be a beast at times depending on the ground conditions, rather boggy after lots of rain. So glad you enjoyed it. All the best Dean
Nice one Dean. I have only been up to the plane wreck once. It is a sad and emotional place. How do you do your navigating through the peat groughs ?..I find it very dis-orienting and (mostly) unpleasant.
+lunarmodule53 Thanks for watching. I use an app on my phone called Viewranger which is excellent and easy for navigation. I always have a map and compass with me as backup and would walk on a bearing if need be :-)
Followed your route Today with kids in tow absolute white out although beautiful but now I would be very cautious and avoid good part of this route because of the conservation that's on going it's very Dangerous and care must be taken But still a great video and Thanks .👍
Hi is this easy to find from the snake pass I mist it last time I went
Thanks for watching Sarah, it's pretty tricky to find without a map a gps as it's hidden from the main trail
Ok thank you I have only been using the OSMaps on my phone
Do u use a navigation app ?
I use an app called Viewranger with Ordnance Survey maps