News

30 May 2024

Nicholas Carter RIP

It is with sadness that I am reporting that esteemed Past Master Nicholas Carter has died after an illness. Nick was a hugely inspiring person who contributed so much to the Lyke Wake. He was involved up until recently in Cleveland Way maintenance days. He also participated in the annual Lyke Wake Challenge into his eighties. As Challenge race director Anthony writes, he was “an institution”. Thank you for everything Nick.

When thoo frae hence away art passed
— Ivvery neet an’ all,
Ti Whinny Moor thoo cums at last
An’ Christ tak up thy saul.

22 March 2024

Lyke Wake Poem by Roger Brook

We are extremely privileged to have permission to share a wonderful poem about the Lyke Wake Walk. You can view it here.

Roger writes:.

My books were all published as a limited number hard backs and I have not put anything online.
I completed my LWW’s between 1965 and about 1973. My slowest was the first one, an east to west winter crossing in about 18 hours. The quickest was about 9 hours, a steady jog which helped develop my interest in fell running. I was fortunate to attend one of the Wakes at Osmotherley, which was a very interesting event! I also recall using the old outdoor pool at the Ravenscar Hotel to ease the stiffness after a couple of hot crossings.

03 Dec 2023

In Her Nature

Trail runner, hiker, climbing, camping and mountaineer enthusiast Rachel Hewitt has published her new book entitled In Her Nature. It is a personal memoir of how the great outdoors helped her in the midst of grief. It’s almost entirely set in Yorkshire, and a large part of it revolves around routes on or near the Lyke Wake Walk. There’s a whole chapter dedicated to the LWW route, and its history and mythology.
To read more, the book is available as a hardback, audiobook and Kindle. It can be found on Amazon here.
You can read a taster from the book in this extract which was published in The Observer.