Full Tour of Pendle

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ba-ba

here's a link to my Bonk-fest from last year: http://attackpoint.org/sessiondata.j...sionid=2770720

---

Jeez, that course looks as if it has been designed by a scribbling two-year old on an overdose of Sunny Delight.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Eric Postlethwaite

Jeez, that course looks as if it has been designed by a scribbling two-year old on an overdose of Sunny Delight.

---

Whilst maybe lacking the natural elegance of a Fairfield horseshoe or Edale skyline FTOP makes sense on the ground (absolutely no sense when you're dragging your sorry arse up the last climb, thinking why the hell did they drag us up here)

I think climbs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 make sense. Climb 5, however, was put in by some sadist to get that all-important A-category rating. Climb 4 is where it could all start going wrong, and if it does,the Big End is the bolt-gun to the head of your race.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ba-ba

I think climbs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 make sense. Climb 5, however, was put in by some sadist to get that all-important A-category rating. Climb 4 is where it could all start going wrong, and if it does,the Big End is the bolt-gun to the head of your race.

---

You are right the climb is to make it into AL race. The course was devised by John Read (Clayton-le-Moors) in the early 80's. You are lucky his original idea of another climb was removed. This climb was between checkpoint 3 (Churn Clough) and checkpoint 4. You would have climbed up to the first wall crossing on Spence Moor from checkpoint 3, drop down to Stans Hut (Stainsomb) then climb back over Spence Moor to checkpoint 4.

Was thinking this morning whilst on Pendle what a grand idea it would be to drop down the steps after the big end climb and then up the front as per the Pendle race to the trig before hoofing it to the last CP..........................

Got me entry in for this but just noticed cut off at bottom of Geronimo is 1hr 30 I normally pass thru there at 1hr45 :eek: and finish around 4hrs.
So looks like if you are over 3:30 you'll be at risk of timing out.
Sure it used to be 1hr 50, has it tightened up?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Gaz66

Got me entry in for this but just noticed cut off at bottom of Geronimo is 1hr 30 I normally pass thru there at 1hr45 :eek: and finish around 4hrs.
So looks like if you are over 3:30 you'll be at risk of timing out.
Sure it used to be 1hr 50, has it tightened up?

---

On the FRA webpage it says the cut-off is at 12.30, i.e. 2hrs after the 10.30 start, like last year. Where did you get the 1 1/2 hr figure from?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Gaz66

Got me entry in for this but just noticed cut off at bottom of Geronimo is 1hr 30 I normally pass thru there at 1hr45 :eek: and finish around 4hrs.
So looks like if you are over 3:30 you'll be at risk of timing out.
Sure it used to be 1hr 50, has it tightened up?

---

On the race info it states 12.30
http://www.claytonlemoors.org.uk/201...update-231013/

Oooerr my mistake, thought was 11:00 start :o sorry.. at least I'll be there on time then!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Ady In Accy

Was thinking this morning whilst on Pendle what a grand idea it would be to drop down the steps after the big end climb and then up the front as per the Pendle race to the trig before hoofing it to the last CP..........................

---

I see this idea has been treated with the deafening silence it deserved, Ady ;)