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Bob Graham Round

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flanker Dec 2021 3:59pm, 6 Dec 2021 20,170 posts	Quote Pin flanker Always practice self arrests on a concave slope, not a convex one, just in case it doesn't work!
paulcook Dec 2021 4:25pm, 6 Dec 2021 187 posts	Quote Pin paulcook Oops. Sorry. I re-read the posts to try and make sure I had it the right way round, and still got it wrong.
K5 Gus Dec 2021 4:36pm, 6 Dec 2021 4,785 posts	Quote Pin K5 Gus 2 more hills until he gets to the A66 and heads into the Northern fells - amazing stuff. Wonder how bad Storm Barra's going to be in the Lakes ?
Northern Exile Dec 2021 4:49pm, 6 Dec 2021 8,276 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile Gus, I think it's going to be pretty bad. Let's cross our fingers for him.
flyingfinn Dec 2021 4:59pm, 6 Dec 2021 2,946 posts	Quote Pin flyingfinn Given he's no longer in a 'race' with Tom the smart move has to be a prolonged rest when the worst of the storm is due. The leg in the Northern Fells offer several escape routes (e.g. Mosedale or the northern edge) where he could head off and sit it out. He doesn't even have to stay at the point he stops at, as long as he restarts in the same place. So there is nothing to stop him dropping to the road and then being taken to a house elsewhere. He has some smart experienced people in his camp and I can't imagine that they haven't already got a set of options available for him given the forecast.
Derby Tup Dec 2021 5:07pm, 6 Dec 2021 53,006 posts	Quote Pin Derby Tup How long can someone stop for and it still be a ‘live’ attempt?
flyingfinn Dec 2021 5:20pm, 6 Dec 2021 2,948 posts	Quote Pin flyingfinn AFAIK as long as they like. The clock just keeps running. When Joss set his record he took several rests away from the route.
Northern Exile Dec 2021 5:36pm, 6 Dec 2021 8,277 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile AFAIK as long as they like. The clock just keeps running. When Joss set his record he took several rests away from the route. We were discussing the same thing this morning. In theory he could nip home to Rydal, have a night in a comfy bed and then return to the point where he left the route. Whether he would choose to do that is another matter ....
Rosehip Dec 2021 5:53pm, 6 Dec 2021 23,318 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip Looks like they’re on the back-up tracker, it’s been cutting corners (10-minute positioning rather than 1?)
Northern Exile Dec 2021 6:21pm, 6 Dec 2021 8,278 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile Mmm, that's interesting. I saw that one of James's supporters had taken it back to Windermere with him, it must have been reunited with the team on the fell. Someone had to work hard to do that!