Fetch Fell Runners

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stuart little Jul 2018 1:25pm, 5 Jul 2018 1,526 posts	0 stuart little Thanks NE. Out of interest, do you think this is significantly quicker than the out and back on Great End (which is what I wondered about whilst looking at the CT route)?
Northern Exile Jul 2018 1:55pm, 5 Jul 2018 4,685 posts	0 Northern Exile I think it has to be Stu, particularly if it's wet. The problem with an out-and-back is that it's so rocky and it would be hard to move quickly in descent, whereas with the "loop" you can pretty much run the whole thing.
Derby Tup Jul 2018 4:55pm, 5 Jul 2018 26,250 posts	0 Derby Tup It sounds like it would definitely be my choice D never been up or down Halls Fell, Broad Stand no thanks, West Wall Traverse? No thanks I’ll go the runnable way T
stuart little Jul 2018 8:50pm, 5 Jul 2018 1,527 posts	0 stuart little Cheers NE, that's good info
flanker Jul 2018 11:49pm, 5 Jul 2018 17,661 posts	0 flanker DT - the runnable alternative to WWT? Straight up LR? Or Foxes Tarn Gully? I Assume you're not nipping down into Eskdale and up Slight Side?
Derby Tup Jul 2018 5:31am, 6 Jul 2018 26,270 posts	0 Derby Tup Foxes Tarn for me although Slight Side is a fantastic mountain and I’ve visited it many times
Dave A Jul 2018 8:01am, 6 Jul 2018 22,027 posts	0 Dave A Not running but walking related. My brothers training for the Lakeland 50. His last biggish Walk is this Sunday, after he did 33 miles overnight last Saturday into Sunday to avoid the heat. He’s doing a version of his own if the Derwent Skyline. I’m up that way on Sunday, it would’ve been rude not to join him. Sunblock, sun hat and lots of fluid ready.
Derby Tup Jul 2018 8:22am, 6 Jul 2018 26,271 posts	0 Derby Tup Have a good ‘un Dave We’ve got our LDWA 50 tomorrow. Starts 8.30am
Dave A Jul 2018 9:10am, 6 Jul 2018 22,028 posts	0 Dave A Have fun
Northern Exile Jul 2018 10:37am, 6 Jul 2018 4,687 posts	0 Northern Exile Just going back onto DTs earlier post, I know a lot of people don't use Halls Fell in descent and I agree totally that Doddick is the more sensible and less-impacting option, but all the same I really love scrambling up Halls. I went up there a few weeks back and played the "stay on the central ridge" game for as far as I could, great fun. FWIW the fastest ever descent I made off Blencathra was on a Lonsdale-supported BG, it was a warm evening, still light and the rock was bone dry - and we came down Halls. Someone else was leading the way and really knew the best line, we were down in a jiffy. It means you don't have that run in from the bottom of Doddick of course. I did the parachute on my first BG attempt and wouldn't do it again. Unless you are an exceptional descender, it doesn't make sense. Nor does that halfway down "Eagles" descent that the Dallam lot do. Still, horses for courses eh?