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Dec 2021
4:40pm, 7 Dec 2021
192 posts
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paulcook
As discussed earlier you can leave the route in a vehicle as long as you continue from the same point and there is precedence for going elsewhere to sleep on record rounds.
I saw reference to Mingma Tshering Sherpa’s completion of the winter Wainwrights but not as a round. I presume then it wasn’t a continuous round?
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Dec 2021
4:54pm, 7 Dec 2021
3,843 posts
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phal-la la la laaa la la la laaaaa
From faRcebook:
James' Winter Wainwrights Update
It's that time of the day folks - I'm sure you're all glad of the rest from the @opentracking app today 😅
Gibbo has rested well and we even managed to snaffle an appointment with the physio wizard that is Emma at Fellside Physiotherapy. She was astonished at what great shape his legs are in after all those miles and helped encourage some recovery too.
Myself and Gibbo spoke with BBC Radio Cumbria and it seems the interest in this incredible achievement is just spiralling.
The Mill Inn Mungrisdale has been the HQ today and they've been beyond epic to the team, so a huge shout out to them!
So, the plan. Just past midnight, as Cinderella runs away from the ball, Gibbo will be heading up onto Carrock Fell. He has a huge leg over the Northern fells to complete through the night.
The subsequent fells are lower until we make a go at Grisedale Pike tomorrow evening. From there it is one big leg, and then the final leg 💪
It's far from over but the estimated finish time will be mid afternoon on Thursday.
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Dec 2021
6:35pm, 7 Dec 2021
2,955 posts
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flyingfinn
I saw reference to Mingma Tshering Sherpa’s completion of the winter Wainwrights but not as a round. I presume then it wasn’t a continuous round?
No it wasn't. They were done as a series of individual days out over 14 days. Some days were A to B but quite a few were loops with independent start/finishes. If you look on the Fell Running UK page on FB you can find a post showing all the individual routes.
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Dec 2021
8:51pm, 7 Dec 2021
194 posts
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paulcook
Thank you. I hadn't even considered why it was mentioned in the way it was until your earlier post.
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Dec 2021
12:27am, 8 Dec 2021
3,797 posts
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Snoot
He's off again, tracker's just got to Mosedale and heading up Carrock Fell
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Dec 2021
12:37am, 8 Dec 2021
20,189 posts
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flanker
probably trying to avoid the cricket.
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Dec 2021
6:29am, 8 Dec 2021
53,027 posts
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Derby Tup
Canny lad isn’t he?
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Dec 2021
8:16am, 8 Dec 2021
2,956 posts
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flyingfinn
He sure is DT. He's cracked on well overnight. Looking at the forecast for the next couple of days the wind doesn't seem too bad or the rain that biblical. I think the odds are now starting to tip towards him getting this done.
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Dec 2021
8:49am, 8 Dec 2021
4,792 posts
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K5 Gus
Great to see he made good progress overnight.
Strange route they've just done after Little Man - they started heading back up Skiddaw. Maybe a navigation blip, or maybe looking for s specific path, either way look to be back on track towards Carl Side
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Dec 2021
9:40am, 8 Dec 2021
8,284 posts
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Northern Exile
Great to see he made good progress overnight. Strange route they've just done after Little Man - they started heading back up Skiddaw. Maybe a navigation blip, or maybe looking for s specific path, either way look to be back on track towards Carl Side
I noticed that too Gus. I think it's just a nav blip, there's no real trod there (it's just loose slate) and the idea is you take a contouring descent until you pick up the path (and I use the term loosely) down to Carlside Tarn. On some maps I think it's marked as the Allerdale Way or something like it.
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Bob Graham Leg 3
Jun 2013