Winter Wainwrights

At a Paul Tierney film/ talk yesterday and he said someone's having a winter attempt at the wainwrights loop starting this weekend, with an eye to having a pop at the record proper in the summer.
Apparently a mountaineer, not a member of the fell running community, so he doesn't know much about it.
Any word on UKC forums or elsewhere, or is it pretty low key?
Given Steve B's recovery from his round, and that Paul's still feeling a bit off after his, 2 goes in one year strikes me as ambitious/foolhardy (delete as appropriate) but good luck to them!

A foray into social, media comes up with Dom Ainsey: http://live.opentracking.co.uk/wwra2...7htRHrcKTylPaw

Dennis could make it a difficult start.

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Originally Posted by ba-ba

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Apparently a mountaineer, not a member of the fell running community, so he doesn't know much about it.
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8 years ago - mid-winter's day 2011 - a top runner failed to get round the BG but two members of Cockermouth MRT managed sub 24 hours in full winter mountaineering / walking kit. It was full-on winter conditions with arm-pit deep snow on the tops around Wasdale. A case of horses for courses.

If it's a Saturday kick-off, he might miss the very worst by starting in the West - the amber weather warning is more focussed along the spine of the country.

Remember that,a yank, wasn't it?

It looks like he started at 7:14 this morning (Sunday) according to his tracker, I suppose he reckons the worst of the weather is past. I’ve never heard of him, Ellis Brigham have this in their website however: https://www.ellis-brigham.com/dom-ainsley

Good to see Dom is still out there and making progress, the winds are dropping now ( Pretty damned blustery @0600 this morning and that was at 800ft so it must have been pretty wild higher up) and so far where i am in the lakes the rain is holding off. so all in all the conditions with the right kit shouldn`t be to arduous for him although Frequent heavy Squally snow showers and a windchill of minus 20 is in the forecast and I reckon that is plenty to contend with.

he was last tracked @ 10-20 on Great Gable.

http://live.opentracking.co.uk/wwra2...7htRHrcKTylPaw

For my part I have got to hand it to him for having a crack at it.

Cleared Kirk Fell at 11-05 total time taken 27-37-43 I think that's something like 10 hrs down on Steve or Paul but given the conditions Dom is encountering that imo is pretty damned impresssive

Paul's splits are here http://live.opentracking.co.uk/pault19/ he reached Kirk Fell 9 hours 8 mins after starting.

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Originally Posted by fleetfoot

Paul's splits are here http://live.opentracking.co.uk/pault19/ he reached Kirk Fell 9 hours 8 mins after starting.

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Thanks for that I will enjoy comparing the times but am very mindfull that they are two very different sets of prevailing conditions.

Still going.
He took a long break after leg 1 (14h or so) then another rest at Ennerdale.
with long rests may be the perfect base for a summer attempt!

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Originally Posted by DrPatrickBarry

Remember that,a yank, wasn't it?

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Actually an Englishman domiciled in Colorado - with an impressive palmares in the western states ultra trail running series.
Wynn Cliff & I covered his road support and had a challenge getting into Wasdale, even in a 4x4 pick-up with "proper" tyres ..... Wynn's son-in-law is a farmer.

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Still going.
He took a long break after leg 1 (14h or so) then another rest at Ennerdale.
with long rests may be the perfect base for a summer attempt!

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Yep the time for this winter round is not important really all he has to do is complete it and he will have the winter record, then come back later in the year and break Pauls record then he becomes the first Wainwright round double record holder.

Tracker currently showing no signal on Yewbarrow, Damned good show of Mountain craft and tennacity given the prevailing conditons.

here is what he has to contend tommorow :-

https://www.mwis.org.uk/forecasts/en.../lake-district

Tracker shows him going down The Band from Bow Fell. Don't know if he's decided to abandon the whole attempt, or whether he'll be off up to Crinkle Crags tomorrow morning.

Yep and the tracker for the support shows it was last tracked @ 1330 at Ulpha but no signal, so not sure what is happening but I do know that the weather at the moment is evil and it`s not forecast to get a lot better:-

https://www.mwis.org.uk/forecasts/en.../lake-district

Would`nt be suprised if its all over

Suggests it might still be going: https://uptosummit.home.blog/2020/02...ecord-attempt/

Not moved yet though...

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Originally Posted by JohnK

Would`nt be suprised if its all over

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Looks like it is :(

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Originally Posted by rivers

Looks like it is :(

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Yep trackers show the team heading home to Ulverston.

I guess Dom is down at the moment but he will have learned a hell of a lot and gained a lot experience to be used on any future attempt.

The lad has impressed me with the tennacity and mountain craft skills he has shown with his ability to overcome atrocious conditions with his solo 4 days on the fells.

At 23 he will certainly be a name to watch out for in the future, maybe just a little more planning on timings and road stops with his support crew would have helped.

Anyway well done Dom I look forward to dot watching your next attempt.:)

Planning on AUgust/December attempts now.
If he can get a weather window like early December 2019, when Kim set the BG winter record, that would be helpful! Batter than the crap the last few weeks.

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Planning on AUgust/December attempts now.
If he can get a weather window like early December 2019, when Kim set the BG winter record, that would be helpful! Batter than the crap the last few weeks.

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Yes he was unlucky with the weather but he will have learned a lot from his experience which I reckon was impressive and I am sure that given the right conditions he will crack the winter round.

Doms August trip shold be interesting.

Good luck to him.

By the way I have quite enjoyed the weather over the last few weeks, the worst thing about it has been folks constantly whinging about it instead of just getting out and dealing with it;)

Are wet horrible winters becoming the norm?

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Are wet horrible winters becoming the norm?

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No, last year Jasmin had near-perfect conditions (both weather and underfoot) for her Spine Race record.

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Are wet horrible winters becoming the norm?

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I seem to recall that when I started my apprenticeship (1985) I cycled to work everyday and spent the whole winter either wet or in wet weather gear, my mate was digging ditches on the fells and remembers the same.

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Originally Posted by DrPatrickBarry

Are wet horrible winters becoming the norm?

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No :- https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-new...y-six-21544295

Winters are becoming generally warmer and therefore wetter. It's far to early to say what is the new norm.

Carol Morgan!!!

8 days 1 hour 51 minutes! Overall winter record by 5 hours.

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Originally Posted by Upanddown

8 days 1 hour 51 minutes! Overall winter record by 5 hours.

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Yes, Surprised how little this fantastic effort has been praised.