Quote Originally Posted by Swiss Toni View Post

We'll meet on the summit of Skiddaw and compare notes. I suspect if there is no more than a couple of mins in it, then the normal route is likely to take less out of you, but if the gap is significantly in my mate's favour (say, more than 10 mins), then it's certainly worth thinking about.

I'll report back afterwards and hope people find it useful.

ST
Well we did it amd Paul was 5 mins quicker via Carl Side. He went 0.8miles shorter. We both took it easy, although Paul confessed that the steepness was harder going than my canter up the tourist route. My time 79mins, his 74.