Like you Karen I opted for the A course and was pleased to complete all three days in reasonable shape.

Our longest day out was Day 2 which we completed in 7 hours 43. Tough day slipping and sliding on wet rocks over Glaramara, Bowfell and Crinkle Crags - not much runnable ground.

Definitely the right choice, in my view, to impose wet weather routes as I reckon including Scafell summit, plus Slight Side, plus Lingcove Bridge CP's would have added 2 to 3 hours to our day. Really enjoyed Day 3 as so much was runnable and it took-in parts of the Lakes little known to me. I see from the planner's report that they had wanted to use the railway - now that would have been fun! Muncaster Fell was however a highlight. Was it just me, or was it twice as long over that fell on the way home as on the way out?