He told me to HTFU the last time i saw him....so NO!Originally Posted by merrylegs
Still Amex's bitch eh
He told me to HTFU the last time i saw him....so NO!Still Amex's bitch eh
Kev, could be mistaken but I think some people actually go even further along the valley than the 'most popular route' and get up to the ridge later on, up a longer pull.
I went up "early" last year and had to cross some scree and shimey around a little crag
I'll be leaving it a little later this year - there seemed to be a way up that was 100% grass.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8011535...7604637599232/
I think this will be my line - I went up around 150m before this line last year and reckon it cost me a minute or two.
I didn't go up either of those ways but carried straight on along the bottom then started to climb basically as the path ran out right up the gulley at the natural top there is an opening and it's pretty much a due North bearing to continue over a levelish grassy area then picking up the trod again meeting the rest of the runners coming up the 'conventional' route....I definatley found this way quicker at the time.I went up "early" last year and had to cross some scree and shimey around a little crag
I'll be leaving it a little later this year - there seemed to be a way up that was 100% grass.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8011535...7604637599232/
I think this will be my line - I went up around 150m before this line last year and reckon it cost me a minute or two.
Re: Anniversary Waltz
sounds like a plan to me eh.
Just got back from Newlands. the road from Swinside to Grange is closed and all the 7.5 million walkers doing Catbells parked both sides of the road making it impossible to get past............
Suggest using the buttermere road to get to the carpark
I was with you on the craggy bit I think, went up far too early last year.I went up "early" last year and had to cross some scree and shimey around a little crag
I'll be leaving it a little later this year - there seemed to be a way up that was 100% grass.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8011535...7604637599232/
I think this will be my line - I went up around 150m before this line last year and reckon it cost me a minute or two.
A group of us came down the grassy route much further up the valley last Friday night under a setting sun (nice gentle route down at the end of the BG as recommended by Wynn, Steve and Yannis). It's definitely an option for the AW. Haven't decided whether to go with the masses or take the grassy route yet, but I won't be climbing as early as last year.
Why is it closed ~ road works, fallen tree etc ??
Any idea if it's likely to be open for Saturday Wynn?
Can't wait for this race, just been drooling over some piccies from last year, must be turning into a scenery pervert in my old age
Took my lad up Whernside on Sunday, he was drooling too, teach em scenery perversion at a young age i say
looks like road works ...or it could be to discourage the masses
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