New Lancashire 20s-30s walking group

I am 43, have been a member of the ramblers for years. I walk every week
with fellow bobbled hatted, old people. Last week we walked 18miles around
Diggle, the week before we did 19miles around Todmorden. This saturday we
did a 15 miler from Sedbergh and did a 16 miler on sunday around Wycoller.
Next week end I am leading a 17miler from Longshaw which you are welcome to
join, if our bobbled hatted oldies slow down enough for you 7 to 10 mile
youngsters to keep up.

Kevin

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A new 20s-30s walking group has been formed for the North East Lancashire
area. Our first walk is on the 18th of September and anyone is welcome to
come along. Please see our website for more details:

http://www.hyndburnramblers.co.uk/ypg.htm

Regards,

John

I belong to Oldham Ramblers. You can see our walks via the Ramblers website.
Kevin

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I am 43, have been a member of the ramblers for years. I walk every week
with fellow bobbled hatted, old people. Last week we walked 18miles around
Diggle, the week before we did 19miles around Todmorden. This saturday we
did a 15 miler from Sedbergh and did a 16 miler on sunday around Wycoller.
Next week end I am leading a 17miler from Longshaw which you are welcome to
join, if our bobbled hatted oldies slow down enough for you 7 to 10 mile
youngsters to keep up.

Kevin

"John Haworth" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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A new 20s-30s walking group has been formed for the North East Lancashire
area. Our first walk is on the 18th of September and anyone is welcome to
come along. Please see our website for more details:

http://www.hyndburnramblers.co.uk/ypg.htm

Regards,

John

Kevin Howell said:

I am 43, have been a member of the ramblers for years. I walk every week
with fellow bobbled hatted, old people. Last week we walked 18miles around
Diggle, the week before we did 19miles around Todmorden. This saturday we
did a 15 miler from Sedbergh and did a 16 miler on sunday around Wycoller.
Next week end I am leading a 17miler from Longshaw which you are welcome to
join, if our bobbled hatted oldies slow down enough for you 7 to 10 mile
youngsters to keep up.

Kevin

Glad you liked our website, hope you weren't too offended by that
light-hearted comment 🙂 I'm sure you appreciate the reason for the
20s-30s groups, being only 43 yourself. Once we get going I'm sure we
can come up with something a bit more challenging. However in the
meantime we are trying to appeal to people who haven't done much
walking, hence the reason for the short-ish walks to begin with.

Regards,

John

I have to say I am strongly anti this idea of segregating walkers into age
ranges.

I tried a ramblers walk when 21 and have never been since despite continuing
to be a member. At 52 I still wouldn't go as I KNOW I would be the youngest
there.

If I could walk with 30 and 40 yr olds I would go.

I'll stick to going alone.

Perhaps when I'm in my eighties.

ps it's now worth turning out for less than 15 mls!

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I have to say I am strongly anti this idea of segregating walkers
into age ranges.
I'll stick to going alone.

Likewise, at 63 and a year after a heart attack I come off the Snowdon
Horseshoe or a circuit of the Carneddau in better shape than I did at
20.
It seems to be a perennial problem of walking in groups that there's
always somebody holding the party up, somebody wanting to go faster
and others wanting to go another way - plus those who want to make a
race of it.
OK I'm not going to do the Welsh 3000s in 24hrs - no time in that to
get my 7hrs kip at the pace I walk ;~)
One thing I've enjoyed on starting hill walking again after a 40 year
gap is seeing young and old enjoying the hills together.
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John Haworth said:

A new 20s-30s walking group

Who wants to walk with only their own age group?
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A new 20s-30s walking group

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Who wants to walk with only their own age group?

Well I suppose it is less exclusive than wanting to walk alone. They do
actually say "Anyone is welcome to attend our walks" which gives a
confused message to say the least. I did toy with the idea of turning up
on a walk as East Lancs is not so far from West Yorks but I thought it
might be embarrassing.

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Roger Chapman so far this year 53 summits
New - 27 (Marilyns 13, Nuttalls 5, Outlying Fells 10)
Repeats - 26 (Marilyns 10, Nuttalls 17, Wainwrights 12, Outlying Fells 0)

Roger said:

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A new 20s-30s walking group

Quoted message said:

Who wants to walk with only their own age group?

Well I suppose it is less exclusive than wanting to walk alone. They do
actually say "Anyone is welcome to attend our walks" which gives a
confused message to say the least. I did toy with the idea of turning up
on a walk as East Lancs is not so far from West Yorks but I thought it
might be embarrassing.

You are very welcome to come along, we won't be asking for ID 🙂 If you
are well over 40 though, I would have thought the existing local groups
would be more suitable.

Regards,

John

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:55:42 +0100, Roger <[email hidden]>

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A new 20s-30s walking group

Quoted message said:

Who wants to walk with only their own age group?

Well I suppose it is less exclusive than wanting to walk alone. They do
actually say "Anyone is welcome to attend our walks" which gives a
confused message to say the least. I did toy with the idea of turning up
on a walk as East Lancs is not so far from West Yorks but I thought it
might be embarrassing.

For the youngsters struggling to keep up? (And don't start all that
"I don't walk fast, really I don't" nonsense!)

By the way, are you fully recovered from your ankle injury?

Judith

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Well I suppose it is less exclusive than wanting to walk alone. They do
actually say "Anyone is welcome to attend our walks" which gives a
confused message to say the least. I did toy with the idea of turning up
on a walk as East Lancs is not so far from West Yorks but I thought it
might be embarrassing.

You are very welcome to come along, we won't be asking for ID 🙂 If you
are well over 40 though, I would have thought the existing local groups
would be more suitable.

*Splutter* You don't know young Roger, do you. He'd leave you
youngsters standing!
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John Haworth said:

A new 20s-30s walking group has been formed for the North East
Lancashire area. Our first walk is on the 18th of September and anyone
is welcome to come along.

<fx: snivel>

Anyone in their 20s-30s, that is...

<fx: wipes away a little tear and hobbles off on zimmer frame>

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"Roger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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The message <[email hidden]>
from Paul Rooney <[email hidden]> contains these words:

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A new 20s-30s walking group

Quoted message said:

Who wants to walk with only their own age group?

Well I suppose it is less exclusive than wanting to walk alone. They do
actually say "Anyone is welcome to attend our walks" which gives a
confused message to say the least. I did toy with the idea of turning up
on a walk as East Lancs is not so far from West Yorks but I thought it
might be embarrassing.

May be it is nothing to do with age, it could be a style thing, sort of
fancy dress for hill walking, this group could be bagging hills dressed up
as Flapper girls and Gangsters!

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:55:42 +0100, Roger <[email hidden]>

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from Paul Rooney <[email hidden]> contains these words:

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A new 20s-30s walking group

Quoted message said:

Who wants to walk with only their own age group?

Well I suppose it is less exclusive than wanting to walk alone. They do
actually say "Anyone is welcome to attend our walks" which gives a
confused message to say the least. I did toy with the idea of turning up
on a walk as East Lancs is not so far from West Yorks but I thought it
might be embarrassing.

Embarrassing for them, undoubtedly! Not only would you know more about
gear, cars, drugs & music than them, and have more interesting
conversation, and have done more walks, and have drunk a wider variety
of drinks in a wider range of pubs, etc., but you'd leave them all
behind!
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John Haworth said:

You are very welcome to come along, we won't be asking for ID 🙂 If you
are well over 40 though, I would have thought the existing local groups
would be more suitable.

ROFL! Don't be such a patronising [censored]!
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Paul Rooney said:

John Haworth said:

You are very welcome to come along, we won't be asking for ID 🙂 If you
are well over 40 though, I would have thought the existing local groups
would be more suitable.

ROFL! Don't be such a patronising [censored]!

Just trying to be helpful. No doubt he is a veteran fell walker.
However he did express an interest in our group. BTW, I am 29 and have
done around 50 Wainwrights (can't give you an exact figure - I don't
tick them off). I also walk on my own as well as with the RA. There is
room for more than one approach.

Regards,

John

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Well I suppose it is less exclusive than wanting to walk alone. They do
actually say "Anyone is welcome to attend our walks" which gives a
confused message to say the least. I did toy with the idea of turning up
on a walk as East Lancs is not so far from West Yorks but I thought it
might be embarrassing.

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For the youngsters struggling to keep up? (And don't start all that
"I don't walk fast, really I don't" nonsense!)

Am I really that transparent? ;--)

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By the way, are you fully recovered from your ankle injury?

The recent one, Yes thanks.

--
Roger Chapman so far this year 53 summits
New - 27 (Marilyns 13, Nuttalls 5, Outlying Fells 10)
Repeats - 26 (Marilyns 10, Nuttalls 17, Wainwrights 12, Outlying Fells 0)

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from John Haworth <[email hidden]> contains these words:

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Well I suppose it is less exclusive than wanting to walk alone. They do
actually say "Anyone is welcome to attend our walks" which gives a
confused message to say the least. I did toy with the idea of turning up
on a walk as East Lancs is not so far from West Yorks but I thought it
might be embarrassing.

Quoted message said:

You are very welcome to come along, we won't be asking for ID 🙂 If you
are well over 40 though, I would have thought the existing local groups
would be more suitable.

I've been 41 for the last 20 years, as you would have known had you been
reading the ng for any length of time. :-)

--
Roger Chapman so far this year 53 summits
New - 27 (Marilyns 13, Nuttalls 5, Outlying Fells 10)
Repeats - 26 (Marilyns 10, Nuttalls 17, Wainwrights 12, Outlying Fells 0)

John Haworth said:

Just trying to be helpful. No doubt he is a veteran fell walker.
However he did express an interest in our group. BTW, I am 29 and have
done around 50 Wainwrights (can't give you an exact figure - I don't
tick them off). I also walk on my own as well as with the RA. There is
room for more than one approach.

Ageism is rarely helpful. I'm sure you mean well, but this kind of
age-banding is pointless imo.
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"Paul Rooney" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Ageism is rarely helpful.

Yep, ban SAGA & bus passes for the youth of the country too.