I've been a bit remiss in posting updates regarding the Cumbrian Traverse over the past couple of years, so thought I'd catch up a bit:

There were a total of eight registered completions in 2020, followed by no less than thirty (30) registered completions in 2021, a figure that surely must be a consequence of the CV-19 pandemic. Some very fast ladies times among those, Lou Osborn (Ambleside) comfortably took the ladies record in July with 08:14, only for Jean Brown (Cl-le-M) to come along in August and lop a further six minutes off with 08:08.

2022 by comparison was a bit of a dead year for the Cumbrian Traverse, just five registered completions, I can't explain why this figure was so poor but I suppose it comes down to a general easing of restrictions and people looking elsewhere.

2023 has got off to a decent start with Harry Shuell (Ambleside) having a decent Winter attempt, finishing in 09:47.

Apart from this, things rumble on with the CT. It's been featured in a couple of guidebooks and magazines, but I think the logistics of it are still the most inhibiting factor. Some sad news to report is that Dick Courchee passed away last October, as many of you will know he was the instigator and recorder of the Cumbrian Traverse and I do hope that as a community we can keep his brainchild going.