FE Lake District Lovers
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May 2021
9:05am, 5 May 2021
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Hanneke
If I had recurting asthma problems brought on or aggravated by the cold, I would plan my round for the summer, not May, when it us guaranteed still frosty on the tops and snow, hail, sleet storms distinctly likely.
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May 2021
9:06am, 5 May 2021
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Hanneke
But she may not be able to get a locum that easily in summer?
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May 2021
9:23am, 5 May 2021
2,720 posts
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flyingfinn
There are so many other factors to take into account. The Lakes are usually wetter in summer, the vegetation higher/thicker, it's hotter and more humid and there are other races (Sabrina is I think in the summer Spine for instance). There are always compromises and in the general scheme of things late April/May is usually a very good time to be doing this sort of thing in the Lakes. The weather (as it has been recently) is often at its most settled, the amount of daylight is good and the vegetation growth hasn't really started. If she had gone a week earlier this year it would have been perfect....
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May 2021
9:26am, 5 May 2021
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flyingfinn
And remember this is someone who successfully ran a winter Spine in January without her asthma stopping her. Sometimes you just get a reaction from your body that you don't expect.
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May 2021
9:31am, 5 May 2021
73,030 posts
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Hanneke
True FF, true. On all counts! When I was training/preparing for my BGR April/May was always the best time. I have had snow on the tops in August... Along with temperatures not reaching double digits...
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May 2021
2:44pm, 5 May 2021
22,955 posts
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Dave A
Snow on August? Are you sure you went on the right round and didn’t accidentally recce a Ramsey?
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May 2021
2:50pm, 5 May 2021
73,054 posts
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Hanneke
Possibly... No, seriously, it was bad!
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May 2021
4:27pm, 5 May 2021
1,612 posts
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Mushroom
The Ski Club webcam shows how much snow there has been over the last couple of days..! twitter.com |
May 2021
6:09pm, 6 May 2021
3,489 posts
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phal
bbc.co.uk Here you go 
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May 2021
11:57am, 7 May 2021
215 posts
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SimonF
A friend posted an amazing video of himself skiing off Helvellyn yesterday down to Red Tarn via the "Sugar Bowl" at the back of the corrie. I think he does this often in winter, but probably not so much in May!
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