Edale Skyline Fell Race

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Originally Posted by Bez

Love the photo, Swoop.

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Thanks Bez. Felt good the next day - I had a Happy Monday!:)

I’m keen to do the Skyline next spring but noticed that last year there was a requirement for sufficient experience.
Would kentmere and the Roaches (as medium and long runs) be sufficient experience to get a place?
Also if I wanted to check the route anybody got a map on line?

Cheers

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Originally Posted by novice

I’m keen to do the Skyline next spring but noticed that last year there was a requirement for sufficient experience.
Would kentmere and the Roaches (as medium and long runs) be sufficient experience to get a place?
Also if I wanted to check the route anybody got a map on line?

Cheers

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You'd have to check what it said on the entry form but I'd have thought so. The Roaches is just as hard a race even though not quite so long nor with the possible requirement to navigate.

Route is basically Ringing Roger, Win Hill, Hope village, Lose Hill, Mam Tor, Lords Seat, Brown Knoll, Top of Jacobs Ladder, Grindslow Knoll and back to R.Roger. I think the full details (GRs) are on the Dark Peak website. Most of the climbing is done in the 1st half of the race although if there's been a lot of rain then the bit from Lords Seat to Brown Knoll can be very energy sapping (boggy) AND hard to find your way in the mist (well I find so anyway!) then you have to pick a line over the plateau to G.Knoll when the path runs out.

Good luck.

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Originally Posted by novice

I’m keen to do the Skyline next spring but noticed that last year there was a requirement for sufficient experience.
Would kentmere and the Roaches (as medium and long runs) be sufficient experience to get a place?
Also if I wanted to check the route anybody got a map on line?

Cheers

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Link to purchase map

http://www.dpfr.org.uk/skyline/SkylineCourseMap.pdf

Hope this helps

The Skyline is a bit harder / longer than the Roaches and personally I find the cut off at Mam Nick quite tight. Thought about doing it for years when I was quite a bit fitter than I am now but a bit lacking in the long race experience.

Go on, give it a go, you know it makes sense.

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Originally Posted by novice

I’m keen to do the Skyline next spring but noticed that last year there was a requirement for sufficient experience.
Would kentmere and the Roaches (as medium and long runs) be sufficient experience to get a place?
Also if I wanted to check the route anybody got a map on line?

Cheers

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Hi Novice if you have memory map I'll send you a track of the course. It is worth recceing the course espescially the second half.

If you want two good runs out of it try Edale to Mamnick and back to Edale, then Edale-Mamnick to finish. If you are brave you could always try the short cut:eek:;)
Ian

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Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak

Hi Novice if you have memory map I'll send you a track of the course. It is worth recceing the course espescially the second half.

If you want two good runs out of it try Edale to Mamnick and back to Edale, then Edale-Mamnick to finish. If you are brave you could always try the short cut:eek:;)
Ian

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Thanks Ian but unfortunately I don't have memmry map

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Originally Posted by novice

Thanks Ian but unfortunately I don't have memory map

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You probably have got it but you've forgotten!:D

Entries now been taken for the 2009 race
Edale Skyline 2009 Entry form

Here it is again, doesn't time fly;)

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Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak

Entries now been taken for the 2009 race
Edale Skyline 2009 Entry form

Here it is again, doesn't time fly;)

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Question is how many of you lot are doing the down and up