
Originally Posted by
Tindersticks
On arriving at registration and seeing Scoffers hand drawn race route on what looked like wall paper lining I knew this race was gonna be fell racing in it's purist form. The setting was perfect....down the Borrowdale valley surround by mountains, we even had Archers practicing their arrows on the start field (thankfully no stray arrows came our way). The climb up is steady away until the final summit push which is hands on pull yourself up the rock face terrain, I bet Paul Corny flew up this section with his climbing skills. The descent is one of the best I've encountered on any race, brilliant fast running over spongy grass if you get the correct line. In bad weather I can imagine people ending up here, there and everywhere. What amazes me is only 31 people turned up for what is one of the best AS races in the calendar, a proper fell race in every sense. Thanks to Scoffer and all his helpers.