Bob Graham route choice

[stustod]

A year or two ago there was a good thread all about various route choices for parts parts of the BGR, but I cant find it.

I was wondering about the ascent of Kirk Fell on a Clockwise round,

Fence Line
First gully or
Second gully

Thanks

[stevefoster]

A year or two ago there was a good thread all about various route choices for parts parts of the BGR, but I cant find it.

I was wondering about the ascent of Kirk Fell on a Clockwise round,

Fence Line
First gully or
Second gully

Thanks

Is this it?
http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showt...-Route-Choices

[stustod]

Thanks Merrylegs

I best get reading!!

[stevefoster]

Thanks Merrylegs

I best get reading!!

My pleasure mate.

[Mark Smith]

I'm a new convert to going round to the right and meeting the fence line as it comes in on the left. Far less loose ground there, less than the bloody gullies which I've developed a bit of a hatred for!

[stustod]

I haven't tried the fence line yet but i have gone up both gullies. The first one was loose and the second one more steeper and grassier, was just wondering what the preferred choice was.

[Baggins]

I follow the fence, used to come in from the right but I'm starting to prefer the left now as its less steep at the start.

At the top of the last steep bit I like to trend left around a small crag, avoids the rock step.

[ydt]

The gullies are ok for descending but going up the easy scramble over the crag is better.
Yiannis

[frontier_joe]

Regarding the Parachute route I've found the best alternative to combine the 2. Cut right from the summit until you can get down to the scree. Bomb down good scree for a couple hundred meters then cut left to join back onto Halls fell. This way you cut out the more technical section at the top of Halls fell and miss out the steep ground at the bottom of the Parachute. I raced a friend down from the summit. Me on Halls fell and him on the Parachute variation. He beat me by about 10 mins. Normally we are pretty even on the descents. The only thing is you've got to take the correct line back to Halls from the scree otherwise you end up having to backtrack

[Corniceman]

Regarding the Parachute route I've found the best alternative to combine the 2. Cut right from the summit until you can get down to the scree. Bomb down good scree for a couple hundred meters then cut left to join back onto Halls fell. This way you cut out the more technical section at the top of Halls fell and miss out the steep ground at the bottom of the Parachute. I raced a friend down from the summit. Me on Halls fell and him on the Parachute variation. He beat me by about 10 mins. Normally we are pretty even on the descents. The only thing is you've got to take the correct line back to Halls from the scree otherwise you end up having to backtrack

Thanks all. Can any body give any advice on the Hare Crag section?