Tuesday, 20 July 2010

A very important recce...

did a pretty damp 10 miles with Mum yesterday..using 2 cars so I could check out the section of the walk from Elterwater to Tilberthwaite and a little of the last section over to Coniston.

Most of the walk was done in steady rain; not a monsoon but enough to make the paths sodden and the rocks slippery..this latter is quite alarming as its an area where I will be faster than most and I could really do with it drying out before the weekend. It is still pretty warm and humid so that will not take long if it stops raining....whether that is likely I don't know...

As it turns out, Mum's suggestion to do the climb past Tilberthwaite Quarry to look at the last section was a good idea - as the route description of this last section is HORRENDOUSLY vague....especially since most people will be tackling it at night; in cloud; whilst knackered; all the above...certainly a good thing to get it in my head as to where to go....

Now its just a question of resting; stretching and hoping the weather improves....

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