BG Attempt 17/18th May 2013

[Derby Tup]

Worry not Tahr
I did all my early training in the Pentlands
I never got down to the Lakes until mid Feb, then fairly regular recces every 2 or 3 weeks had me well prepared for my end of May round.

Last weekend in Feb was first trip to Lakes in 2011. No need to get too obsessed about recceing in january and bear in mind 1) there are only five legs 2) many BG'ers are so knackered by say half way round leg 4 that navigation is the last thing on their mind 3) leg 5 doesn't take a huge amount of learning

Just get out in the hills and practice walking up steep slopes and running down similar :thumbup:

[old un]

hi stolly were over leg 3 i think on saturday as we dont know it and done leg 1 and 2 a bit lately but if our plans change we happilly jump onboard were up next weekend i think too if you find yourself after company and a day out would be good to put a face to a name over coming weeks :thumbup:

[old un]

sorry nigel meant to say if you fancy leg 3 youre more than welcome mate :thumbup:

[Stolly]

Thanks old un but I don't think I'll have time for a leg 3, especially at this time of year. It could be 7 to 7.5 hours (maybe longer if the weather gets dodgy?) start to finish at recce pace.... and you then end up in Wasdale when you finish . I do know it pretty well though and I'm sure I'll be up for another leg 3 outing in a couple of months time.

[old un]

Hmmm Thats true may end up doing an out and back , will no doubt get to have a day out soon and meet

[Nigel]

I'm up for leg 3 (any leg but leg 1, really) but it is a ballsache unless either a car is left in Wasdale the night before or a circular route is designed. I still have nightmares of doing leg 3 (with 2 cars) and spending more time driving than on foot on the hills. How about something like up from Dunmail as far as Bowfell and then down into Langdale, and up at New Dungeon Gill and back across to the start? I'm not looking at a map - is that too far? I'm sure somebody will have a better idea.

[Stolly]

I'm up for leg 3 (any leg but leg 1, really) but it is a ballsache unless either a car is left in Wasdale the night before or a circular route is designed. I still have nightmares of doing leg 3 (with 2 cars) and spending more time driving than on foot on the hills. How about something like up from Dunmail as far as Bowfell and then down into Langdale, and up at New Dungeon Gill and back across to the start? I'm not looking at a map - is that too far? I'm sure somebody will have a better idea.

I could be up for a shortened leg 3 but maybe we could have a car already parked in Langdale? The "back across to the start" bit mentioned by Nigel looks a good trek on its own



Weather forecast doesn't look too bad at the minute either

[Nigel]

Yes, even as I was typing it I thought it was too far. A car in Langdale sounds good, though. If we took two cars to the ODG first thing and left one there we could do leg 3 until Bowfell (perhaps a bit more?) and then come down the band to the valley - couple of pints in the ODG and back to Dunmail.

[Nigel]

... and if I'd looked at the map that's exactly what you'd drawn!

[Nigel]

...... and then Sunday I was going to go out from Keswick up Catbells, High Spy and over to the path up Dalehead (down into Honister for a quick cuppa - optional) and then back to Keswick along leg 5 route.