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bonjour !
Dear fellrunners,
in order to prepare my attempt in july, i'll go back to Keswick with my wife for 4 days from may 8 to 12th.
I would be happy to know if some of you will be on the BGR road at this moment,... and why not to plan a run together
Thank you very much,
didier, a french fan of BGR :closed:
Hi Didier
When are you actually arriving in Keswick? Will you be wanting to go on the fell on Monday? If so, I could join you.
A bientot
Simon
Hi Simon
Nice to read your post ! But we will arrive wednesday 8th for a stay of only 4 days. We will get back to France Sunday in the morning ;(
I hope you can join me another day...
We have reserved at Shemara Guest House, Bank Street in Keswick
Once again, thank you !!
Hi Didier
Looks like I was wishing my life away thinking it was May already!
I'll probably be around for those dates and will in touch nearer the time.
Thank you Simon,
See you in Lake District !
d.
Didier / Simon, I have planned a recce on 11 May which will probably be legs 3 and 4. My Round is on 21 June and this will be my last-but-one recce weekend so I hope it's a good one! It would be great to run with you. My running party generally consists of between 2 and 6, so a couple more would be fine. As well as replying here, feel free to text me on 07979 020148 (adjusted for French numbering no doubt Didier ....) or look at the training efforts on my blog www.ckbgr.blogspot.co.uk and put a message on there. Cheers and good training - Chris
hi Chris
great to read that. I will get in touch with you ! good idea !!!
didier
hi didier
I cant make that week end, but if you are looking for support, I have most dates free in July at present. I regularly nav section 3 for BG attempts and can help you out if required.
Hello "Moorlander"
thx for your proposal ; may be you can join us for our attempt the 14th of July ... ? It will be very nice to get support from you !! More over if you well know the leg 3 !!!
Thank you again, and I wish to see you in Lake District next july ;)
didier
Hi didierQuote:
Originally Posted by dlieven
Yes, im am free that weekend and will be happy to nav leg 3 for you. If you pm a message on here I will send you my email address. It will be good to have details of your plan. If you need further help I have many freinds with BG experience who I can put you in touch with.
Dale
Hi Didier, I'm thinking of going up either Thursday 9th or Friday 10th May. No firm plans as yet but I need to take a look over leg 4. I'm not free the weekend of your attempt unfortunately.
All the best,
Bill
Hi Dale
you can send an email to me : [email protected]
and thanks again for your help : I'm looking forward to discover leg 3 with you.
Very "sympa" for us !!
see you son,
d.
Hi Bill I am free on the friday, leg 4 at least would suit me, or what ever you are doing if you have space for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arkel
ATB
Tahr
Sure do some variation of legs 3&4 I'd like to do the descent from Scafell and then Yewbarrow - so maybe a route from Seathwaite.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
I will PM you my number.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arkel
ATB
Tahr
Hi Kev, your inbox is full
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Originally Posted by Arkel
OK mate made some room.
ATB
Tahr
Bonjour Didier
I'm doing my own round that weekend, starting at 1900 on the Friday 10th May on a 22 hour schedule. You would be very welcome to join me on one of the Legs. Leg 2 will leave Threlkeld 2240, Dunmail Raise 0306, Wasdale 0900 and Honister 1400. You can email me at andy(at)brook-dobson.com.
Best wishes
Andy
Hi Andy
I prepare my plan for this days and what a good opportunity to join you. I'll come back soon to everybody to precise my plan and program.
Thanks again everybody for your messages and proposals.
Good luck Andy !
Didier, an update on my plans ... I have volunteered to support Andy's Round (whose message is above) and join him for legs 3 and 4 of his Round. So I may see you on the weekend if you join him but I won't be able to join you otherwise now. Hope thats ok. Thanks and good training! - Chris
Hi Chris, non pb.
I'm planning to run with Andy too. I gonna finish my plan for newt week this week-end.
see you, d.
Hello everybody, hello fellrunners,
here after is the plan for my recce.
Il would like to thank everyone for your messages, help, mail,...It is a great support for me.
Wednesday may 8th : I plan to run leg#1 from 6.30/7 p.m from MootHall
Friday may 10th : Leg #4 . @Bill, if you are still OK may be we can start at 10 a.m. at Wasdale
Saturday may 11th : join Andy attempt for leg #3, at 3 a.m. at Dunmail
I have reserved a room @Shemara Guest House, Bank Street, Keswick and my wife will drive me to and back from different.
If you want to join me/us, it will be with great pleasure of course.
feel free to email me : [email protected]
best to all, didier the french fellrunner lover of BGR ;)
A great great Thank to Simon who allow me to discover Leg4 in good conditions even if the recce had to be cut because an injury. Thank you again Simon !
Cheers Didier, although I wouldn't say the conditions were good. In fact far from it; very wet and cold with visibility at 20m for most of the day. You doing the splits awkwardly on Kirkfell was a shame and it was pity we hightailed it back to Honister from Beckhead. Trail running shoes aren't "de rigeur" for the BG
Boy! was I cold through by the time I got home.
But as usual, it was fun ( I think ) to be on the fells.
Big, impressive rockfall on the black crag traverse. I reckon it's a ten ton boulder that's blocking the path but easily avoidable on the uphill side.
Simon
PS Maybe Didier will tell the forum how his solitary leg 1 recce went. Impressive time given where he went!
I'd like to hear about it :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by keswicksimon
Hi Simon, after the shot, I acknowledge that it would have be better to hear your advices for the Leg 1. But I was afraid that the night put me in trouble. So I decided to start at 5 with the 5£ Bob Graham Round Map bought in George Fisher shop last year... All was OK to Skiddaw I reached after 1h10' . I engaged the descent without a break. At this point difficulties began... I miss the good crossover of the fence, and found my body in front of a huge rough and an impressive view. I did not see any path or trod - I know now ;) - So i decided to go straight away (ouille, aïe, brrr,...my knees remember this moment) to the road I was seing But I go to far on the west and I has to run to the east on the gravel path, to the Skid house, and when I found a little stream of water I considered it was there I could grow up to Great Calva. I reached the top after 2h15'. The wind was huge and I sat behind the pile of stones to look after my way. I went down on the right of the fence, hazardous !! After 2 or 3 hundred meters, I was afraid because it was very steep and I chose to go on the right and found a path into a little stream of water. At the bottom I saw a wood bridge and joined it to cross the river. Then I cross and ran on high grass to the east and grew up to Blencathra, and I have had to cross a river without bridge. After that as I decided to go straight away, I was not enough at the east and I was surprised by another hard descent before an attack on the last top. I was a litte bit discouraged. I reached Blencathra and thought the leg was finished, just to go down to Threkfled But I made another mistake and didn't find the good path and once again I did this last downhill across the rough and the stones, and to far in the west. I might run about 500m along the stone wall to find the road to the farm and the car of my wife Claire who was following me thanks to my head light I have switch on at the top of Blencathra. I did this particular Leg 1, in 4h40' after 21,8km and 1.850m D+.
Didier (sorry for my poor english)
Good reading Didier.
For the benefit of other readers, little did he know it but....Didier descended towards Bakestall, veering north of Tod gill passing through Candleseaves Bog. At the bottom of the Calva descent, he swung SW and crossed the FB on the way upto Skiddaw House. He was surprised when he crossed the Caldew further on. At the bottom of the fell he aimed straight for Blencathra dropping into Sinen and Roughten Gills. When he thought he was on the summit he was in fact on Gategill Fell top. The direct descent from there to the fell bottom is quite scary at the top and pretty pathless all the way down. 4 hrs 40.
Well done Didier.
Think I met Didier this morning when Stolly, Gavin and I did an anticlockwise recce of Leg 5 (or leg 1). A Frenchman and a woman gazing up at Blencathra asked us which was the summit and said he thought he'd been to the wrong part. Nice to meet you! We had a great three days in the lakes but the weather was appalling with today being the best until we got to Skiddaw when it was nasty on top.
Yes It was us ;) We were on the road back to France (Lille) ;(
I would like to see the true Blencathra I have missed !!! I did not have say my last word. I will come back !!!
Nice to meet you and best wishes for you 3.
d.
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Originally Posted by Hes