These split times recorded on our day out may be usefull to any one looking to put together a schedule for the route.

Start - Broughton Mills 7.20am 31.4.2011
Great Stickle - 0.22 (footy chat)
Stickle PIke - 0.36 (beautiful dusty layers into the distance)
Caw - 1.07 (first pull, out of the wind)
White Maiden - 1.39 (fun navigation, dry underfoot, lovely going)
Brown Pike - 1.52 (first walkers for the day, big views opening up)
Dow Crag - 2.05 (wind up a bit more now)
Consiton Old Man - 2.25 (dog leg the old man, great running on the ridge)
Swirl How - 2.48 (little left of the ridge to the top)
Great Carrs - 2.53 (past the WW2 wreckage, stunning 360 views)
Wrynose Pass - arr 3.08 dep 3.15 (smiles and big strides into the pass, quick munch and water refills)
Cold Pike - 3.43 (following the track then cut across)
Crinkle Crags - 4.12 (wrinkly crags... little bit of scrambling)
Bowfell - 4.42 (still a bit rocky, but into familiar BG country)
Esk Pike - 4.59 (starting to feel it now, keep on shoving food down)
Great End - 5.18 (caught some Joss Naylor runners, chatting in the sunshine)
Great Gable - 6.23 (dropped off into the crags too early, sketchy scramble down then the hardest pull, big tick)
Green Gable - 6.36 (short skip, back of the CT broken)
Brandreth - 6.49 (easier cruising, less rocky)
Grey Knotts - 6.55 (eye on the last crossing to refill)
Honister Pass - arr 7.07 dep 7.17 (Dale's good line, Mat and me struggling to keep up, then welcome sarnies)
High Spy - 7.56 (boyant up the last big climb)
Maiden Moor - 8.11 (beautiful views, starting to smell victory)
Cat Bells - 8.23 (pass the Higginsons, Mat hits his stride speeding down the ridge)
Moot Hall - 9.09 (regroup at the foot, bit of a long slog round into Keswick, chuffed to complete it!)

Quote Originally Posted by Moorlander View Post
Simon Bertie Mat and I set off from Broughton Mills just after 7am. Expert navigation by Bertie saw us safely over the lower summits and across to Dow Crag. The very strong easterly wind came as a releif rather than an obstacle as the wonderful weather saw the tempratures soar. Going was really fast across the ridge to Coniston Old man, the veiws were spectacular. We reached the three shires stone in good time where Dick and support team were waiting with a feast. Onward across cold Pike and the crinlkles we were still going strong. On reaching Bowfell I was then in my element following all the best BGR lines across to Great end. We had planned to take the gulley route down and Simon and I had been down this route on my JNC last year. However that didnt help as we took the wrong gulley and ended up getting in amongst some very scary crags. Ten minutes were lost ensuring we got safely down, but we were soon facing the haul up Great Gable. Mat seemed to be struggling at this stage, but our pact to complete as a team of four was maintained. The run down to Honister was back on to the BGR lines and we were there in good time where more refreshments awaited. Mat had recovered and in fact was flying now as we set off across the ridge to the last summit Cat Bells. Then it was a road race back to Keswick and the welcome site of the Moot Hall. A total time of 9 hours and 9 minutes.

A wonderful day out on the hills. I can recommend it.