well when i went up on friday I had a good look at this straight off the top route (C?) i dont fancy it because of the boulders you have to cross - anyway i think I'm going to get rid of this picture before anyone sees it and decides to try it and it isnt actually a route - i suppose the only person who can answer is Huwski........ S~d it! I'm going to make this pic my avatar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last edited by Daleside; 03-07-2007 at 10:12 PM.
and I remember crossing Moo as i went up sca fell pike (on the race last year)- she was coming off it as i was still going up, she was heaing for the scree of her choice and I was still asking folk whcih scree they were going for - i think going for scree B (which I did on the race) saved me 5 mins - I went down the scree B VERY fast, I had found scree A very slow and un safe like - adding to the problem is that people (normal walking type people)were coming up scree A so you cant get a clear run - I made the cut off last year by about 4 mins so that choice of scree route for me was essential, i really dont think choosing C if it were a route would be any w#quicker than B - cos of those boulders at the bottom - that would slow me down -we all run differently however on differnt terrain though.
sunny - are you going to danefield tomorrow?
daleside use route BOriginally Posted by Daleside
and I remember crossing Moo as i went up sca fell pike (on the race last year)- she was coming off it as i was still going up, she was heaing for the scree of her choice and I was still asking folk whcih scree they were going for - i think going for scree B (which I did on the race) saved me 5 mins - I went down the scree B VERY fast, I had found scree A very slow and un safe like - adding to the problem is that people (normal walking type people)were coming up scree A so you cant get a clear run - I made the cut off last year by about 4 mins so that choice of scree route for me was essential, i really dont think choosing C if it were a route would be any w#quicker than B - cos of those boulders at the bottom - that would slow me down -we all run differently however on differnt terrain though.
sunny - are you going to danefield tomorrow?
and I remember crossing Moo as i went up sca fell pike (on the race last year)- she was coming off it as i was still going up, she was heaing for the scree of her choice and I was still asking folk whcih scree they were going for - i think going for scree B (which I did on the race) saved me 5 mins - I went down the scree B VERY fast, I had found scree A very slow and un safe like - adding to the problem is that people (normal walking type people)were coming up scree A so you cant get a clear run - I made the cut off last year by about 4 mins so that choice of scree route for me was essential, i really dont think choosing C if it were a route would be any w#quicker than B - cos of those boulders at the bottom - that would slow me down -we all run differently however on differnt terrain though.
sunny - are you going to danefield tomorrow?
I dont think route C exists!!!!!
Route A is the backtrack, and I dont like it either!
Route B does not involve a back track: you bee line the top of the scree which from memory ( no map to hand ) is due N, where the back track route A is more NE
Theres a massive drop where you show route C, and whilst we tried going further towards lingmell on a previous reccie ( beyond C) the ground is no good for fast running - going down to lingmell col and the start of the corridor is OK as an idea, but it is further and probably loses a couple of minutes.
no route C doesnt exist , to steep , and to slow
route B is very quick going down if you just hit the scree , lean back a tad and dig in
its worth recceing just to know what to expect on the day cos if you have never done it before it can be daunting
daleside did someone tell you theres a route down point C
Route D heads back down path came up on and shoot a bearing over a rock on the grassy plateau that looks like a turtle(seriously!) and you hit the top of the screes bang on
all this confusion is based on a conversation i had with dom the day after you did your recce. but i appreciate it was a poor day that you did your recce on .
I do believe always injured has actually settled my worries on this! thanks for your post - shoudl I take the picture down now so not to confuse cyber generations of borrowdalers reading it out of context!
NO! Absolutely not....
Write a post extolling the virtues of route C, particularly in clag - just put the need for a rope in the fine print!
The plot shows Route A off Scafell Pike - yes, I went that way, but I'm up for route B in the race. Route B is just to the left and I think it comes down beside Dropping Crag - see purple line. I'm sure someone who went down Route B could confirm.
Isn't it funny how pictures (like the featured A,B,& C one) never do a mountain justice......makes Scafell look like a little molehill. If only./.....
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