Anniversary Waltz

[mr brightside]

Still a reasonable question for Mr B to ask, as he has also wanted to know where Stair village hall is for the Causey Pike race.
I think it's probably the building with a few hundred people in running gear milling around outside.
Don't fancy his chances of keeping that hairstyle intact if it's windy on the tops.

I was there 2 hours early today, i was the first on scene but it was easy to find. There's so much hairspray in that quiff i'd be more concerned about the fire hazard.

Further to my last post i actually hate contouring, it's obviously quicker in races but i'd make long detours to avoid it in training...it's crap.

[FellJunior]

Yeah i know but there must be a known quickest route, i'll assume it's a contour just below the ridge line.
I think i'm going to go that route anyway, it's better training ultimately and a good opportunity for descent practice. However if i ever do the race i'll just keep my mouth shut and follow you lot

When it's clear there is just about a definable line north of the ridge, but when the clag's really down the fence remains on the southern edge make a good 'handrail' to navigate by. The direct route looks hellishly steep down and up; be interested in your experience.
Sounds like you had enjoyable day at Causey. Glad there were no naked flames around.

[DazTheSlug]

?...That's the way I always go!..?

...The direct route looks hellishly steep down and up; be interested in your experience.

no need to wait for MrB, wheezing donkey can tell you all about it!

[Baggins]

no need to wait for MrB, wheezing donkey can tell you all about it!

But thats in a hang glider

[wynn]

3 entries for the teenager left

[wynn]

1 teenager entry left!!!!

[wynn]

Entry list updated 2/4

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[ZootHornRollo]

so I had a trot round on Saturday

we took a pretty direct line from Dalehead down to the tarn, which was as I remember: a bit tricky and quite slow, as an average descender.

But looking back up, the walkers' line - to the right as you look up, to the left if you're coming down off the top - looks far far quicker than either the direct line or the line that heads southish from the top for a bit (i.e., heading rightish from the top).

The latter might be better at Borrowdale cos you are heading for the right side of the tarn, but at the AW you're better off going left of the tarn, so I don't understand why anyone but the real crack descnder wouldn't take the walkers' line - or at least somewhere by the side of it on the nice grassy run?

[DazTheSlug]

rats! somebody else has discovered my "secret" path!

[mudlugger]

Ok, So I've just signed up for my first 2010 race. AW here I come. Been resting for several months and keen for some mountain air.