Good day yesterday, though it only confirmed I've done nowhere near enough to consider doing BG this year. But now I know what I need to do!!...at last!! Did Leg #1 plus Clough Head. The devil is clearly in the detail! Had a good run through Skiddaw and Calva, being able to see really helps! But then basically, got a bit lazy once I crossed the river (...without getting my feet wet!!). This caused me to wander too far towards the tourist path so I ascended via there. Then I checked out the 'Parachute' route but cam back to the ridge far too early, and as a consequence a little slow descending to Threlkeld. Did that section in around 4 hours, maybe plus 10 minutes for starting at the back of Fitz Park. Stopped for a meal break then set off up Clough Head, I was pretty tired tho',and it took 63 minutes which all things considered I was happy with. Then ran back to Keswick.
Having checked out a bit of 'Parachute', in decent weather its not as bad as I thought it might be, but I was thinking myself that Doddick allowed me to keep my running rythmn better. Tho' I certainly need to check out the variations much more. Halls Fell ridge in even damp weather, in descent, is probably a no-go for me, unless I could suss out the optimum line 100%!
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