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Ambleside to Coniston L50 route 16-06-12
« Thread Started on Jun 16, 2012, 9:22pm »

Today, yes, in the rain!, yes, we are mad!
myself, Kev, Joanne, Anthea & Dave recced the last 15 1/2mile, 3000ft ascent, of The Lakeland 50 route from Ambleside to Coniston, it was WET! it rained non-stop with flooding along the path between Skelwith Bridge & Elterwater, most of the paths were just streams, at times it was almost like ghyll scrambling!, my camera/phone packed in at Langdale and still not working 100%, not the best of days at all, but very, very enjoyable! managed a new record time for me at 4hrs 25min, we were all soaked to the skin by the time we reached Coniston to get the bus back to Ambleside, I'm surprised they let us on!

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Re: Ambleside to Coniston L50 route 16-06-12
« Reply #1 on Jun 18, 2012, 11:50am »

urghhhh
We were staying at tebay this weekend.....and gave Saturdays intended howgill walk a miss..went on a car trip to Sedburgh, Hawes (picked up a copy of Monkhouse and Williams 70`s book Climbing and fellwalking in Lakeland) and Kirky Stephen, and yesterday....Lingmell Fell (what a lovely walk)

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Re: Ambleside to Coniston L50 route 16-06-12
« Reply #2 on Jun 18, 2012, 12:05pm »

Looks like a snorkel would have been an essential

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Re: Ambleside to Coniston L50 route 16-06-12
« Reply #3 on Jun 18, 2012, 4:16pm »

Yes........I can confirm you are mad!!

Well done on completion and on your record time

I'm hiding this post from Steven cos if he gets wind of it he'll be wanting to do it next year as he is also....mad

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Re: Ambleside to Coniston L50 route 16-06-12
« Reply #4 on Jun 19, 2012, 5:34am »

4 hours 25 mins eh ! Slipping a bit I think but the rain was an excuse.

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Re: Ambleside to Coniston L50 route 16-06-12
« Reply #5 on Jun 19, 2012, 12:14pm »

Interesting to get a look at some of the route. That's very wet!!

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Re: Ambleside to Coniston L50 route 16-06-12
« Reply #6 on Jun 21, 2012, 7:49pm »

Definitely needed a wet suit for that - very impressed that you did a record time in those conditions.

Hope you get better weather when you do the L50

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