Quote Originally Posted by DazTheSlug View Post
well Irish Carol and myself survived our Leg1 recce on Friday

we had a howling gale at our back on Blencathra, and when I pointed forwards and said to IC "Believe it or not the approved route is that way..." pointing into the abyss ahead, she looked at me like I either had no idea what I was talking about, or had gone mad.
I then pointed left towards the Doddick ridge and she said "that looks much more sensible"... so we went down Doddick!
Correct! In the dark with wet rock, Doddick is way faster than Halls Fell.