Cumbrian Traverse

[andy k]

I too had umed and ahed about whether to go for a sub 12 JNC and decided not to almost on the basis of what you say above. My BG was faster but not an astonishing time so I hesitated.

Come on Corniceman...you know you want to.
Its the Joss Naylor Challenge, not the Joss Naylor Foregone Conclusion

[Baggins]

Come on Corniceman...you know you want to.
Its the Joss Naylor Challenge, not the Joss Naylor Foregone Conclusion

You can't really compare the two as the Joss Naylor is much shorter.

I've done a 23:40 BG but done the Cumbrian Traverse in 8:58 and the OCT in 9:15 (after BG leg 4 support 12 hours earlier) and will be going for a sub 12 JNC in two years


Give t a go Corniceman

[tomphillips]

I'm 50 next December - that would be a good challenge - a Joss Naylor Challenge in Winter!

[Baggins]

I'm 50 next December - that would be a good challenge - a Joss Naylor Challenge in Winter!

I've thought that Tom but don't think Joss likes the idea of winter attempts if its an official run

[Corniceman]

No doubt you were refuring to me sir. My BGR was 23hrs 24 mins. in 2006. My JNC was 11hrs 47 mins in 2010 aged 51.

key to my JNC was the weather. I waited for a calm dry weekend in september. Conditions were perfect. JNC needs to be treated like an extremely long fell
race.

Any way we are on the wrong thread I guess. I can confirm that the Cumbria traverse is an excellent day out and should be on your must do list.

Dale, indeed so! Hope you dont mind me using you as the example here, although I guess it's one to be proud of! and one I dont think I could acheive? problem is I have other things on my mind as I approach 55 next year there is the little task of adding 13 summits to a BG and before then a little stroll around some Scottish Mountains, but want to keep that lowish key!

[Corniceman]

Sorry Dale but back on topic........The CT. As you know I'd love to do it but most of my Notts based friends dont drive so we always have the problem of needing to do circuits or things where buses can get you back to the start. Be nice to get a Staffs team event together this Spring. I know big Jon and Bryan C have their eyes on a Scottish Round this year so perhaps we can do a trip up to The Lakes as prep. it would make a change from doing The Siabod Leg of The PBR which we seem to do several times a year!

[Corniceman]

Come on Corniceman...you know you want to.
Its the Joss Naylor Challenge, not the Joss Naylor Foregone Conclusion

Andy, You are dead right, but time and all that, and I really want to explore a bit to the North of you.

[andy k]

ah well now, other priorities, thats perfectly valid.
what's the plan ?

[DazTheSlug]

I'm going to have Friday off work, go up to Broughton Mills and recce the first bit of this up to Brown Pike
then play it by ear wrt severity of wind/snow and mess about on the Coniston fells til it goes dark

[Splatcher]

I'm going to have Friday off work, go up to Broughton Mills and recce the first bit of this up to Brown Pike
then play it by ear wrt severity of wind/snow and mess about on the Coniston fells til it goes dark

I hope the wind dies down a bit for you Daz. It's blowing a hoolie here now. It was much the same on 2011 when I did the Cumbrian Traverse, & I had to keep off the Coniston ridge, contouring along & fighting my way up to each top. We're off to Hartsop Friday night for our annual families gettogether. I've devised a mini mountain marathon day for Saturday so my daughter can get some navigation practice before the Saunders.