LDWA events

[Corniceman]

Grasmere for me too, I'll only be walking the 13 miler as I'm back on antibiotics for a throat infection that won't shift.

I am doing the 13 miler as a walk with wife and kids. look out for me, the hassled looking one with 3 kids in tow and wife as well with a face that says'cant wiat for tomorrow when I can be let loose on a section of BGR!

[MorganW]

Grasmere for me too. Hope the weather is good for another fine day out.

[Alf]

What a cracking route those good people at Morecambe bay and Bowland LDWA created for us today in the Grasmere Fells and Tarns.
SportTracks made it 21 miles and 6800' climb.
I was familiar with Heron Pike/Great Rigg/Fairfield area but Helm Crag/Blea Rigg/Silver Howe/Loughrigg were all new to me.
Great way to spend a Saturday

[JohnK]

What a cracking route those good people at Morecambe bay and Bowland LDWA created for us today in the Grasmere Fells and Tarns.
SportTracks made it 21 miles and 6800' climb.

Great way to spend a Saturday

I can`t agree more a real GEM and FWIW I reckon more challenging than Four Lakeland passes, as ever extremely well managed thanks again Morecambe bay and Bowland you really do know how to give a lot of folk a lot of pleasure :thumbup:.

Distance I got was 31.81 km and 2075 mtrs of ascent /descent, so it looks like imperil and metric pretty much agree on this one, a big bonus was a BROCKEN SPECTRE on the descent from Fairfield.

[IWCharters]

Some photos here http://www.justusuk.com/2011/04/gras...rbread-16.html

[stevefoster]

Some photos here http://www.justusuk.com/2011/04/gras...rbread-16.html

Great pics as usual Ian, love the cute dog one.

[Maggie May]

I can`t agree more a real GEM and FWIW I reckon more challenging than Four Lakeland passes, as ever extremely well managed thanks again Morecambe bay and Bowland you really do know how to give a lot of folk a lot of pleasure :thumbup:.

Distance I got was 31.81 km and 2075 mtrs of ascent /descent, so it looks like imperil and metric pretty much agree on this one, a big bonus was a BROCKEN SPECTRE on the descent from Fairfield.

I agree, fantastic day out-much more runners than walkers this time but I reckon it would be hard to fit this distance and climb in comfortably at walking pace in under 8 hrs. We managed 5.40 but kept running steady all the time and had no breaks. Were pretty knackrd at the end and my friend had awful cramp all the way up Loughrigg but still perfect training for the 3 Peaks with no pressure that you get in a race and the added bonus of friennds to natter to all the way!

[IWCharters]

Great pics as usual Ian, love the cute dog one.

Thanks Steve - Pauline loved the puppy too!

[BritNick]

JohnK, that Brocken spectre sounds good. I'd like to see one of those one day. When I descended from Fairfield the clouds parted to reveal breathtaking views of Grisedale Tarn down below. I became a bit snap-happy, gawped and enthused. I'm not used to such views. A brief account with links to all the pictures is in the usual ultraploddernick location (link below).

Ian, your pictures are excellent, as always.

I plotted the route on Tracklogs for the event then tweaked it according to where it actually went. It comes out at 20.4 miles with 6,782' of ascent.

MorganW, good to meet you (and be aware of who I'm talking with).

How did the Wensleydale Wander go for those who chose that option?

[Latege]

Is anyone running the Pendle Witch Way on the 30th April? - I've never done a LDWA event before and it would be nice to know if there will be others running.