Fetch Fell Runners

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paulcook 12 Aug 2:47pm, 12 Aug 2024 6,178 posts	0 paulcook I didn’t get it having done the Fellsman earlier this year. I did guess the Dales but my first thought was Pen Hill / Height of Hazely partly because of the plateau shape.
Northern Exile 12 Aug 6:10pm, 12 Aug 2024 10,438 posts	0 Northern Exile You're right, it does look a bit like Pen Hill
flanker 12 Aug 9:28pm, 12 Aug 2024 21,282 posts	0 flanker Despite several Fellsman I failed, although (iirc) the way you approach it along the "ridge" it isn't as prominent a hill. Plus the weather is rarely that nice on event day, and it looks different through the clag.
paulcook 12 Aug 9:42pm, 12 Aug 2024 6,182 posts	0 paulcook Great Coum was little more than a tiny rise once you're up Gragareth and back along. I definitely didn't count it as an actual climb. From memory it was among my fastest miles of the race.
flanker 12 Aug 11:56pm, 12 Aug 2024 21,284 posts	0 flanker Tends to depend how wet it is as yo how fast it is. It can be one long bog along there on wet years (and a number of smaller bogs on dry years )
jacdaw 20 Aug 6:32pm, 20 Aug 2024 4,549 posts	0 jacdaw Does anybody have opinions on La Sportiva shoes on rough technical ground? Specifically Mutant and Jackal (ii Boa, possibly). I'm looking for Inov8 alternatives.
zp 2 Sep 10:04am, 2 Sep 2024 688 posts	0 zp @jacdaw I asked this a while ago, and didn't get much of a bite either fetcheveryone.com/forum/la-sportiva-mutant-59382/ 8 years on and I still haven't tried any of the La Sportiva shoes, but if you're still after an alternative I'd recommend trying some VJ iRocks, which are very popular up this way - I suspect more people were wearing them than inov-8s at the Arrochar Alps back in June. Very grippy shoes, and they do now have a variant for those with wider feet, although I've not yet tried those.
zp 2 Sep 10:08am, 2 Sep 2024 689 posts	0 zp I should add, I wouldn't wear iRocks for more than 6-8 hours or so, not super comfortable for long stuff. The VJ XTRM is decent too though, sacrifices a bit of grip for a bit more comfort; I used them when I did my Ramsay Round.
jacdaw 2 Sep 10:40am, 2 Sep 2024 4,565 posts	0 jacdaw Thanks @zp I bought the La Sportivas, and suspect it was a mistake! They seem much too stiff for me, at least for running, but may be ok for scrambling / walking. And I might get used to them. I have been looking at VJs, Icebugs and NVii, and will probably end up with at least one of them.
zp 2 Sep 10:51am, 2 Sep 2024 690 posts	0 zp @jacdaw Good to know about the La Sportivas, think I'll give them a miss! I sometimes run in these icebug.com - less grippy than VJs but very flexible and fairly durable. Lightweight though, not a lot of protection in the upper so wouldn't want to do anything massively rocky in them. SportPursuit had them for £50 a few months back so picked up a couple of pairs; at full price they feel a bit expensive to me.