Helpers - Leg Five - Honister Pass to Keswick

If you can help us through what will, without doubt, be the slowest and most painful section (for us) of this beast then please leave a comment here.

Helpers - Leg Four - Wasdale to Honister Pass

Please leave a comment here if you can help on this penultimate leg over the Gables.

Helpers - Leg Three - Dunmail to Wasdale

Please leave a comment here if you can help on this leg which contains the delightful Broad Stand dilemma of tackling a rocky outcrop or losing 15 minutes going round it...

Helpers - Leg Two - Threlkeld to Dunmail

Please post comments here if you can help on this long and lurvely second leg along the Helvellyn range.

Helpers - Leg One - Keswick to Threkeld

Please post comments here if you can help on this first leg. It's the dramatic starter with a punishing first climb up Skiddaw and a lengthy ascent of Blencathra before plunging into Threkeld.

Peak No. 1 - Skiddaw

Do we really want to do this?

Playing with Fire - Training Dates

It's always dangerous to map things out too far in advance but, for those that are interested, and by way of reminder for the team, our organised weekends of training comprise the following:

18/19 Nov - Lake District

December
16/17 - BG recce2

January
13/14 - BG Recce 3

February
3/4 - BG Recce 4 ???
24/25 - South Downs Way?(NW can't do)

March
3/4 - High Peak Marathon (40 miles)
10/11 - FREE
17/18 - BG Recce 5
24/25 - FREE
31/1 - Four Inns - (45 miles)

April
6/7/8/9 - BG Recce 6?? Easter Weekend (DBS & CK can't make it)
14/15 - FREE
21/22 - London Marathon (26.2miles)
28/29/30 - Great Lakeland 3 day Mountain Marathon

May
5/6/7 - BH weekend BG recce 7
12/13 - Fellsman (60 + miles)
19/20 - FREE
26/27/28 - BH weekend BG recce 8

June
2/3 - Party!
9/10 - BG reserve 2
16/17 - Target BG1
23/24 - BG reserve 3

30 August - UltraTrail Tour de MontBlanc... !#**!

Lady luck and Big foot

For any doubters, I have to remind you that we have luck on our side. For example, how many people do you know who survived an encounter with Big foot on the top of Ben Nevis?

The Route

For those who are too time pressured (cough) to click on the link for more information on the Bob Graham round, here is a map (click on it to enlarge).

We've got 24 hours, with 4 rest stops of 15 minutes...

Vital statistics

As we are going to be fleecing ourselves up hill and down ludgate circus for the next 6 months we thought we would monitor our vitals. Unfortunately as this would probably result in this page being removed we'll provide you with heart and weight details instead.


Guinea Pig ---Weight---Resting HR---Height
Andy-----------10st 7lbs---60-------------Distinctly average 5'11''
Caspar---------10st dead---61-------------Disney-esque 5'6"
Dave-----------11st 7lbs---49--------------Equally boring 5'10"
Ian-------------10st 4lbs---58-------------Tom-Cruise-esque 5'7"
Nick------------12st 7lbs---50-------------Peter-Crouch-esque 6'1"


"Bit shocked by the resting heart rate myself, though may be because I'm a pint down after giving blood yesterday!" Nick.

"Can you add Ginger M WLTM OSFR w/GSOH to my profile please?" Ian. See below.

"Bear in mind I'm in the middle of a trading day though so the adrenaline is pumping a bit!" Dave (despite being close to flatlining).

"weight? is that before or after Sunday lunch? I'll have to tell you Monday." Caspar