I doubt if anyone still looks for alternative lines any more, i think people just assume that after all this time the route is the route. These alternatives mainly get me clear of the traffic, which is the biggest problem at Dunnerdale these days. The route through the mines, which have some impressive stoped hushes, is quick and trouble free with no awful little trods clinging onto unstable hillsides, and no congested washed out footpaths. You could go flying quite badly on a couple of sections and get cut to ribbons by slate shards, but when you're in that nice flow state on a fast route and your mind is quiet everything just happens for you. I'll be most interested to see what happens after cp3; the new line there sees you hitting much higher top speeds than that nasty little path, but there is the drop down to the reeds first; if you get tripped by bracken there you'll be chewing rocks.Originally Posted by Llani Boy
Love your alternative Fell Race route choice optimism Luke and enjoy trying to work them out on the map.
It seems to me that you come up with more bad uns than good uns and usually pick up a scratch, scrape or injury to remember them by.
Good on you for keeping trying and I'm sure one day you'll come up with a gem.
Oh, and Discord is still accepting new members
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