yes those silly frowny people who'd rather see one of the few bits of wilderness in the country not be invaded by motorised vehicles!!
what idiots eh!?
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A lot would frown upon it (it doesn’t exactly please me). But technically it is a bridleway, and as I understand it, scramblers are legally allowed on bridleways.
It does seem at odds with the speed restriction on the lakes waters and mere’s though. If a lot of people took it up I know what would cause more disruption / consternation. It would make the speedboats look like a serene activity. Thankfully I have never witnessed one on the fells so it must be a fairly rare occurrence. Hopefully it will stay that way.
Anyone know who the photographer was at the top of Dale Head ?
I know she snapped me a couple of times as I wandered past her looking like something out of 'Sean Of The Dead' :D Wouldn't mind seeing the finished product.
That's wrong. A bridleway is for use on foot or on a horse, cycles are allowed too, though they have to give way to pedestrians and horse riders. You're thinking of a byway which can be used by motor vehicles. Hence all the drama about 4x4s on the Ridgeway, which have now been banned from certain sections in the winter months.
A great race, and a well organised event. I made a mistake coming off Green Gable (not for the first time!) and ended up heading for Base Brown. It was then a bit of a desperate run to make the cut off with 5 minutes to spare, leaving me pretty much finished for the Dale Head section.
A few photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_e...7624565477927/
[QUOTE=marrow;353152]387 started.
346 finished.
7 timed out at Honister.
The three of them should be named and shamed. I honestly start to wonder at the mentality of some people. Scoffer stood on the bloody wall and sprecifically. 3 times told everyone about retiring and reporting in. Jeesus who are these
[QUOTE=daz h;353749]Yep, I'm afraid I have to agree too, having been in similar circumstances on a number of occasions, it really does take the biscuit when silly b*ggers can't let you know they are back & OK....although it might be that there are mitigating circumstances.....if not...Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
PS Must say another Very Big Thank-you to Scoffer & his superb team for putting on another brilliant Borrowdale!!!!!:)!