Agree... I think getting round something like Borrowdale or Langdale in good conditions on a champs day, although requiring a massive amount of fitness (as my legs on the way down from Dale Head will testify), but not necessarily the skills to keep you safe, at a more remote race with no train of people to follow.Originally Posted by dantodman
Peris makes Borrowdale look like a park run
Failure and learning from mistakes also forms a big part in my opinion. I personally learnt a great deal more about myself and my abilities in the couple of hours I spent awol between Seatallan and Pillar last year at Wasdale before getting timed out, than I did at a host of other races which I completed with a spring in my step.
Got to agree with the above regarding the comparison of Borrowdale and Peris though. There's absolutely no doubt that Borrowdale on a bad day is as tough and dangerous as anything, but there should arguably be another category above 'AL' for the likes of Wasdale/Peris/Buttermere/insert as applicable..... And I'd arguably add Welsh 1000m to that list as well.
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