Quote Originally Posted by GeoffB View Post
Back to the event though - to get from Styhead to Kirk Fell I decided to take the traversing path on the Wasdale side of Gable and it took me an eternity. Was that simply a stupid choice or did I not pick up the proper path in the mist maybe? I wonder if I'd have been better going via Windy Gap.
I think I would have gone that side (on the Classic so didn't get the chance) but Dave Fenwick (controller) reckoned the Windy Gap side was best option, particularly in that weather when it would be more sheltered (?).