Have you seen this man wandering the moors?

Gerry Orchard

Gerry Orchard

Many times people have asked Lyke Wake Club secretary Gerry Orchard how many Lyke Wake crossings he has done – He says “I have to give the same old answer…………… I don’t actually know. I know it is well over 160 and possibly as high as 200.”

So Gerry has launched an appeal (and no, it does not involve giving him money…). If you have done a crosssing with him, please get in touch. More details here.

During 2013, Gerry Orchard completed a crossing of the Lyke Wake walk in each month of the year. The January and February crossings he described as “interesting” in his report made when he was ¾ of the way through the challenge.

 

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  1. Suitably Gothic…
  2. Diary of an Accidental Dirger: Danny Tyler
  3. The Final Day Of My 32nd Year: Ewan Chipping
  4. Operation Lyke Wake Walk: Mick Say
  5. The Great Divide: Richard Pearson
  6. Late Summer Crossing – Walk 6 – Graeme Noble
  7. 23rd-24th August 2024. HMP Holme House Crossing. Adam Norman.
  8. 16th/17th August 2024. Family Crossing. Graham North.
  9. Late Summer Crossing – Walk 5 – Graeme Noble
  10. No Thanks to the Romans…
  11. Who Needs Sleep Anyway: Cathy Staniforth
  12. More Unfinished Business
  13. A Birthday Bimble: Hannah Mayne Crossing Report for Brainstrust
  14. When a Double isn’t really a Double: John Swanson
  15. Unfinished Business: Andrew & Alexander Roach
  16. Same Time Next Year: David Wood
  17. A Snorkel & Flippers: Mark Kitson
  18. A Northern Stealth Mission
  19. Brig o’ Dread Indeed
  20. Winter Crossing – Walk 4: Graeme Noble
  21. A New Decade: Natalie Vallone
  22. A Comedy Of Errors: Anthony Bristow
  23. Sheep or Aliens? Graeme Noble
  24. Owls, Frogs, Snakes and Nightjars: Graeme Noble & Mark Harris
  25. Do The Hokey Cokey: Josh Hawthorne and John O’Boyle
  26. Crossing Report 11-12th August 2023 : Suzanne and Martin Scott
  27. Crossing report 29/7/2023 : Rachel MacAleese
  28. What 47 Years Can Do To You: Rob Hadley
  29. A Stumble Jog To Fen Bog: Janine Price
  30. Hail & Lightning – A Summer Crossing: Anne Singleton
  31. Quarter Century Celebrations!: The Tyler Family
  32. Sludge and Christmas Trees: Dean Owens
  33. Outrunning the Rain: Ben Rowe
  34. From Here To Eternity: Graeme Noble
  35. A Tantalising View
  36. The Final 100 Yards Are The Longest…
  37. A Close Encounter
  38. Crossing The Yorkshire Desert
  39. An Emotional Farewell
  40. The Beauty Of This Barren Paradise
  41. Crossing report 18/11/22.
  42. Crossing of Lyke Wake Walk on Friday 28th October 2022.
  43. Unsupported Crossing: 01st October 2022. Martin Assame and Jude Rivers.
  44. Crossing : 29th June 2022. Mark Brain & Paul Hudson
  45. Slithery Crossing. 12th September 2022. Phil Renshaw & Andrea McCartney
  46. Crossing of Old : 23rd/24th February 1975
  47. Crossing Friday 19th August 2022. Dave Draper and Alun Denbury
  48. Lyke Wake Walk Crossing Report. 11th August 2022.
  49. Crossing 06th August 2022. Dirgers: Stuart Hodgkinson, Ed Paxton, Stuart Wilkinson
  50. 30.07.2022 Crossing Report…One Foot In Front of the Other…Repeat!
  51. 09th July 2022. Double Crossing on Race Day. Neil Brown
  52. Swept Along by the Lyke Wake Challenge! 09th July 2022.
  53. Liquid Refreshments Before, During, After
  54. Mirages, Mud, Fish & Chips
  55. Crossing report. Tuesday 21st June 2022
  56. Successful crossing Saturday 11th June 2022
  57. A Memorial Crossing
  58. 1955 and All That …………………….
  59. Special Crossing report August 26th 2021…………and another …………….. “Great to be 50” !
  60. Winter Crossing, Jan Bieschke. 12th February 2022 ( or was it 14th ? ).
  61. Friday 23rd July in the year of Our Lord 2021.
  62. Crossing – 29th September 2021.
  63. Crossing Report 19th September 2021. David Gibson.
  64. Crossing Report Date: 16th August 2021
  65. Lyke Wake Walk / Chaos Crossing Report. 27th July 2021.
  66. Lyke Wake Walk: Supported West to East Crossing, 10th July 2021
  67. West to East Crossing 10th July 2021. Philip Cosson and Michael Sivewright.
  68. Solo unsupported East to West Crossing, Overnight 9th/10th July 2021. Alison Dyke.
  69. Solo Crossing Mon 5th July2021. Rob Clark
  70. Crossing 02nd/03rd July 2021.
  71. Crossing Sunday 20th June 2021.
  72. Crossing 12th June 2021.
  73. Saturday 26th June 2021………………………Successful Family Crossing.
  74. Crossing report – 21st May 2021
  75. Crossing 09-10th May 2021. Mark Noble.
  76. Crossing 01st May 2021
  77. Crossing 05th April 2021
  78. Crossing. 11th September 2020, Nick Hallissey, Deputy Editor, Country Walking Magazine
  79. Crossing Report from 1991……………………….
  80. Crossing report – 12th September 2020
  81. ‘Lest We Forget’
  82. Crossing Report (West to East) – Friday 9th / 10thOctober
  83. “The Doom Trilogy”
  84. Completion of the Lyke Wake Walk on Saturday 12th September 2020.
  85. Crossing Report – Chris Hutchinson – Saturday 22nd November 1971
  86. Crossing Report – Alastair Hutchinson – Saturday 22nd August 2020
  87. Crossing 09th/10th September 2020.
  88. So comes the report of our crossing 9th/10th September 2020:
  89. Crossing 03rd September 2020.
  90. Crossing Report 30th August 2020.
  91. Crossing report 12/13 August 2020
  92. Crossing Report 30/31 July 2020
  93. Double crossing 31st July – 2nd August
  94. Crossing report from Johan Toxopeus, Bilthoven
  95. Crossing Report with my kids
  96. Crossing 24-25th July 2020.
  97. Crossing Report. 25th July 2020
  98. Successful Crossing – Sunday 19th July 2020
  99. Our short Lyke Wake Walk crossing report for 21st July 2020!
  100. Record Crossing Report – 11th July 2019
  101. Crossing Saturday 27th June 2020
  102. Lyke Wake Walk 10th July 2020
  103. Crossing 09th July 2020.
  104. Crossing on 28-06-20
  105. Midsummer Lyke Wake Crossing.
  106. Lyke Wake Path Enhancements
  107. Crossing Report 02nd June 2020 Self Isolation on the Lyke Wake Walk
  108. Monday/Tuesday 2nd/3rd March 2020 – A Spring Crossing – yeah right!
  109. Crossing 30th November 2019………. Solo, Unsupported, Non-Winter …………. yea, RIGHT! Gerry Orchard.
  110. Camera Lost 12th October 2019
  111. Crossing report 6/7/19
  112. Lyke Wake Walk 31 July – 1 August 2019
  113. Crossing report for 21st July – 4 successes and all first-timers
  114. LYKE WAKE CROSSING REPORT 16/17 JULY 2019
  115. 40 years – 40 Miles – Crossing 29th June 2019
  116. Lyke Wake Crossing by Pat Fowler and Graham Dixon – 28th June 2019
  117. Dawn to Dusk – Thursday 27th June 2019
  118. Crossing report for the LWW from Johan Toxopeus, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
  119. Charity Lyke Wake Walk 29th June 2019
  120. Lyke Wake Walk, Saturday 29th June 2019
  121. Lyke Wake Walk Supporters Report June 21/22nd 2019
  122. Lyke Wake Crossing Report Saturday 22nd May 2019.
  123. Lyke Wake Walk 14th June 2019
  124. The Lyke Wake Walk in Super Quick Time ………… a Walkthrough
  125. A lovely day, mostly
  126. Made it, in only 18 hours!
  127. Crossing Report 3rd/4th May 2019, I Blame John Kettley
  128. 26-27th April 2019, East to West – Three Holderness lasses with Hannah in the Heather!!
  129. EAST-WEST CROSSING – 27 APRIL 2019
  130. Crossing Report 29th/30th March 2019 – Pants to That!!
  131. West (Osmotherley) to East (Ravenscar) Crossing, Crossing Date: 8th March 2019, Dirgers: Tom & Claire Chapman
  132. Crossing Report 27/28 February 2019. Have you ever ……..?
  133. 28-29 December 2018 – A Lyke Wake Pantomime (Oh yes it was!!)………………….
  134. 31st Aug-1st Sep 2018 – A Note of Caution (well a picture anyway) ~~~~~~~
  135. Lyke Wake Walk – East to West Crossing Mon 29 May 2018
  136. Lyke Wake Walk crossing, West to East, 16/17 May 2015
  137. Crossing Report, Saturday 3rd June 2017
  138. Crossing, 1st October 2018
  139. Saturday 27th July 2013, Chris Wood and Nick Coombes
  140. Crossing 28th July 1982……………………
  141. Crossing Report: Monday 27th August 2018
  142. THE LYKE WAKE WALK – CROSSING 27TH/28TH AUGUST 2018
  143. Crossing – 19-20 August 2018
  144. Crossing 02nd July 2018
  145. Crossing Friday 3 August 2018
  146. Crossing report – 16th June – slaying the dragon!
  147. Unsupported Crossing : 22nd July 2018
  148. 3/4 on 2nd July and a Crossing on 16th July 2018 !
  149. Crossing Report – July 20/21 2018 Crossing in Memory of Arthur Puckrin (1938-2018)
  150. Crossing 30th June 2018
  151. Crayke Challenge 7th – 8th July 2018
  152. Crossing 14th July 2018
  153. My first ultra – laying a demon to rest by Chris Roberts
  154. Lyke Wake Crossing – Sunday 24 June 2018
  155. Report of crossings of Lyke Wake Walk
  156. Crossing Report: Saturday 16th June 2018
  157. Crossing Thursday 28th and Friday 29th June 2018
  158. Swifty’s Lyke Wake Dirge
  159. Crossing Report. Saturday 23rd June 2018. Time taken 13 hours and 38 minutes.
  160. Lyke Wake Walk (June 16th /17th 2018)
  161. Crossing Report: 8/9 June 2018
  162. Crossing of one Stephen Scorer on May 30th 2018.
  163. Lyke Wake Walk Report 5-6th May 2018
  164. Unsupported Crossing 5-6th May 2018
  165. Katherine Knight, Crossing on 13th March 2018
  166. Winter Crossing Report 23rd/24th February 2018
  167. Crossing Summer 2017
  168. Crossing Report – Chateau d’Osmotherley, July 2017. Ian Evans
  169. Crossing – 16th September 2017.
  170. Crossing Saturday 02/09/17 – Sunday 03/09/17
  171. East to West crossing on 22nd July 2017
  172. Crossing from 1968.
  173. The Astill Family v. The Lyke Wake Walk – Crossing Report from May 14th 2017
  174. West to east crossing 1st July 2017 (Bring Me Sunshine)
  175. Pie Club On Tour 2017 – Lyke Wake Walk in loving memory of Barney (the Labradoodle)
  176. Unsupported E-W Crossing Report 23-24 June 2017
  177. Lyke Wake Walk crossing report June 9th 2017 John Holden
  178. Crossing Report – 7/8 July, solo and unsupported Claire Chapman
  179. Lyke Wake Walk East West Crossing Report 01st July 2017
  180. Crossing report for Becca and Andy White, Tracey Jinks and Andy Mitchell, 1st July 2017.
  181. Lyke Wake Walk – 11 & 12 JUNE 2017 Anita Thompson
  182. Crossing 30th June / 1st July 2017
  183. Double Crossing Lyke Wake Walk 12 – 14 June 2017.
  184. You can never go back. Except you can. Alas Saturday 10th June 2017
  185. Saturday 24th June 2017 “The Scene was set …………………………………..”
  186. BART BEECH – UNSUPPORTED SOLO CROSSING – 19/20 JUNE 2017
  187. Crossing 20th June 2017 ……………
  188. Unsupported crossing 7th June 2017
  189. Crossing 02nd/03rd June 2017
  190. LYKE WAKE WALK CROSSING – Sun 28 May 2017
  191. The 9 things I learned on the Lyke Wake Walk
  192. Memories (though not very many of them) of 1976.
  193. Forthcoming June Crossing……………..
  194. Prospective Dirgers – Steve Davies, Dave Crossman, Mark Middleton Commiserations – Andrew Carter
  195. Date of passing: Friday 12th May / Saturday 13th May 2017
  196. Crossing, 12th May 2017
  197. Crossing Saturday 27th July 2013 Nick Coombes & Chris Wood
  198. Crossing Report Saturday the 6th May 2017
  199. Lyke Wake Walk April 15th 2017
  200. Lyke Wake Walk report – 7-8 April 2017
  201. Crossing Circa 1970
  202. Solo West – East Crossing: 4th/5th February
  203. This could Hapen to you……………
  204. Lyke Wake Walk Winter Crossing, 18th February 2017
  205. Lyke Wake Walk – Second Crossing Report 18-19th June 2016
  206. Crossing Report 14 / 15th October 2016
  207. Crossing W – E, 23-24/10/16
  208. Crossing report 01/10/2016
  209. Report of a new crossing, 27-28th September 2016
  210. My crossing, 30-31 August 2016.
  211. Lyke Wake Walk crossing 09.09.16
  212. Date of passing: Saturday 13th August 2016 Beth Wilmot & Matt Naylor ~ Lincolnshire
  213. LWW Crossing Report – Crazy Dude and his 2 Rottweilers
  214. 12 – 13th August 16 – On through the night, and on, and on…
  215. Our Passing 12th August 2016
  216. Crossing, Tuesday July 26th 2016
  217. My Lyke Wake Walk………………..
  218. The Lyke Wake Walk, David Clay, 24th June 1967
  219. Lyke Wake Crossing 15th June 2016 – Graeme Hirst
  220. Crossing Report 15/16th July 2016
  221. Successful Crossing 24/25th June 2016
  222. Lyke Wake Walk
  223. Lyke Wake crossing July 4th 2016
  224. Crossing 25th June 2016
  225. Successful East-West Lyke Wake crossing on Saturday 25th June.
  226. Crossing 15th June 2016
  227. Crossing Report 18th June 2016
  228. Sheppee Internationals LWW
  229. Not Bad for a Couple of old ‘uns – Lyke Wake Walk – Crossing 22nd May 2016
  230. Direction East to West : Date May 21st 2016
  231. I am writing to inform you of the sad news of my crossing on Saturday the 21st of May, A.D. 2016…
  232. 2 Crossing Reports – May 2016
  233. On a visit from Australia…………
  234. The good ideas club, a different perspective
  235. The good ideas club…………..
  236. I’d like to report a successful first time crossing on 5 April…………….
  237. ( My ) First Crossing of the Lyke Wake walk
  238. LWW CROSSING TO COMMEMORATE THE 60th ANNIVERSARY OF THE WALK-GOD BLESS YOU BILL
  239. Ian Evans : Crossings Summary Report 2015 – 10 out of 10
  240. Crossing Report (60th Anniversary Effort) — Dirger Evans
  241. MY LIKE WAKE WALK – and the “The Batty Way”
  242. The Lyke Wake Walk Saturday 4th July 2015
  243. Tom’s Crossing Report, Date: 6th September
  244. Bromley Volunteer Police (Met) Cadets. 6th August 2015.
  245. Crossing Report 21st/22nd May 2015 — Dirger Evans
  246. Crossing 23rd May 2015
  247. Crossing with Canine 21st July 2015
  248. Lyke Wake Walk……4th August 2015
  249. Successful Crossing 6.8.15
  250. Alan Winter from Cambridge, Crossing West to East, 4/5 August 2015
  251. Lyke Wake crossing report Saturday 1st August 2015 West to East
  252. The Lyke Wake Walk 31 July-1 August 2015
  253. Crossing Thusday 23rd July – West to East
  254. Crossing Report 28th June 2015
  255. Crossing Report 20th June 2015
  256. Late one evening in our small village pub………………..
  257. Clare Balding Ramblings
  258. West-East Crossing, June 8th, 2014, Peter Naish
  259. Lyke Wake Walk – Crossing Report
  260. How to report your crossing
  261. Have you seen this man wandering the moors?
  262. Lyke Wake Walk report
  263. Lyke Wake Walk crossing report
  264. 12 crossings in 12 months during 2013
  265. Attempt at 12 crossings in 12 months during 2013 – Status report at ¾ completion
  266. “The Lightweight what? Never ‘eard of it” – the tale of two aged “southerners’” unsupported crossing on 20th July 2013
  267. A Nice Day Out For You – Julie Bushell
  268. THE TRUE AND UNELABORATED HISTORY OF THE MOOR HEN – Tamsin Cox.
  269. Forty Mile of the Lyke Wake Walk – Ian Harrison
  270. 20-21 June 2010 – Steve Moses
  271. Blue Sky and Sunshine – Mike Hinson
  272. “Good Friday” Crossing report – Paddy “The Axe” Hinton
  273. 27 March 2010 – Tory Thornton
  274. Cleveland Social Services Report on The Brown Family Lyke Wake Walk crossing
  275. Royal Engineers Mapmakers – Toby Robins
  276. 21 June 2009 – Paul Keenan, Chris Chilvers and Rob Brown
  277. Thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Dolefulness – David Gordon
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