Training Log Archive: Mark3

Great Gable, The Band, Great End, Ill Crag, Broad Crag.

Happy with the GG line towards the GG col - straight towards GG, then there's a square rock balanced atop another rock; go L of that and which is directly towards the Seathwaite tarns, then join the trod and turn L. Simples.

Then The Band for the Joss Naylor line: head directly towards Lingmell for the first bit of the descent, there's a bit of a rocky descent but then stay just to the left (the bottom) of some big crags and they turn into a mostly grassy shelf, can then contour round this and comes out at the top of Skew Gill - perfect. Very pleased to find that line.

Ill Crag defo better to come off the SW end.

Broad Crag better to go up as soon as possible and then along. Down - seemed equally bad to go straight down as continuing along the ridge a bit, so may as well continue as it's that direction anyway.

So a really useful day with N and Jake. Rained a lot and was 50mph winds plus, but not too cold.

Mudclaws were amazing after too long spent in trail shoes.

Up the Parachute descent. Not sure we really found the best line, there was a bit of trod at the bottom but it petered out into heather _ I didn't really mind this but N didn't like it. Nic, if you're reading this - is there a bit of heather bashing before the trod starts? It wouldn't be much going downhill I don't think but it was a lot uphill.

In general though I liked the route. I'd like to have a fast go to compare with Doddick.
I came down Doddick and N and Jake came down Halls, and I destroyed them 17mins Vs 20:30. I'm not sure id be faster than 17 mins down the Parachute, in fact I really really doubt it. Bit only one way to find out! Defo prefer either of them to Halls.

Another useful outing, bit of drizzle, nothing special. Feeling ok considering the 2km ascent this morning.

C • Parachute 2

After the rain had largely stopped. Weirdly warm; not like it had just rained for ages at all. Felt sort of thunderstormy.

Trails from the LC. Fast group, which I led from the front for the first half and then the back when I got tired.

Heavy rain for the first 5 mins and then nice.

Found some nice new paths and some grim wet cobbles. Win some, lose some etc.

Very impressed with the shoes again.

Set off a bit more sedately than last time - Chris B to chase rather than Allen. He stayed ahead until the first part of the ascent and then I got away in a boggy bit. Thought I was running pretty well and kept going all the way up Stakeside. Then flew down the zigzags and stayed on the mud to the left of the steps to the stream; shoes gripped but I had too much momentum and ended up having to emergency-jump the stream rather than using the bridge - great adrenaline!

First on the night, 60-90s ahead of Chris. No other real competition since N marshalling so only jogged round to get a time.

12s ish slower than last July which I'm really pleased with since I think I was in good shape then, so to be similar now after the first three disastrous months of the year is great.

Heavy hail. Peregrines performed admirably; didn't know how much to trust them, but the grip is really good.

Feeling fine, but rained all day