Quote Originally Posted by Mossdog View Post
He did indeed Llani and I read that too. So we're not out of touch with the likes of that youngster keeping us right

On the point of the OMM, after the 2008 media debacle the OMM organisers are being understandably cautious. I've seen the BBC footage of Derwent merging with Bassenthwaite, but now take a lot of mainstream media coverage with a pinch of salt. I've been over to Eden a couple of times this last week, but can't speak for what was going on weatherwise over in the Lakes. Anyone closer to west Cumbria have any info about the situation?
The conditions in the Lakes in the last week or so have been safe for experienced competitors - lots of streaming and standing water, rivers are in spate, and the terrain is very slippery. Having said that, depending on the routes undertaken, there might have been some dodgy river crossings. But the main problem was the event marquee being blown down, and the Great Langdale road itself has apparently sustained considerable surface damage. And the event parking field would have been a mess in no time.