Attempts Weekend 22-24 June

[andygib1982]

Just to let everyone Know my Charity attempt this weekend for Prostate Cancer has been resceduled for 20th July due to severe weather warnings ie flooding and 70mph winds. I want this attempt to be remembered for all the right reasons.We can't afford any more casualties up there thanks for all your support. Mark Estienne

If your going at midnight Mark will see you there am gong then

[Askern]

If your going at midnight Mark will see you there am gong then

That's my chosen weekend and start time too although I'm off work all week and may go earlier if the weather forecast looks poor on the weekend. It's blustery but dry here in East Yorkshire at the moment, the sky has been light enough to see by for a good 40 mins. 7pm starts would have been coming into Dunmail about then. The rainfall radar looks horrible over the lakes though.

[Hank]

I ran up Loughrigg yesterday evening and it was awful... the wind was very strong at 300m and torrential rain.

Still bad up here, but the wind has dropped a bit and the heavy rain is a little more patchy, in Kendal anyway.

Good luck to anyone setting off later!

[lantern rouge]

.......and I thought 20th July would be quiet. Between Campylobacter and the weather, it's looking like it'll be quite busy... best sort some accomodation.

[mykind]

Sitting in my house in Keswick and just learned that the attempt that i was helping on leg2 has been cancelled. Looking out of the window I would say that that is a very good call although disappointing for the contender. Remember there are plenty of weekends left in the year -better to abort now rather than waste a vast amount of energy on an unsuccessful attempt. I can't imagine crossing the Caldew in this (and I crossed the Upper Esk last weekend).

[stevefoster]

Can't imagine what the Caldew must be like, river I passed last night is just about bursting it's banks and it's a low level river. The sound of running water was deafening!

[ashstroller]

Wow I like your message tag Steve...

[stevefoster]

Wow I like your message tag Steve...

Suits you young lady

[ashstroller]

Suits you young lady

Thanks :thumbup:

I wonder if anyone has gone ahead then.....weather looks atrocious on the news.

[Mark L]

Can't imagine what the Caldew must be like, river I passed last night is just about bursting it's banks and it's a low level river. The sound of running water was deafening!

We went from Conston to Wasdale and back on Friday on a Lakeland 100 reccy.
Getting back was decidedly touch and go. All those streams we had stepped over on the way out were raging torrents on the way back. We both found ourselves up to the chest in water on a couple of occasions. Considering what the Duddon looked like at 4pm, I reckon the Caldew would have been uncrossable. We could barely stand against the wind on the top of Walna Scar.