Fellsman

[saz]

Fleetmoss and middle tongue are definately worth checking out - for what its worth having done both I would go south following a four wheel drive track which brings you out at the wall, and then follow that to the wall junction before middle tongue - after that a mix of bearing and trog....definately best recced

[beaker]

Thanks Ian will heed your warning and aim to be beyond Fleetmoss before grouping.

Saz tyhanks givees me food for thought when pouring over the maps, how far down is the track?

[IanDarkpeak]

Thanks Ian will heed your warning and aim to be beyond Fleetmoss before grouping.

Saz tyhanks givees me food for thought when pouring over the maps, how far down is the track?

I'll do the route for you this pm

[saz]

Difficult to describe - but when you leave the checkpont I go south/east but not on the road and you end up running down a little gully, out of which you pick up a four wheel buggy track (well you did last year) thats not on the map, this then runs nicely to very near the wall corner, which you then join and head eastish along beneath the tussocks and bog

[beaker]

thanks for the info saz, looking at seeing what its like towards end of february. shoule be wet enough then....

[saz]

Having checked my notes

its south from the CP down a gully on a trod which then turns into a 4w drive trod and takes you to the wall corner

Let me know any recce dates as a run over there is always good

[IanDarkpeak]

I'll do the route for you this pm

just sent you both a PM

[JohnK]

Loads of info here:-
http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showt...=Fellsman+2009

Including this:-

Re: Fellsman
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pilgrim
Do you have a copy of the bearings?

Checkpoint Bearing Notes
Start > 1 75` Ingleborough
1 > 2 10` Hill Inn
2 > 3 355` Whernside
3 > ST 214` E side of Ridge till ST
ST > G 281` Use Gate
G > 4 267` Kingsdale
4 > 5 283` Flag Rt 2 Cnr.+ \ - ST
5 > 6 20` Great Coum
6 > 7 333` NW - Flinter Gill
7 > 8 43` Trk R@end L400m CP Conder Farm
8 > 9 126` Blea Moor
9 > 10 0` Stone House
10 > 11 63` bk ovr rd brdg walled trk under viaduct 2bcn L 341`
11 > 12 167` thru G +fld \ - ST
12 > 13 99` flw S side of fence
13 > 14 87` Dodd Fell
14 > 15 117` bcnd rt thru 2Gs flw trk E-rd
15 > 16 121` Middle Tongue
16 > 17 66` Hell Gap
17 > 18 158` Cray
18 > 19 135` Use ST at 949798
19 > 20 177` Use ST-E sd of wall flw 1ml to G in wall. R@Ghd S
20 > 21 82` Park Rash
21 > 22 142` Great Whernside
22 > 23 183` Capplestone Gate
23 > 24 164` keep wall on R side to jnctn with grn ln.Br L,FP-Yarnbury


All still relevant i hope, cause i am depending on it.

[Duncan]

If you're good(!!!) in wet peat then blast straight across with purpose and pace. When you can make out the argocat tracks off to the left, head for them as the climb up is more direct and on easier ground.
Middle Tongue has some handy secret groughs if you can find 'em.

[Norfolk & Goode]

I would agree - straight across Fleet Moss on the old fence line to pick up the wall corner.

As posted earlier I don't think Fleet Moss is the real problem it's getting down to Hell Gap from Middle Tongue where the fun really begins.