Tour de Helvellyn

[Roadkill]

Yes, it was a lot nicer than the forecast, thankfully!

[The Master]

We should boycott SportSunday Event Photography Ltd and we should not encourage them to attend fell races because they want to prevent amateur photographers from taking and posting photos on flickr and the FRA Forum.

This is what happened today at the Tour de Helvellyn - have a read

http://www.blipfoto.com/entry/2572280

That stinks.

I've bought photos from them before but this puts me right off.

Love your photography Ian, whether its races or the everyday life stuff on your blog. Dont be put off.

[stevefoster]

That stinks.

I've bought photos from them before but this puts me right off.

Love your photography Ian, whether its races or the everyday life stuff on your blog. Dont be put off.

I agree sir.

[Toreador]

I've not bothered to waste my time clicking on the MWIS link to see what it might say. However, it was so "grim" that I ran as far as Grisedale Tarn in shorts. I put my leggins on there, but I could have taken them off again in Patterdale if I could have been bothered to stop.

I didn't notice any ferocious gusts and the wind speed possibly maxed out at 30 ish mph? "Mobility very difficult from fairly low levels"? Nope. OK, I was shuffling a bit after 28 miles.

MWIS do have a tendency to overdo the wind speeds.
But don't forget the predictions are for the summits. The felltop assessor on Helvellyn today measured an average 24.1mph gusting to 47.7 with a temperature of 1.8C. This was at 12.25. MWIS predicted 40-50 gusting 80 in the morning, but moderating to 30-40 in the afternoon, with temperature 1 rising to 3.
So about 10mph out on wind speed, and spot on for temperature.

[Huw]

We should boycott SportSunday Event Photography Ltd and we should not encourage them to attend fell races because they want to prevent amateur photographers from taking and posting photos on flickr and the FRA Forum.

This is what happened today at the Tour de Helvellyn - have a read

http://www.blipfoto.com/entry/2572280

Stu Stoddart is a top bloke, and, whilst injured, stays close to his sport by venturing out onto the fells
to offer support and encouragement to runners in all weathers. He also takes the occasional set of photo's.

I like the bods at SportSunday, I cannot for the life of me understand why they have committed such a MASSIVE own goal
as this.

[IainR]

MWIS do have a tendency to overdo the wind speeds.
But don't forget the predictions are for the summits. The felltop assessor on Helvellyn today measured an average 24.1mph gusting to 47.7 with a temperature of 1.8C. This was at 12.25. MWIS predicted 40-50 gusting 80 in the morning, but moderating to 30-40 in the afternoon, with temperature 1 rising to 3.
So about 10mph out on wind speed, and spot on for temperature.

I find that MWIS is accurate but is overly pessimistic which is no bad thing for hill goers.. a sort of how bad it could actually be forecast.. I tend to use metoffice and mwis and then xc weather and with them 3 tend to get a fairly accurate picture..

Very strange by the photographers....

[IWCharters]

Thanks to Joe and everyone else who helped make yesterday's TdH happen.

[wharfeego]

Tour de Helvellyn...by stustod



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Gneiss Gnashers at Tour de Helvellyn...by stustod


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