Borrowdale Fell Race

[ZootHornRollo]

I guess it's frowned upon by frowny people

yes those silly frowny people who'd rather see one of the few bits of wilderness in the country not be invaded by motorised vehicles!!

what idiots eh!?

[d r a g o n f r u i t]

1 Disqualified for refusing to be timed out at Honister.

33 retired, 2 of whom did not bother to report at the finish, resulting in 2 1/2 hours of worry, checking and phone-calls to discover their whereabouts.

Bit slack that, innit? They should bloomin' know better! Supposed to be grown-ups.

[Alan Lucker]

Did anybody else see the guy on the Scrambler at Esk Hause Shelter? Is this not frowned upon, riding a scrambler in these areas? I recall hearing him going up the path besides the waterfall as I went up Bessyboot.

A lot would frown upon it (it doesn’t exactly please me). But technically it is a bridleway, and as I understand it, scramblers are legally allowed on bridleways.
It does seem at odds with the speed restriction on the lakes waters and mere’s though. If a lot of people took it up I know what would cause more disruption / consternation. It would make the speedboats look like a serene activity. Thankfully I have never witnessed one on the fells so it must be a fairly rare occurrence. Hopefully it will stay that way.

[FarFromTheFells]

Anyone know who the photographer was at the top of Dale Head ?

I know she snapped me a couple of times as I wandered past her looking like something out of 'Sean Of The Dead' Wouldn't mind seeing the finished product.

[brett]

http://www.sportsunday.co.uk/portfolio109639.html

[Brotherton Lad]

A lot would frown upon it (it doesn’t exactly please me). But technically it is a bridleway, and as I understand it, scramblers are legally allowed on bridleways.

That's wrong. A bridleway is for use on foot or on a horse, cycles are allowed too, though they have to give way to pedestrians and horse riders. You're thinking of a byway which can be used by motor vehicles. Hence all the drama about 4x4s on the Ridgeway, which have now been banned from certain sections in the winter months.

[FenlandFellrunner]

A great race, and a well organised event. I made a mistake coming off Green Gable (not for the first time!) and ended up heading for Base Brown. It was then a bit of a desperate run to make the cut off with 5 minutes to spare, leaving me pretty much finished for the Dale Head section.

A few photos here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_e...7624565477927/

[daz h]

[QUOTE=marrow;353152]387 started.

346 finished.

7 timed out at Honister.

The three of them should be named and shamed. I honestly start to wonder at the mentality of some people. Scoffer stood on the bloody wall and sprecifically. 3 times told everyone about retiring and reporting in. Jeesus who are these

[Luv Shack]

[QUOTE=daz h;353749]

387 started.

346 finished.

7 timed out at Honister.

The three of them should be named and shamed. I honestly start to wonder at the mentality of some people. Scoffer stood on the bloody wall and sprecifically. 3 times told everyone about retiring and reporting in. Jeesus who are these

Yep, I'm afraid I have to agree too, having been in similar circumstances on a number of occasions, it really does take the biscuit when silly b*ggers can't let you know they are back & OK....although it might be that there are mitigating circumstances.....if not...Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

PS Must say another Very Big Thank-you to Scoffer & his superb team for putting on another brilliant Borrowdale!!!!!!

[picador]

An interesting note for those runners that descend well on rock was that the runners who were about 20 seconds in front of me at gable summit were slower than me down to windy gap. They took the grassy line and trod and I took the nightmare tourist path.

Please tell me where the grassy line is? How do I find it?

Did anybody do they bike race as well the day after? The second time up Honister pass was a killer...any results anywhere?