Though I should try up and over Esk Piks next time I do the route rather than the slutchy traverse. It will be really bad at the moment after all the rain.
Bit like on Borrowdale I think it’s easier to go up Brandreth on the BGR line rather than the traverse off to the east
That's the one!
Next time I do Borrowdale i'm thinking about flipping it completely and traversing out to the west of Brandreth on faster ground… on the "usual" eastern route it seems a bit rougher and a bit of a climb anyway.? Whichever way, I don't think there's more than a couple of hundred metres in it...
Agreed... I rejoined the "crocodile" (it was a champs day when I did it) within about 15 seconds of where I was when I split to go over...
I can picture it - the summit area has a kind of shelf to it as you approach from Esk Hause. Thanks Mike 👍🏼