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  • Derwent Edge, 14km

    Terrain: Stone slab and some rough paths
    Length: Approximately 14km
    Navigation: Easy

    Steep climb start and end of walk along Derwent Edge on east side of valley above Ladybower reservoir.

  • Peak District walks

    Living in Sheffield, the Peak District is our closest stomping ground for going for a walk. From time to time I'll share some info here on our Peak District walks / hikes.

    Knowing wild camping while backpacking / wild camping in the Peak District is frowned on by landowners in the area (and strictly wild camping is illegal too) we've not tried that yet in the Peak district. So far all our camping and backpacking trips have been with a campsite on the planned route.

    Given the 'shady' nature of wild camping in the Peak District, I won't be sharing routes / locations of any we do!

  • West valley top above Ladybower, Derwent and Howden reservoirs


    Location:    West valley top above Ladybower, Derwent and Howden reservoirs
    Distance:     Approx 19Km
    Navigation:Easy, if comfortable with map and compass
    Terrain: Mostly tracks, at least that was the plan, didn't quite work out that way!

    We hadn't been doing many walks in the Peak District for a while, so it was time to put that right. A minor navigation issue saw us climbing the side of a valley the hard way over rough terrain. We also "enjoyed" plenty of boggy wetness!

I recently decided to upgrade one of my many half-projects to the latest Angular (18) as the application was falling behind (14 or 15). In the process I discovered the APP_INIITALIZER functionality, which I've started playing with.

Here are some notes on my implementation of APP_INITIALIZER in Angular 18.

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Despite what Austin Powers(TM) may say about it, there is no such thing as the famed 'judo-chop!

At least not in competition. Sorry if that disappoints you :)

Judo is a contact sport derived from the Samurai martial art of Ju-Jitsu.

To win a contest, a competitor must throw his opponent to his back, gain submission from arm-lock or strangle, or pin his opponent to the ground for twenty seconds.

Sounds a bit violent? Not dangerously so!
Serious injuries are not common but you can't expect to train without getting a few bruises

I practice in Sheffield, coaching and a bit of randori at the university club.

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The Leeds university Judo club became an official club in spring 2008 after a student, Sarah Shearn was asking around for a coach - I volunteered to take up the position to get the club going.

There used to be a Judo club at the Leeds university, but that had gone defunct some time previously. 

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I'm very involved in UK Judo. Arguably too much as I give up far too much volunteering (both time & missing events as a competitor) to fulfil numerous roles which takes time away from my own training.
I really should figure out where to cut back.

An occasional thank you would be nice!

This page is a summary of my activity, I also run a Judo blog for the day-to-day stuff.

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