Quote Originally Posted by andy k View Post
Worry not Tahr
I did all my early training in the Pentlands
I never got down to the Lakes until mid Feb, then fairly regular recces every 2 or 3 weeks had me well prepared for my end of May round.
Last weekend in Feb was first trip to Lakes in 2011. No need to get too obsessed about recceing in january and bear in mind 1) there are only five legs 2) many BG'ers are so knackered by say half way round leg 4 that navigation is the last thing on their mind 3) leg 5 doesn't take a huge amount of learning

Just get out in the hills and practice walking up steep slopes and running down similar :thumbup: