I remember you recommended this to me last winter.Originally Posted by Chorlian
One one my Bg reccies from Dunmail I threw myself with gay abandon at Broad Stand - I have climbed Lakes E5 in the not too distant past.
Anyway, after six or so hours of running I couldn't get my legs wide enough apart to bridge up the move, and I sh@t myself.
I then attempted to solo Mickledore Chinmey and sh@t myself all over again. However, I concede that if you're familiar with the move out of the gully and know that you're not going to die, then it looks like it might be a very realistic alternative. It's certainly nowhere near as exposed as Broad Stand. It just might be worth doing the route roped first, before you commit to soloing it.
I had a nice friend of a friend give me a rope on broad stand. In the end I completed with a very narrow margin. If I had to go round one of the other alternatives I don't think I would have made it. However, knowing what I do about Hank, I don't think he will have the same time constraints as me!
Anyway, if you have the reccying time, I reckon Mickledore Chimney isdefinitely worth investigating. It could become the alternatve of choice!
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