Wasdale

[Conan]

Thanks for the advice re the water situation

it's not the nav I'm worried about, it's the cut offs! :w00t:

I've also been wondering about the cut-offs. Does any konw the cut off times for the checkponits?

[Conan]

and does anyone know how to tpye properly?

[DazTheSlug]

cut-offs listed here:

http://www.cfra.co.uk/wasdaledetails.pdf

[Deejay]

Very well mate, thank's. Just on taper week for the Wharfedale Off Road Marathon on Saturday. How did you get on in your marathon ? I'm saying 2.54.

I'm not a hundred percent sure about them but I have a note I wrote for the 2009 race which was: Ill Ghyll Head 60 min, Seatallen 140 min, Pillar 195min, Gable 255 min

[L.F.F.]

Just watched Wharfee's Wasdale Horseshoe 2009 video on youtube for the umpteenth time. Still my favourite fell running vid. Whets the appetite completely.

Would recommend it to anyone doing it.

[Conan]

Great, Thanks for the details on cut off times - not sure if I now feel better or worse about it.

Just watched Wharfee's Wasdale Horseshoe 2009 video on youtube for the umpteenth time. Still my favourite fell running vid. Whets the appetite completely.

Would recommend it to anyone doing it.

Thanks for the recommendation, I had a look at this vid and your'e right its really good - loved the magificent 7 Theme!

Just another thought on this race. I've seen Pots of Ashness mentioned a few times as a difficult area to nav. Had a look on the map and it seems fairly straight forward - just need to take a bearing and go. What is the difficulty in this area? is the terrain tough or something else?

Cheers

Conan.

[trilathon]

quite fancy this one myslef, not done any fell running for a bit so should be an extra challenge !

[andyhartley]

Any clues on that pots of ashness bit? Do you traverse along the ridge in a roughly northerly direction staying just to the east of Haycock or is it easier to drop down to the path and then head north east past Scoat Tarn?

[ydt]

Any clues on that pots of ashness bit? Do you traverse along the ridge in a roughly northerly direction staying just to the east of Haycock or is it easier to drop down to the path and then head north east past Scoat Tarn?

The area could be confusing in poor visibility. From the col veer NE gaining height as you pass above Scoat Tarn. There are some trods to follow on and off. ydt

[andyhartley]

Thanks for the advice. I'll be up there in 3 weeks to do the route. My plan is to do the Ennerdale and Wasdale race routes over a weekend as part of my CCC training. It looks a tall order on the map and whilst I am familiar with parts of the route from other races and I've done 3 30 mile+ races in the last couple of months this seems a daunting challenge. Am I biting off more than I can chew or is this good training for 65 miles in the Alps?