Lakes 24 hour record

[philgreen1968]

good luck steve
hopefully be over with the rest of the motley bunch from the northeast

[ydt]

I have timed myself on 5 different routes off Blencathra, My current fastest is straight down the scree to the right of the Halls Fell ridge and then contour back onto Halls Fell. I think I read that your favourite was down Middle Tongue, I have tried a couple of routes that way but both times it seemed quite slow at the bottom, maybe i have not found the right line yet. Any suggestions of ways to take off a few minutes would great.

Steve,
Send me a pm and i will email you details. I am quite sure my route is the quickest.
Yiannis

[RobW]

Best of luck, it is a mighty challenge.
Have you worked out the fastest way down from Blencathra? If not I might be able help take minutes off Mark Hartell's 21 minute descent.
Yiannis

You'll be needing that parachute . Good luck and good training. Long time since Mark's (and Mark's) records.

[MorganW]

This looks like the most recent news from Steve:


http://team.inov-8.eu/2009/05/lake-d...rd-part-4.html

Best of luck Steve.

[Bob]

Latest update - http://team.inov-8.eu/2009/05/lake-d...ord-part5.html

Good luck to Steve and hope the weather is benign. I think this record is one where pretty well everything has to be in place, there's no slack.

[MorganW]

Latest update - http://team.inov-8.eu/2009/05/lake-d...ord-part5.html

Good luck to Steve and hope the weather is benign. I think this record is one where pretty well everything has to be in place, there's no slack.

Well spotted Bob.

And you are right..........there's no slack.

Just called Fred to let him know it's still on.

[MorganW]

Not long till D Day.

Just a little under 7 hours before off............

[Donkarlo]

On a JNC tommorow and our schedules overlap @ Fairfield so might see the man on the move, good luck Steve.

[Donkarlo]

Steve Birkinshaw spotted this morning ascending fairfield looked to be on schedule. Go Steve hope the weather improves. Grim up North this morning

[Duncan R]

Cheers Karl, have a childrens party to organise & run, a wedding to attend, a reception tonight and am gaggin for info on Steves run!!!....v windy up here & must be v wet underfoot, fantastic he's going well when you saw him.