Map of the old Buttermere race

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Originally Posted by Lemming

We're on for it!!:thumbup: First job willl be permissions so there may be a delay in any update - actually first job will be recovering from the Great Lakes so there will definitely be a delay! Really hope it will be in the next Fixtures calendar. We talked about the Mellbreak two tops so the intention is also to include that - but the main focus will be the full horseshoe. Not sure when in the year it will be - end of June was discussed as an option - any thoughts?

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FANTASTIC!! I agree the end of June sounds like a good time to run the race. Thanks for taking it up, if you need any help at all just drop me a pm. :thumbup:

Sounds like great news. With Buttermere at the end of June it will be a real challenge for long race lovers to squeeze in Duddon, Ennerdale, Great Lakes, Buttermere, then Wasdale all in the space of about 6 weeks! A mega 5-race challenge in itself!

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Originally Posted by Fellhound

Sounds like great news. With Buttermere at the end of June it will be a real challenge for long race lovers to squeeze in Duddon, Ennerdale, Great Lakes, Buttermere, then Wasdale all in the space of about 6 weeks! A mega 5-race challenge in itself!

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My thoughts entirely. I am normally in bits for Duddon, a bit better by Ennerdale and stronger for wasdale. If this race materialises then wasdale should be a breeze!

Checkpoint list - supplied by someone who ran the race several times

start Loweswater Village Hall

route through Lanwaite woods

1.Grasmoor Summit
2. Robinson Summit
3. Dale Head Summit
4. Honister Pass
5. Black Beck tarn
6. High Stile
7. Melbreak South Summit

( not descending the North face of Melbreak - coming off the West side on a now rarely used track )

Finish Loweswater Village Hall

I have a feeling that the original race was during the school holidays, maybe early August. Would need to go in the loft and search out my old calendars.

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Originally Posted by Jennings

Checkpoint list - supplied by someone who ran the race several times

start Loweswater Village Hall

route through Lanwaite woods

1.Grasmoor Summit
2. Robinson Summit
3. Dale Head Summit
4. Honister Pass
5. Black Beck tarn
6. High Stile
7. Melbreak South Summit

( not descending the North face of Melbreak - coming off the West side on a now rarely used track )

Finish Loweswater Village Hall

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There's two different versions been given in the thread and links with the longer one going via Hopegill Head and Ard Crags. The long one gives a nicer initial hill section and a better route to Robinson IMHO and gets in to the Wasdale/Ennerdale league for gruelling ascent and descent with the shorter more akin to Duddon maybe. Which one is being looked at? Both still under consideration?


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Going by the DPFR newsletter the checkpoints for the longer route are

Start Loweswater School
1. Hopegill Head
2. Grasmoor
3. Ard Crags
4. Robinson
5. Dale Head
6. Brandreth
7. High Stile
8. Mellbreak S. Top
finish Loweswater School

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Originally Posted by paulo

There's two different versions been given in the thread and links with the longer one going via Hopegill Head and Ard Crags. The long one gives a nicer initial hill section and a better route to Robinson IMHO and gets in to the Wasdale/Ennerdale league for gruelling ascent and descent with the shorter more akin to Duddon maybe. Which one is being looked at? Both still under consideration?


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Originally advertised as 24m and 9000' but later as 20m and 8000

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I think the shorter one is more like Ennerdale/Wasdale!

you might be right judging from the duration of my weekend foray on the route (blamed it on the weather) :w00t:

Any news on the resurrection of this beauty yet?

It would be amazing if this ever made it back on to the calendar, and I for one would support it wholeheartedly.

I won the junior race here a couple of times when I was 10/11ish which started from the village hall and from memory, went about halfway up Melbreak before re-tracing steps.

By the time I got round to doing long lakeland races this was way off the calendar, but my dad did it a few times and I would love to have a crack at it.

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Originally Posted by ChevinbyTorchlight

It would be amazing if this ever made it back on to the calendar, and I for one would support it wholeheartedly.

I won the junior race here a couple of times when I was 10/11ish which started from the village hall and from memory, went about halfway up Melbreak before re-tracing steps.

By the time I got round to doing long lakeland races this was way off the calendar, but my dad did it a few times and I would love to have a crack at it.

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There's been some very positive noises on this thread. Hopefully one of the CFR lads can let us know how it's going.

For some reason I'd kind of ignored this thread!! Glad I had a nosey!! Sounds like a real good race, if it comes to pass count me in!! I've only just completed the Classic Lakes Longs and now you try and add another!!! :thumbup:

Quick update - I'm just about to go on holiday for two weeks from tomorrow.

I was a little slower off the mark after the Great Lakes than intended, so progress hasn't been as far as I had wanted. My first priority is sorting permissions, so I queried my local orienteering club contacts who we use to request access for our 'O' events. So I'm getting there with that and now I've just contacted the local National Trust office that we normally go through. So we'll just have to see what they say.

I hope we can use the village hall again - it may be a deciding factor on which day to hold the race as it would be a great place to use (we used it last year and the guy that had just taken over running it was really helpful).

Paul

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Originally Posted by Lemming

Quick update - I'm just about to go on holiday for two weeks from tomorrow.

I was a little slower off the mark after the Great Lakes than intended, so progress hasn't been as far as I had wanted. My first priority is sorting permissions, so I queried my local orienteering club contacts who we use to request access for our 'O' events. So I'm getting there with that and now I've just contacted the local National Trust office that we normally go through. So we'll just have to see what they say.

I hope we can use the village hall again - it may be a deciding factor on which day to hold the race as it would be a great place to use (we used it last year and the guy that had just taken over running it was really helpful).

Paul

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Thanks Paul if you want any help drop me a pm.

Looks like the planning is going well - it's made it in to next year's calendar! 29th June,from Loweswater Village Hall - advertised as 21.5 miles & just short of 10,000 feet - ouch! CFR organising, so watch that space!

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Originally Posted by Hobbsy

Looks like the planning is going well - it's made it in to next year's calendar! 29th June,from Loweswater Village Hall - advertised as 21.5 miles & just short of 10,000 feet - ouch! CFR organising, so watch that space!

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another one goes onto the to do list!

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Originally Posted by Hobbsy

Looks like the planning is going well - it's made it in to next year's calendar! 29th June,from Loweswater Village Hall - advertised as 21.5 miles & just short of 10,000 feet - ouch! CFR organising, so watch that space!

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Originally Posted by Woodzy

another one goes onto the to do list!

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Same for me to, just hope i have recovered enough from my BG attempt;)

Only found out its made it on to next year's calendar last night. I'm delighted!!! Seen as I started this thread I'd better run it next year.....