Fellsman

[Toreador]

The organisers specifically request that recces don't take place, and people doing so almost caused the cancellation of the race a couple of years ago.
So I'm curious, why do people not only still recce the route, but post details on these forums, and even create blogs about it?
The question is aimed at myself as much as anyone else - I posted details of our recces on the club website when we did the event.
Is there perhaps an element of "the rules are for other people" about it?

[Stolly]

All of the route is over open access land or public rights of way. As for recces, I seriously doubt that the footfall over somewhere like Middle Tongue (one of the sensitive areas I believe) is even noticeable. Living in the Dales as I do it seems wierd that some open access land should for some reason not be open access, just because I'm in the race. And yes I've been over fleet moss and middle tongue once this year, through 2 feet of snow and a blizzard

[cefn dave]

hi James
looking to do a recce in the next week or so,perhaps some of the snow will have gone by then.if you have not done it this weekend,may be we could sort something out. Have transport so no problems on that front.anyone else out there looking to check it out,slowly!!
Dave

Anyone planning any recces on the last part of the route over the coming weekend?
If you are and can stand a steady person plodding along behind you I'd be keen!
You can either contact me on here, PM me or email <the data stream at google mail dot com> (remove spaces)
I've got my own transport so we could potentially do two cars for a linear route?
Otherwise its a round of the 3 peaks with the odd extension thrown in for me...
Cheers
James Pawson

p.s. if anyone needs a personal reference that I'm not a complete numpty then hopefully cefn dave or Derby Tup can oblige (be nice guys)

[GreenFlash]

Nope, that's the old CP, new one at south of that at SD 906803 as per race info.

The handbook (page 20) has Middle Tongue CP at SD909811, which is the trig at 643m; but the website (http://www.fellsman.org.uk/?page_id=39) has it at SD906803. I think I may have lost a correction slip that came with the handbook though ... was this for Middle Tongue?

[karen nash]

Yes. Small red slip of paper

correct ref is 906803 for Middle Tongue and

936818 for Hell Gap

[Stolly]

Still plenty of snow on Buckden Pike and Great Whernside today. Absolutely gorgeous

[cefn dave]

[what a great day,if this weather continues looks like following footprints/paw prints in the snow,might be an option!!I guess that answers my pondering s on how much snow there is.=Stolly;535341]Still plenty of snow on Buckden Pike and Great Whernside today. Absolutely gorgeous



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[Stolly]

My blog update of Saturday's run, including Buckden Pike to Great Whernside via Top Mere and Park Rash

[tomphillips]

lots of snow!

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more pics here - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...7513713&type=1

[that_fjell_guy]

My blog update of Saturday's run, including Buckden Pike to Great Whernside via Top Mere and Park Rash

Some great pics there Stolly!!