Stolly's Running Adventures

[Al Fowler]

Stolly you've inspired me to take my camera running with me from now onwards (as ive seen ur pici's).
I'll just have to hope that my bumbag really is waterproof though otherwise i'll be suing Inov haha

[Stolly]

Stolly you've inspired me to take my camera running with me from now onwards (as ive seen ur pici's).
I'll just have to hope that my bumbag really is waterproof though otherwise i'll be suing Inov haha

I recently bought one of these. Its waterproof and shock proof and, thus far, bog proof.

[Derby Tup]

I recently bought one of these. Its waterproof and shock proof and, thus far, bog proof.

Very hi-tech bumbag that Stolly! ;-)

[Stolly]

14th September 2008 - Ingleborough and Whernside from Ingleton - 15.25 miles and 3500 ft of Climb

OS Explore Route

I last ran this route in May when it took me 2 hours 57 to go round so I felt slightly under pressure yesterday to run a similar time. This was also my first longish run since recovering from my twisted knee and I was not completely sure whether my 'new' knee would be up to it. The weather was ideal for running though, very still and slightly humid although there was low cloud down over the tops.

I managed to park in the centre of Ingleton (at the most lively bit.... just opposite the old folks home) and, as I was 'greasing up' and whatnot before the off dressed in my helly, running shorts and fell shoes, a friendly old lady asked me if I was going..... pot holing! I mean what can you say. Its like that sometimes in Ingleton (and Settle come to that) where the town attracts both ends of the spectrum from the elderly cream tea-ers to pot holers, hang gliderers and fell runners. I did explain to the lady where I intended running but I could have been saying up the Grand Canyon and over Mount Kilamanjaro and she would have still nodded and laughed just the same .

Anyway I ran up Ingleborough okay, although in the cloud as I neared the summit I found myself thinking that each ridge was the last one only to find there was still another frigging one to go. As I dropped off onto the shoulder on the other side of the summit, the cloud suddenly parted and I had a great view of the valley towards Hill Inn and the totally obscured Whernside somewhere beyond:



I took the steep descent down the treacherously paved wall here really carefully - last time I effectively threw myself off the side on the direct line descent over tussocks and rocks but I no longer have any studs showing on my fell shoes and felt obliged to bottle it yesterday - but once on the flagstones I could nicely pick up speed again.

Then it was up Whernside, again pretty much runnable all the way to the trig point (barring one extremely steep stretch where I had to stagger instead). On the way up I bumped into Merrylegs coming down running the 3P which gave me a welcome quick breather and a stop to say hello before resuming the climb. Once up on the top ridge it was really misty, almost dark in fact and this would have been at something like 1 in the afternoon. Then it was an about turn to follow the top ridgeline all the way back to Ingleton.



The first time I ran this I found this ridgeline just never ending in a sole destroying sort of way but yesterday I loved it. It was beautiful isolation all the way with lovely views of Kingsdale to my right and a partially cloud obscured Ingleborough to my left whenever I dared look up from the extremely boggy and wet trail I was following. I only pranged once sliding on my back down a slippery bank (and landing badly on two fingers of my right hand - not broken, touch wood, but not good either) but other than a couple of deep bog experiences I safely got to the end of the ridge and dropped down onto the Ingleton Waterfall Walk route, taking the left river and Beezley Fall route into Ingleton.



My legs felt weary now although my knee was absolutely fine. All the same I'm clearly even more unfit than I was in May and finished with a time of 3 hours and 1 minute. A fabulous run though.

[stevefoster]

You looked impressive coming up Whernside, i alas blew up going up Inglebugger. Wore trail shoes that were crap in the wet, fell over twice coming down PYG. Never worn them for anything over 10 miles, effing blisters killing me about two miles from Horton. Got round in 5h 18m but really wanted to crack 5h Oh well i'm still alive. The Guinness tasted good in the Golden Lion Saw Rob Jebb on his cross bike at Ribblehead, so bumped into two famous blokes today
All the best Stolly

[dominion]

Are there any "Stolly Routes" that go from Ribblehead Viaduct, over Whernside, down through Chapel-le-Dale and then parts of Ingleborough and back to Ribblehead?

I was thinking of heading left just past 'Humphrey Bottom' and then heading across to the trig point on Park Fell. There seems to be a path back from 'Colt Park' but not sure whether there is anything between the main Ingleborough path across?

Something like,

[Derby Tup]

Are there any "Stolly Routes" that go from Ribblehead Viaduct, over Whernside, down through Chapel-le-Dale and then parts of Ingleborough and back to Ribblehead?

I was thinking of heading left just past 'Humphrey Bottom' and then heading across to the trig point on Park Fell. There seems to be a path back from 'Colt Park' but not sure whether there is anything between the main Ingleborough path across?

Something like,

Sounds an ideal warm up for a 'duathalon in the dark' that, Dom!

[dominion]

Sounds an ideal warm up for a 'duathalon in the dark' that, Dom!

Errr... more a warm down the day after a K & C Wednesday night run....

[Stolly]

Are there any "Stolly Routes" that go from Ribblehead Viaduct, over Whernside, down through Chapel-le-Dale and then parts of Ingleborough and back to Ribblehead?

I was thinking of heading left just past 'Humphrey Bottom' and then heading across to the trig point on Park Fell. There seems to be a path back from 'Colt Park' but not sure whether there is anything between the main Ingleborough path across?

Something like,

Just go up to the shoulder of Ingleborough then head left for Simon Fell and Park Fell - I haven't been that way but I think you can come down from Park Fell on a fairly direct line towards Ribblehead. Failing that take the path down from Park Fell to the Horton Ribblehead road. Not a short run mind .

[WillMarsh]

I went up Ingleborough via Park Fell from Ribblehead the way you have suggested on you're map Dom. It's a very steep climb initially up Park fell, but then it flattens off before joining up onto the main Ingleborough path. The descent off Park Fell would be brilliant i am sure, just one thing to be careful of is if you're in mist, the path isn't an easy one to follow.
Cheers Will